Pravin Chavan

IT Professional with 17+ years of experience in Information Technology Infrastructure Services. Highly accomplished Infrastructure Architect with an extensive background in virtualization, data center consolidation and migration, and a strong track record in team and project management. Knowledgeable, credible presence in front of customers who instills confidence during requirements gathering and solution definition.

Excels in pre-sales, post-sales, and delivery capacities. Working for Standard Architecture Module design and create Services design for business. Successfully build Virtualization and Private Cloud Architect (IBM Hybrid Cloud) for Sony Electronics.

Experienced in AWS cloud and Architect for VMware Virtualization and IBM AIX Virtualization. Sizing and Capacity Management for Virtualization and legacy Services and Tec refresh/Migrations. Experienced in handling major Data Center migrations & consolidation for Sony, LTA Singapore, and IDBI Bank.

Worked in Container based technologies like Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShift. Skilled in aligning Enterprise Technical Architecture with IT strategy, maintaining maintenance SLA, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans. Good analytical and communication skills to manage and communicate with end users and Vendor.

App/Cloud Support Associate Manager; Infrastructure Solution Architect - Accenture Pte Ltd - Singapore

(2020-10)

Project Management

• NAGIOS Monitoring [Global Project – US/EU/SG/JP] [Dec-2020 to Dec-2021]– Received Global CIO Award
• Global Data center Consolidation [GDC-E footprint reduction] & Columbus Project [Dec-2020 to Oct-2021]– Received Global CIO Award
• Storage Migration [EMC VMAX100 & VMAX200 Storage to HPE PRIMERA Storage] [Dec-2020 to Feb-2022]
• NAS Storage Migration [EMC VMAX200 eNAS Storage to NetApps Storage]. [Dec-2021 to Sept-2022]
• MECM Project for Wintel patching [Automation] [Dec-2021 to Oct-2022]
• IDOP Project for UNIX/Linux/Oracle DB patching [Automation] [Jul-2020 to Jun-2021]
• Handling escalated technical issues and providing RCAs for major incidents and make stable infrastructure environment.
• Handled communication with Singapore and Japan teams with Application End users to address queries.
• An innate understanding of the urgency and the escalation of issues quickly.
• Establish relationships cross-functionally to initiate and drive escalations to aggressive closure.
• Manage an major incidents from beginning to end and complete a retrospective
• Research and investigate production application defects and provide solutions for resolution
• Recommend new and upgraded technologies based on industry trends that would increase the efficiency and/or effectiveness of the Executive team.
• Provides 24x7 on-call support in an on-call rotation.
• Providing supports and participates in systems integration testing (SIT), component integration testing (CIT), and user acceptance testing (UAT) by providing insight and representing Executives as “Voice of the Offshore team.”
• Manage all AP/JP maintenance activities.
• Providing Onsite Support during AMM activates as Level 3 Support for AIX/Linux/Solaris OS and Clusters like PowerHA/HACMP/Veritas Clusters.
• Review/Endorse and Approve Activity procedures and guide teams for complex activities.
• Coordinate with vendors (HPE/IBM/CISCO/VMware) for AMM complex FW upgrades and get activity WBS endorsement.
• As Technical lead provided consultancy, development and implementation of complex dc network infrastructure, multi-tiered for Singapore and Japan BAU team.
• Arranging weekly GARB [GDC-E DC Architecture Review Board] conducting meeting with Sonly Singapore and Japan Clients for new RFS/New Project/ Application Architecture changes/Define business goals and objectives/Capacity review for Storage/Vmware /Platforms. For new projects make sure follow DC standards and Policies /securities.

IT Project Manager (Advisory IT Specialist); Solution Architect and Project Controller - IBM Singapore Pte. Ltd. - Singapore

(2015-10 - 2020-09)

Project Management

• Virtualization and Cloud Architect (IAAS & PAAS)- ICO. Architect, supervise and participate in the implementation of technologies and platforms supporting global internet 24x7 application.
• X86 Architecture Solutions: Designed UCS Blade Chassis 5108- B200 44 blades for ESX cluster environment. Provided On-Perm Hyper converged Infrastructure solution in Cisco UCS as per Customer business requirement.
• System Solution (Server): Designed three-tier architecture for business requirement with supported technologies Linux 6.x with Oracle RAC for application servers.
• IBM Cloud on VMware: Designed VMware NSX(SDN) Solution for IBM Hybrid Cloud with SDDC by integrating On-Premises (Customer DC), Private and Public over BGP through Equinix Cloud exchange. Designed & Configured NSX Cross vCenter between London and Singapore with technologies like Micro segmentation Firewall, Security group, 2.
• GREENFIELD Project (Virtual Shared Services)
• Design and Architect for VMware virtualization and implement with backup strategy on UCS Blade chassis, UCS Manager.
• Created Service design, Operational design with Standard Architecture Module.
• Sizing and Capacity Management and solution
• P2V Migration plan and Tech refresh and Solutions.
• V2V Migration planning and Solutions for backup solutions.
• Non-BAU Projects – (Project Controller)
• Taking care of ARB (Architecture review board) establish architecture roadmaps.
• Planning and Capacity management for new projects for Capacity verses demand
• Managing projects and preparing schedule with resource management.
• Working for BAU Major Incident and provide solutions.

Senior IT Engineer in Architecture & Solution Dept. - Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. - Singapore

(2011-03 - 2015-09)

Project Management

• Cloud Project – (Private Cloud for Sony)
• Participate in Design and Implementation for Sony Private cloud -ISDM
• Build Service design and operation design for Private Cloud
• Migration of LINUX servers form physical server to Cloud environment.
• Monthly Report generation and providing costing to Cloud customers using TUAM.
• Import on board VM from VMware to Cloud.
• NON BAU Projects UNIX: (Project Controller)
• Implementation and design of AIX and LINUX project on physical and Virtual environments (ESX).
• Implantation of High Availability PowerHA71 and VCS on AIX.
• Implement integrated computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATs) as part of the design of the application eq. TPAM.
• Preforming TIT (Technical Integration Test) and apply security patched and Vulnerability Scan and following Standard Server Configuration Checklist as per Sony policy.
• Role - BAU UNIX Team Lead
• Managed 10 team members on the different platforms (AIX, Solaris, and Linux).
• Created all (Administration and support) SOPs and handover to BAU team.
• Review and approve Change Management records impacting, with potential to impact, the client, making sure the correct approval process was followed.
• Follow the ITIL processes. To evaluated and reviewed process.
• Implemented a controlled patch management schedule after testing was completed.
• Managed IBM End-Of-Life (EOL) Servers and end-of-support (EOSL) OS and hardware.

System Engineer; BAU UNIX Team Lead - Steria Asia Pte. Ltd - Singapore

(2010-02 - 2011-03)

Client: Land Transport Authority (LTA) Singapore.

• SUN Solaris OS 8, 9 and SUN Hardware to IBM AIX 61 and Power6 Hardware migration.
• High Availability Setup, Setting up HACMP clusters, configuring Resource Groups.
• Configuring NIM master, NIM resources, installing OS on NIM clients.
• Data Migration from Sun Storage to IBM Storage DS4800.
• Worked on Datacenter geographical Migration Project consists of 2 Datacenters hosting 100 over nodes.
• AIX OS, TL and SP updating, fix installation, and patch update on AIX and devices on requirements basis and on customer specifications.
• Device configuration and administration. Implementing and Managing RAID levels using

Unix Administrator - Softenger India Pvt. Ltd - India

(2008-02 - 2010-02)

Project: Oriental Insurance Company Ltd India. (OICL)

• AIX OS TL, SP updating, fix installation, and on AIX and devices on requirements basis and on customer specifications, Security patch management and SOP creation.
• Experience in installation, configuration, and administration of Sun Solaris 10/9/8.
• High Availability Setup, setting up Sun Cluster 3.2, configuring Resource Groups
• ST9990V Storage & SE9990 Storage -LUN creation, Expansion and BCV management.
• LUN Sharing, Monitoring & Report generation, Import & Export Disk set & Sharing LUNs.
• Experience on Symantec NetBackup 6.5.
• Backup & Restoration, Creation of policies, troubleshooting of failure backups.

Network Executive - Gayatri InfoTech Pvt. Ltd. - Pune, India

(2006-01 - 2008-02)

Client: IDBI Bank India

• Configuration and Management for CISCO Routers and Switches.
• Monitoring Lease line and ISDN using Ping checker software.
• Working with Service provider BSNL to configure lease line to new Branches.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting Network devices

BE - Electronics - Shivaji University (2005-05)