Sushil Margaj
Senior IT Manager — Global IT Infrastructure, SAP Administration & Cloud Transformations
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About
Strategic senior IT leader with 27+ years of enterprise experience orchestrating global IT infrastructure, SAP ERP ecosystems, hybrid cloud platforms and large-scale digital transformations. Has run multinational enterprise operations across India, the UAE (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Egypt and Italy for organisations including Mahindra Susten and DyStar India. Delivered over Rs.8+ Crores in capital and operational IT cost reductions through vendor rationalisation, infrastructure consolidation and automation.
Certified across MCSA, MCSE, CompTIA and MCA frameworks, with hands-on depth in SAP Basis / HANA governance, AWS and VMware environments, 24x7 critical facility uptime, disaster recovery and smart utility / IoT integration.
Experience
Senior IT Manager - Mahindra Susten Pvt. Ltd. - India, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Egypt & Italy
(2019-03)
- Spearhead global IT infrastructure, communications and business application services supporting corporate headquarters, remote regional branches and utility-scale solar installations across five countries.
- Engineered and executed consolidated IT procurement and infrastructure optimisation strategies, generating over Rs.8 Crores in verifiable enterprise cost savings.
- Direct enterprise SAP utilisation improvements through business process assessments and close functional alignment with corporate leadership.
- Steer IT deployments supporting renewable energy automation — integrated real-time grid balancing systems and oversaw the rollout of AI-driven robotic cleaners to maximise solar generation yield.
- Champion information security frameworks, multi-site automated backup routines, business continuity protocols and round-the-clock infrastructure monitoring.
- Govern IT staffing, vendor negotiations, service contracts and technology refresh cycles across cross-border offices.
IT Manager - DyStar India Private Limited - Mumbai & multi-branch
(2008-01 - 2018-05)
- Headed end-to-end IT infrastructure, network design and ERP systems for DyStar South East Asia and Texanlab India facilities.
- Executed the core ERP upgrade from SAP 4.7 to SAP ERP 6.0 (EHP6) and governed subsequent SAP HANA database administration, user authorisation matrices and audit protocols.
- Designed and deployed complete greenfield IT infrastructure for Texanlab Laboratories (Delhi and Salem) alongside rolling out SAP Business One.
- Led IT procurement, LAN/WAN architecture, server virtualisation and warehouse systems commissioning for the DyStar Ankleshwar chemical manufacturing plant.
- Formulated annual IT operating budgets, enforced licensing compliance and instituted transparent project governance reporting for executive management.
IT Administrator - CVS IT Services Private Limited - Thane & Surat
(1999-10 - 2005-11)
- Deployed on client site (Colourtex, Surat) to support end-to-end SAP implementation and Basis support activities — transports, client copies, backups and authorisations.
- Underwent migration project training in Singapore (2004) and spearheaded the network-wide operating system migration from Windows NT to Windows 2000.
- Configured enterprise file, print, antivirus and domain controllers while resolving hardware, software and LAN connectivity issues.
- Awarded a special monetary Token of Appreciation (Rs.25,000) for flawless project delivery and milestone performance.
Sales Administration Assistant - Vans Information and Investor Services Ltd. - Mumbai
(1998-05 - 1999-06)
- Monitored order processing, invoice reconciliation and customer master records while collaborating with distribution and logistics teams.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) - Modern Institute of Engineering and Management (1996 - 2000)
Diploma in Business Management (DBM) - Institute of Management Studies (1996 - 2000)
