Led and successfully delivered numerous infrastructure projects across Europe, Asia, and the Americas for Shell Global Accounts, encompassing diverse business landscapes. Managed end-to-end project execution, including initiatives such as Data Center Relocation, Netapp Filers Ontap Upgrade, Switches Consolidation, Storage Data Migration, Server and Tape Library Decommissioning, Asset Refresh, DB/Citrix Migration, Business Critical Assets Migration, DR Onboarding, Most Confidential Security Project, and MS Patching-Security Vulnerabilities. Proficient in collaborating with senior stakeholders and global teams, consistently achieving client-focused results within specified timeframes and budgets. Demonstrated expertise in managing high-profile and intricate projects for Shell Customers.
Key Achievements:
- Led 5+ technical project resources and manage the deployment of new servers (Windows 2016 and SQL 2016) for Dynamo (Alarm Management Software).Achieved $3.5 million cost-saving for Shell by deploying new VMs for remote locations.Successfully delivered the project by expediting the virtual server onboarding request ahead of schedule, despite encountering challenges related to planning and stringent process.Improved the customer satisfaction score from red to green.
- Presented and prepared solution proposal to Senior Management for a Switch Consolidation Cost-Saving project.Achieved cost savings of $150k of data center rack space in Amsterdam by consolidating unused storage attached network switches and cost avoidance on Service Level penalty of $1.6 million per year.Attained the recognition of the senior management and customer for successfully completing the complex consolidation project without any situations.
- Oversaw a team of 5+ technical project resources inclusive of Architects, Risk Manager for the Enterprise Identity Access Management project.Develop project documents as per the Project Delivery Framework f rom project setup to project closure.Influence, negotiate, and mobilize the Architect to provide alternate solutions to customers apart from the standard offering.
- Managed data center migration for High Visibility Project for Data Center Consolidation - Polaris to Chinchilla (Brisbane) with high performing project team members, which achieved yearly savings of $6 million over 5 years, combining technical teams and vendors.Recognized by top management and the business for successfully completing the relocation project within the stipulated time frame and plan.
- Led a team of ten or more project resources, including a disaster recovery team, architects, and an operations team, to complete a high-profile security project for the DR POC scope - most confidential data - a new landing platform for Shell end-of-life assets.Without any major issues, successfully onboarded, the DR test for the business-critical assets.Mobilize and coordinate technical teams to obtain resources for DR Test due to stringent deadlines
- Managed and delivered Fire Eye Device Mandiant Agent Upgrade in Munich Data Center.Overseeing customer communication and internal global team’s collaboration to complete the upgrade activity
- Managed and delivered Windows In place Upgrade for Virtual servers from Windows 2008 to Windows 2012 to Windows 2016.Directed and planned 30+ servers In place Upgrade and completed successfully.The successful upgrade paved a way for similar projects and standard service that came through delivering higher value both to Shell and TSI.
- Managed and delivered Upstream Hosting Asset Refresh with the focus of remediating End of Life (EOL) assets that was hosted within T-Systems landscape.
- Driven by inspiration and unwavering determination, I successfully led back-office teams to deliver tasks and engagements on time, meeting the request to migrate legacy DB to Oracle 12c. Despite facing challenges such as a constrained window during Shell Year-end Freeze and complexities in application and local environment setup, I played a pivotal role in contributing to the Upstream CPI EOL remediation program. This effort not only met objectives but also prevented potential cost leakages to MY OU by addressing End-of-Life penalties.