About
Summary Professional with over 33 years experience in IT services in areas of large transformation programs, automation and cloud solutions in cutting edge technologies and providing roadmaps to client leadership mainly on hybrid cloud transformation. I have worked with clients across the world on IT strategy/consulting/multicloud and automation. I also have over 10 certifications that include AWS/Azure/GCP/TOGAF/IBM on architecture side. Currently leading hybrid cloud architecture practice. Currently focusing on private AI space •Creative ability to design solutions and architecture with innovation and leading edge technologies for large enterprises - Enterprise Architecture, Cloud (pvt/pub), Analytics, Orchestration and Integration usecases of Hybrid Cloud technologies •Specialty in Architecture assessments in complex accounts Demonstrated Project, Program and Operations Management experience. •Good understanding of spectrum of IMS - Service offerings, IT Service Management Dynamics, Outsourcing solutions, large bid pursuit, building Governance Models and ownership of solution architecture. •International experience and multicultural skills. . Over 10 industry certifications and worked in over 15 countries. Areas of Expertise: * Certifications from AWS, Azure, TOGAF(L1/L2), SUN(3), ITIL(3), Six-sigma(1) and Microsoft(1) *Worked with industry sector clients from Banking, Telecom and Retail with WW clients Key Roles/Accomplishments : . Hybrid Cloud architecture practice lead and lead for strategy and sovereign cloud offerings . GenAI (pvt) usecase development/showcase for clients . National Head - Multi Cloud Solutions . Offering/Solution Architect – Enterprise transformation strategy and automation strategy design and implementation . Offering/Solution Architect – Design/Launch of worldwide offering on orchestration and business impact of $100M in 3 years . Solution Architect – Design/rollout of multi-tenant platform for clients in Germany/Austria/Swiss . Chief Architect – Transformation Lead for $1B program in Norway . Enterprise Architect – Lead for over 10 EA assessments across the world in architecture assessments/critical application and infra remediation and stabilization programs . Technical Solution Manager– Pre-sales Strategy and solutioning for over 50 deals across the world Consultant- Defining and operating service availability program for a large bank in US based on ITIL principles . IT Manager – Responsible for design/build/run of large IT setup serving 700 developers for a leading Canadian Telco giant
Work experience
Independent Consultant / Ex -(Accenture, NTT, IBM, Infosys) at Self-Employed, Feb 2026 - Present · 9 mos
Managing Director, Hybrid Cloud CoE, Cloud First at Accenture, Oct 2021 - Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Responsible for defining and leveraging new offerings for clients across the world Lead for sovereign cloud offering Client engagements on infra/app modernization on technologies like openshift or Tanzu or Dell VxRail etc.. Lead for hybrid strategy with global clients and integrated hybrid architecture Positioning Continuum Control Plane for hybrd/multi-cloud management and governance Defined hybrid cloud playbook with all key offerings Delivery of blueprints and estimators for key hybrid cloud technologies and ecosystem partners
Practice Director Cloud Solutions at NTT Ltd., May 2020 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, Responsible for helping clients across India on digital transformation by leveraging private cloud, public cloud and hybrid cloud solutions with stacks from NTT, VMWare, Cisco, Azure, GCP, Dell, Redhat to name few . I am driving strategic initiatives around cloud adoption, migration, devops, containers, orchestration and Covid19 based solutions (VDI/DRaaS). I lead client CXO discussions on IT strategy and cloud adoption.
Offering Architect - Automation and Orchestration at IBM, Jan 2017 - May 2020 · 3 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru Area, India
Chief Architect at IBM, May 2015 - May 2020 · 5 yrs 1 mo
Solution Manager at IBM India, Jun 2008 - Sep 2011 · 3 yrs 4 mos, I am involved in with the following * Building technical solution for IBM global customers in Infrastructure Management areas * Providing costing details with complete plan needed for setting infrastructure, readiness of resources * Working with architects to provide the solution, plan risk mitigation etc * Consulting to global sales/solutioning teams on global delivery, capabilities of delivery centers * Hiring/Mentoring architects * Growing architect profession and building/developing architecture methodologies, content, case studies for Infrastructure Architecture * Pilot/Deployment of LEAN delivery model for the solutioning organization * Participation in client workshops
