Project Manager | Data Center & Migrations (Equinix) | Cross‑Connects • Hotcuts • IX Ports | Smartsheet • MS Project

Mumbai

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Business/Commerce, General
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
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Project Manager specializing in end‑to‑end Data Center & Equinix migrations with 8+ years of experience delivering global customer‑facing migration projects. I lead complete lifecycle activities including LOA/CFA validation, patch panel mapping, prewire planning, install/deinstall, risk/change control, and hotcut execution with zero downtime. Successfully delivered Cross‑Connect Migrations (Chicago IBX), Amazon Restricted Cage Prewire & Hotcut, and multiple IX Port migrations, coordinating IBX, Smart Hands, NOC, Provisioning, and global clients across geographies. Expertise: Smartsheet, MS Project, ServiceNow, governance, RAID, escalations, stakeholder communication, migration runbooks, and end‑to‑end execution. Passionate about predictable, structured migrations with strong documentation and customer experience.
Mumbai
Project Manager at Accenture, Aug 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 10 mos, Mumbai, Project Manager – Equinix Migrations | Accenture Led cross‑connect, cage, and IX port migrations across global IBXs (SV/SE/CH/), managing LOA/CFA validation, prewire, and end‑to‑end hotcut execution with zero downtime. Executed restricted‑cage (Amazon) projects with secure access approvals, coordinating tight timelines for prewire and hotcut execution. Resolved landing & port mismatches by re‑mapping patch panels (PP IDs, ports, CIDs), reducing rework and accelerating delivery. Coordinated across IBX, Smart Hands, NOC, Provisioning, Field Engineers, and global clients (US, Brazil, India). Improved delivery accuracy with Smartsheet trackers, Jira/MS Project schedules, RAID logs, governance calls, and milestone reporting. Delivered key migrations: Chicago IBX Cross‑Connect Migration, Amazon Cage Hotcut, IX Port Migration, and multi‑campus transitions.
Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Business/Commerce, General, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala