Vivekanand Bhat

A:1/3:31, Nilgiri C.H.S.,

Sector – 23, Juinagar, Navi-Mumbai 400706
Phone: +91 22 27725888 Mobile: +91 9029005888
● email: bhat.75@gmail.com

Deputy Manager - EDP

Proven Technical & Management Expertise in a career spanning 13+ Years

Technically Sophisticated and business-savvy professional with a pioneering career reflecting strong
leadership qualifications coupled with ‘hands-on’ IS and networking expertise. Superior record of delivering
simultaneous large scale mission critical projects on time and under budget. Team based management style
and excellent interpersonal/communication skills.

IT Strategic Planning / Team Leadership / Budgeting / Project Management / Capital Expenditure

Planning / Contract Negotiations / Vendor Relations

Professional Experience

Deputy Manager – EDP, S P Fabricators Pvt. Ltd. Mahape 07/2007 – till date
Shapoorji Pallonji Group Company

Responsible for Hardware & Software administration Hardware maintenance Database

administration software trouble shooting etc. Identifying & deploying new software to improve
business systems & processes. Also to Hire, Train, Develop and lead a team of technical person.
The actual scope of position is expansive and includes departmental direction and full design,
installation, engineering, implementation, support, training, administration, and management
authority for.

- LAN/WAN Network Services - PC Desktop Systems

- 24/7 Data Center Computer Operations - Application Systems
- Help Desk Operators - Server’s & Server applications

Key Projects & Achievements

• Setting the mail flow Straight. The relay server was hosted with a third party, changed to
the mail service provider.
• Getting Dedicated Internet Link in a non-feasible area. Previous internet used on
broadband got vendors to get the location feasible and provide a dedicated 1 MBps Link.
• Key member for ERP Implementation.

Business Development Manager, Unicom Infotel Pvt. Ltd. Powai 09/2006 – 07/2007

Recruited for selling a broad range of passive and active components to big organization’s; Passive
components like Seimon, AMP, Systimax etc. and Active Components like Cisco, Nortel, Sonicwall,
D-Link etc., Managed a target of Rs. 3 crore.

Key Projects & Achievements

• Directed, Designed and Installed a complete 1.25 Cr. LAN/WAN Infrastructure utilizing
state-of-art technologies to provide connectivity disparate UNIX, Windows NT, EMC Storage
and PC Systems. For Credit-Suisse (Worli office).
• The project was completed in just two months; LAN Connectivity for 440 nodes and a Data
Center consisting of 29 Server racks; all patch panels in the racks replicated on a Main
Patch Panel.
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Network Administrator, neoteric informatique pvt. Ltd. Andheri 05/2004 – 08/2006

Sr. Network Engineer, neoteric informatique pvt. Ltd. 01/2004 – 05/2004

Managed a 27 member techsupport team; supporting end user’s; sale’s team at HO, the technical
team at branches and the whole channel. Also managed the internal network at HO consisting of 70
computers, 3 Macs, 4 network printers etc. Analyzing the team strengths and weakness and
forwarding it to the CEO regularly. Maintained all India IT asset track and giving approval for new
pc as well as up gradation as and when required.

Key Projects & Achievements

• Successfully implemented linux based mail subsystem throughout the organization shifting
the previous Mail system which was a web mail from Syatamlan mail.
• Delivered 3.95 lakhs in cost savings through aggressive negotiation of contract on a budget
of 5 lakhs for mail space and software.
• Managed and maintained Citrix farm of two servers completely in-house for two years.
Without any prior knowledge of Citrix.
• Supported the steering team while implementing the ERP system through the organization;
and achieved the target of implementing the ERP in 3 months.
• Decreased inventory, application pricing and licensing expenses drastically by establishing
standardization of applications, PC desktops and Networking systems.

Technical Associate, Wipro Spectramind, Powai 05/2003 – 01/2004

Technical Associate, Supporting US based customers in helping them solve their Dell-Desktop
related problems online. Maintaining the KRA’s, like FTR and CSI regularly was a key responsibility.

Hardware & Network Engineer, Team One Computer Services Pvt. Ltd. 07/1998 – 05/2003

Troubleshooting various problem related to Desktops, Servers, Printers and Peripherals, most of
them on the Novell Netware 3.11 Network. Configure Internet and Online service access for end
user. Customer support over telephone. Call allotment to junior engineers.

Hardware Engineer, Xebec Systems, Girgaon 04/1997 – 07/1998

Education & Credentials

University of Mumbai - Maharashi Dayanand College Parel Mumbai

BSc. (Chemistry), Completed 3 years of study

Institute of High Technology – Mumbai

Diploma in hardware and networking technologies – Intensive 6 months Program.

Technical Certifications
• MCSE – Microsoft Certified System Engineer.
• CCNA – Cisco Certified Network Associate.
• CCA – Completed training on Citrix Certified Administrator.
• C, C++ NIIT

Personal Details

Date of Birth – 13th Dec. 1975.

Languages Comfortable – English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati.