Ramesh Kannan

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About Ramesh Kannan

Creative, curious, passionate, high-energy, and driven, but doesn’t take themselves too seriously and knows how to have fun while operating at entrepreneurial, start-up-like speeds. Most importantly: has a bias for action and business impact. • 10 to 15 years of IT work experience, with at least 8 years of experience in managing cross-functional technical teams or projects, and influencing senior stakeholders. • Significant experience leading teams in areas such as network design and administration, systems management and monitoring, information security, data center operations, Infrastructure-as-a-Service operations. • Experience designing and delivering IT services for a technology-centric company. • Experience applying lean thinking and agile techniques to IT service delivery. • Experience with implementing IT Service Management frameworks, such as ITIL. • Experience with implementing and managing IT controls and audit processes is highly desirable. • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or Engineering, or equivalent experience. • Ability to work in a fast paced, collaborative setting that requires you to take initiative, manage time effectively, and be persuasive to get buy-in from other teams. • Proven track record of strong cross-organizational collaboration and partnership. • Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Values trust, urgency, empathy, and optimism