Nirav Patadia

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About Nirav Patadia

An enthusiastic IT professional with more than 21 years of experience in IT including 10 years in project management at a leading financial institution. I possess extensive experience managing and leading small to large scale projects. My experience includes: • Parallel project streams in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment with ability to focus on the big picture without losing sight of the details • Waterfall/Agile project methodologies • Transforming complex business requirements into technical solution • Strategic planning & execution • Regulatory initiatives (Basel • IT software development • IT infrastructure currency migration • Data center migration • Data Warehouse Initiatives • Database & File storage systems migration • OS, hardware & middle-ware upgrades • VMWare Cloud, OpenStack • Vendor software (hosted) release management I am passionate about lifelong learning and I take pride in what I do. I have continually enhanced project performances by optimizing processes and implementing necessary measures to improve efficiency. I have vast experience dealing & working with people at all levels such as cross-functional teams, interfacing with project leaders, technology specialists, business partners, executives, professional staff, vendors and consultants. Fun side, cricket is my sport. I have played competitively in my early days. I do believe it is one of the best sports especially, the longer format of the game. It teaches thinking, planning, tactics, team work, patience & ultimate goal of winning. Besides work, I also like home improvement projects of my own to keep myself busy & engaged in creative thinking.