Amit Patani

Background

About Amit Patani

Highly motivated and result driven IT professional with over 18 years of experience in IT Infrastructure and network services • Over 18 years of experience in managing IT Infrastructure and Network domain • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills • Excellent team management and vendor management skills • Certifications: Cisco CCNA and Routing Module of CCNP, Juniper JNCIA • Pursuing CISSP certification • Managing large and complex Network Infrastructure for NCDEX, a national level commodity exchange • Successfully managed large Network Infrastructure for Mumbai International Airport Limited - GVK • Successfully managed large Network Infrastructure for CRISIL Limited • Successfully managed large setup of clients like CountryWide, Tata ISP, J M Morgan Stanley, L&T • Worked with Cisco and Juniper Routers, Switches and Firewall • Worked with Solarwinds and OpManager network monitoring tools Managerial and Technical Skills • Manage Vendors, SLAs and escalations • Prepare and manage IT Infrastructure and Network budget • Ensure highest level of uptime for IT Infrastructure and network domain • Understand the business requirement and design the cost effective solution • Ensure projects are delivered well within budget and time • Consolidation and optimization of network infrastructure • In-depth knowledge of Routing and Switching, TCP/IP, LAN/WAN networking technologies and troubleshooting techniques • Knowledge of Proxy, WAN Optimizer, Load Balancer • Knowledge of IPSec and SSL VPN • Knowledge of Data Centre Hosting and Data Centre Optimization • Knowledge of BCP and DR • Knowledge of managing internal and external IT audit for Network domain • Knowledge of Virtualization, Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), SDN and SDWAN technologies Core Competencies Network Operations • Network Design • Network Security • Project Management • Change Management • Budget Management • Technology Deployments & Enhancements • Recruitment & Training • Technology Procurement • Negotiation • Client Relations • People Management • Vendor Management Education, Professional Training and Certification • Bachelor of Commerce – Mumbai University • Completed CCNA 2.0 (Cisco Certified Network Associates) • Completed BSCI (642-801 - Routing) module of CCNP certification. • Completed JNCIA-Junos (JN0-101) • Pursuing CISSP certification