Asokan Veedu

Good day!!

My Name is Asokan MV, an IT Professional , Done MBA (ISM- Information System Management), Microsoft MCSE , Microsoft MCSD ,PMP , CCBA .Having total 21 years of IT experience (Dubai 10 Years, India 7 Years, Papua New Guinea 2 Years & Qatar 2 Years) in Domain & Servers Support, Software developing, IT Consulting, Database Developing and optimizing Networks and Resources. 

Very good experience and Ability to manage the entire systems of ICT Technology, IT Projects Management, Company IT Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery Plan, VMware vCentre Server , Client & ESXi ,HCI,VB6,.Net, Office 365 Cloud, MS SQL Server ,SAP B1,  SAN, Wi-Fi, MS Exchange Server 2008/2010/2013, Networks, Oracle ERP ,WMS,SCM, RetailPro ERP ,HIMS, End-User Support. Network Security technology, IT Support for Manufacturing Engineering (PDM, IE & AI) .  

Experience with Retail Chain Group(Landmark Dubai) , Manufacturing & FMCG ICT Operations (Retail, Warehouse, and Supply Chain & Logistics).IT budget, strategic planning IT projects implementation, change management skills and effective team Leader. Good Knowledge of Retail, Hospitality, Trade, Manufacturing, Logistics

I am sure this Profile is very much suitable for my experiences and ambitions.

Name:Asokan Maruthiyodan Veedu

Designation : IT Manager/ IT Project Manager/ IT Service Delivery Manager

Experience: 20 Years IT Experience (Dubai 10 Years, India 7 Years, Papua New Guinea 2 Years & Qatar 2 Years)

Notice Period:Current Company NP Over, Immediately I can Join

Nationality: Indian

Key Skills: IT Manager/ IT Project Manager/ IT Service Delivery Manager

Best Regards

Asokan MV

Chennai,India

• Gulf Engineers & Constructions Pvt.Ltd, India                       IT Manager (Projects) [ March 2021 –  Nov 2022 ]

One of the Leading Engineering & Constructions Company, Head Office at Chennai.  50 years of wholesome involvement in Composite Construction Works all over INDIA, combining mainly of Industrial, Mechanical, Civil Constructions, Oil and Gas,etc. Allied works like HVAC, Electrical, Instrumentation. 

I am Taking care of All Industrial Engineering Applications Consultancy, Industry Software Solutions, Migrations and Transformations to New Projects Environment PAN India as IT Manager. Implementation of Plans, Policies, Process, MOM, MES, IIoT integration. Risk management ,Coordinating with stakeholders, Project Teams, Vendors, End-Users, Internal IT Teams for Infrastructure and Functional Operations. Resource Planning, Project Scheduling, Daily Status checking & updating for all Projects globally. Daily Teams-Meeting with stakeholders and Project Teams Globally. Product Engineering, Plant Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).  Software implementation knowledge Like Oracle Primavera P9 EPPM, MAT3D, PIPENET, ETAP, STAAD Pro Connect, Hexagon, HTRI, PHA Pro, Autodesk, HIS Eng., Microsoft Software O365, SP, Aspentech, SaaS & Azure Cloud etc., Network & Application Security Planning. Preparing, Monitoring  and Managing Project Budgets & Documents

• Northgate WLL, Doha, Qatar                                                          IT Manager               [April 2019 – Feb 2021]

       One of the Leading Retail Chain and Property Global Investment MNC Company. Managing New NorthGate Mall and 5 Office Tower IT Projects, quality assurance & Control, Taking Care Equinox Office IT Administration, AL Mall, Al Wadi Villas Property & Northgate IT Projects. Digital Manufacturing (MES), Engineering (R&D), IoT, BI, Managing MNC Retail Brands Retail shops and Mall Retail IT, WMS, POS, Servers. Taking care all group level IT Operations, SOP and IT Documents Procedures, Budgets, 2 Mall (The Mall & North Gate Mall) in Qatar

Internet SP, Telecom SP, WI-Fi, CCTV, Digital Multi Media, Biometric, Vehicle Management, Sanitation System, Digitalization, Kiosk Shops, Retails Shops. Stakeholders Management, Pre-Project Work & Lifecycle Plan.  Mall Management & Facility Management, IT Budget and quality assurance, Vender Management.  New Office Area IT Infrastructures and Servers and 5 Office Building IT Administration. Data Centre, Storage and Daily Backup DELL EMC Servers products, LAN, WAN, MS Cloud & O365, SaaS BMS Cloud (Mall & Real Estate Design, Construction), Telephone System, IPPBX, interacting with ISP & SLA. Implementing New Ideas and Operations to improve the business operations. Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing. Security information and event management. Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud Management. IT Budget Preparation, Stakeholders Management & Strategic Planning. Done CRM Design & Implementation. Administration and Database Management. 

• Toray Japan Industrial (India), Chennai, India           IT Manager        [Feb 2018 to Mar 2019]

Toray Industries, Inc (Toray.com), is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan that specializes in industrial products centered on technologies in organic synthetic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and biochemistry presently in 20 countries. 

Successfully completed Sri City & Chennai India, New Company IT Projects.

Toray planned to Start New Manufacturing Plant in India. As a Green Field Projects. As IT Consultancy Taking care all ICT Related Projects Operations. ICT Infrastructures Design, Vendor Management, IT Quality assurance, Hardware & Server Management. Software SAP B1, HRMS Application developing & Management. IT Technology Analyzing and Design. Coordinating with Japan IT team and design the operations. Office 365 Enterprise cloud Management, O365 Exchange Server, Azure AD Management, ServiceNow Cloud Service Support etc.

• Interacting with Japan & Korea Corporate IT and Global Stakeholders for implementing the Project.
•  Manage and oversee all IT systems, Budgets (Capex & Opex) , initiatives, projects and processes including servers, Network, and infrastructure, Security systems .Implementing new ICT security and governance policies. Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Production Support . WMS ERP Management.
• Digital Manufacturing (MES), Engineering (R&D), IoT, Mentor and support the professional development of team, including technical guidance. Interacting  with Japan and Korean global teams of software solutions
• Vendor management for IT Infrastructure developing, Hardware and Software, Building Constrictions, etc.
• SAP B1 ERP Customization and implementation support with SAP ERP Japan Team. SAP Solution Manager, UAT, Manufacturing & Production Unit Hardware & Software support. Warehouse, Logistics & Production IT Operation. Office and Factory Project Management. 
• Managing Office 365 Clouds, Exchange Server, SharePoint, Office User Support. SAP Application and SQL Server Management, RDC & VPN Administration, PCI Biometric Security Systems .Budget (Capex & Opex)
• Microsoft License and SLA, SharePoint Cloud, Exchange Cloud Management. Vendors and Stakeholders Manage, Support NEC &  Dell Hyper Converged System (VxRail E560), VMware, Dell EMC Storages, Veeam DRP , Cisco Switches etc
• Internet SP, Telecom SP , WI-Fi, IoT, CCTV, Digital Multi Media, Biometric, Vehicle Management , Electricity ,Sanitation, Digitalization, Factory Management & Facility Management, IT Budget and quality assurance, Vender Management. Product Engineering, Plant Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), manufacturing Application Management, Industry 4.0 implementation
• Managing malicious cyber threats detection, Monthly Hacker-Style Security, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT) , Endpoint threat detection and response, WAF Security , Runtime application self-protection (RASP) security, Dynamic Application Security Testing,etc

• PNGFP, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.           IT Manager               [Sept 2016 to Dec 2017]

PNG Forest Products, PNG (near Australia) based (100% Australian Management) leading Timber, Plywood , Furniture Manufacturing , Retail FMCG Business  Company with more than 1500 employees. As IT Manager, taking care of all PNG IT operations (Bulolo, LAE, Moresby (Gordon & 6 Mile). ERP Implementation, Retail Mall and Whole sale Logistics division, Country Club Restaurant & Golf Club Restaurant ICT Operations. Leading IT Department with 6 members. 

Worked as a Change Manager for improving IT Infrastructure Technology.

Responsibility

• All Locations (POM, LAE, and Bulolo) relate to VPN Connectivity and Sharing Sage 300 ERP, Exchange server and Data. Supporting Sage ERP and developing reports as requested. Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Production Support and IT Operations (Production, Planning, Logistics, Warehouse)
•  Main office Campus relate to Wi-Fi AP Radio and LAN from Main Server Room.  Taking care all IT Hardware and software administration. Email Exchange Server, Symantec Email Security cloud and Web Site management. Developing in-house software as required. Support Retail (FMCG) Supermarket IT operations. QuickBooks Retail software, POS system, Stock Take Support and Retail IT Operations (PNG Hardware Port Moresby & PNGFP Retail Supermarket, Bulolo)
• Storage and Daily Backup Administrator, ITS Budget Preparation, Vendor Management & Strategic Planning ERP Design & Implementation. ELV Security systems. Vendor stakeholder Management.
• Managing LAE, Port Moresby and Bulolo Manufacturing IT Operations and completing the Projects as per the scheduled task.
• SAN Storage, VMware Servers, and Physical Server Administration. Engines AP Radio Configuration and controlling. Barcode Designing, Barcode Scanners and Printer Support. Exchange Server, windows Server and AD Administration. Sage 300 ERP Administration ERP Implementation and Support. Implemented new DRP.

• Wittur Elevators (Wittur GmbH Group- Germany), India.

ICT Manager                                                                                                         [May 2011 to Aug 2016]

Wittur GmbH, Germany, Germany-Austria based Elevator component manufacturing company, is one of the world’s leading independent solution providers for components, modules and systems for the lift industry. No 1 in Europe and started new Production Plant in Chennai, India.   reporting to MD in India & Corporate Director-IT in Germany. Taking care of Chennai and Pune ICT Operations

Responsibility:

• Excellent knowledge of Office/Company  ICT (Information and communications technology )  Set-ups, Procurement & vendor management, Technically as a part of Global IT Team and Taking Care of Indian IT Operation .Completed New India IT Green field Projects for Office/Manufacturing ,Plant Projects  like, IT Budget Plan, Full networks Design, Server Rooms, Servers, LAN ,Connectivity between Corporate office and other countries.
• ICT Infrastructure procurement, Vendors    Management, Software & Hardware Management, Budge Preparation & Strategic Planning ERP Design & Implementation, In-house software developments as per the Department requirements, New MIS Report Format Creation, Barcode Design, MS Project Server & PDA, PLM, PDM Management. Very good Experience with Manufacturing Production Systems like Andon, Functional Tester, AMADA, LVD Machines Support. MS Dynamics AX  ERP (SD, MM, WM and PP) Administration & Support. Support Solid works & PDM Server and Software.  Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Production Support and IT Operations (Production, Planning, Logistics, Warehouse).
•  Good Knowledge of Production and Production Machines, Shop Floor, Supply Chain, Logistics, Purchase, Materials, Logistics IT Operations and Kanban. End-User Support, Financial & Budget Management. Very good experience of Office 365 Business Essentials (Exchange Server, Skype, Azure Domain, Admin Centre, SharePoint, WebApps) Indian Doman, Windows Servers and Active Directory Administration, Ubuntu Linux, MySQL, Avaya, Firewall, Routing and switching, VMware vCentre Server & Client 5.0, ESXi, VMware HCI, LAN, VPN, Server, Desktop, Laptop, Exchange Mail Server & Client Installation, Firewall and security supporting. Vranger Servers / Client’s backup, SAN and Product Engineering, Plant Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Implementation of Dell Server &  Dell EMC Servers for DRP Plan with vRanger and Veeam Server 
• Monitors compliance with information security policies and procedures, referring problems to the appropriate department manager. Coordinates the activities of the Corporate IT Governance team and other business stake-owners for exceptions management. Monitors the internal control systems to ensure that appropriate access levels are maintained 

Main Projects Done: 

1. New Indian Office, Manufacturing Plant and Warehouse IT Infrastructure Setup. Logistics ERP Design and S Infrastructure Implementation. Green field project. Implemented MS Dynamics AX ERP with MS Developer Team
2. In-House Software Developing: (1) WinSoft – HRMS, (2). WinFood Module (3) WinIE and Manufacturing

• Landmark Retail Group, Dubai                                          [Dec 2004 to Mar 2011] 

Senior. IT Executive

UAE-based Landmark Retail Group ., the Gulf's leading MNC Retail Concept Company. Landmark's current retail outlets are presence in 16 countries and more that 35000 Staffs are working. Group concept brands such as Home Centre, Centre point, Babyshop, Splash, Shoe Mart, Lifestyle, Beautybay, Iconic, Q Home Décor, Max, Shoexpress, Emax, City Max Hotels, Landmark International, etc. CityMax Hospitality is a brand-new Hospitality concept of the Landmark Group. 

Responsibilities.

Successfully Completed New Splash Iconic Mall at Dubai City Centre IT infrastructure project and EDP Operations. Installation, Maintenance and support for Mall Retail Outlet Projects in Dubai City Centre.  Taking Care IT Networking, POS Designing, Kiosks and other Mall stakeholders IT Operations, Full IT system for Office. 

• Configuration and support for City Max Oracle Retail Management System (ORMS), Warehouse Management System (WMS) Technical Support and Administration, Micros POS (Point of Sale) for Iconic Outlets, APPS ERP (Oracle Financial Module ERP) for Office. 
• Data Centre, IDF, Cisco Call Manager, Windows Server 2008, Active Directory & Workstation Administration, Configuration and Troubleshooting Exchange Mail Server 2007, Client Installation, Administration and Client Supporting., Promptly resolved all issues related to ADSL, MPLS lines, Network, back-office software, PC’s, Laptop’s, printers and other IT devices for the end users. SAP (SD, MM, WM and PP) Administration & Support. Production Support and IT Operations (Production, Planning, Logistics, Warehouse)
• Installation Maintenance and support for new Mall/Shop Projects (Like IBN Mall, Dubai Mall, MOE Mall, Abu Dhabi Mall, Abudhabi Breakwaters Mall, Reef Mall, RAK Mall etc ) .Support POS Systems, Windows Servers and Active Directory Administration, APPS ERP for Accounts Related Operations. Implementation & Support developing and maintaining In-house Database, software as per requirements, MIS Reports. Excellence knowledge of LAN. 
• Skillfully installed and configured in to all Shops Time & attendance software & digital finger scan machine and connected to Office Server through VLAN.Shared technical feedback to Lifestyle stores for POS related S/W & H/W issues. Support Regional daily sales reports and Stock status reports, brand, supplier, and sales performance reports to Lifestyle stores on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. To control & replenish stocks presented variance reports to inventory department & senior management for stock loss analysis. Unfailingly dispersed the month end MIS reports. Directly managed more than   Shops and Malls IT Retail operations in UAE.  IT support for Retail Merchandising, Warehouse, Logistics Supply Chain, Logistics & buying Operations

Main IT Projects Done: 

 New CityMax & Iconic Splash (Dubai Mall) Infrastructures, Iconic Office, Lifestyle Office and Warehouse IT Setup and Operations, 15 Shops IT Infrastructure and ERP Setup. Oracle ERP Design and Systems Implementation. 

• Jebel Ali International Hotels -Dutco group LLC. 

      System Administrator/Developer                                                             [May 2001 to Nov 2004]

Worked as a System Administrator and Developer in Jebel Ali International. Oasis Beach Hotel (OBH), Dutco Group LLC. Dubai since May 26th 2001. Dutco Group LLC is one of the famous groups of companies in Middle East region under this group there is another section know as Jebel Ali International Hotels having 3 Hotels, Jebel Ali Hotel (5Strar), Hatta Fort Hotel (5 Star) and Oasis Beach Hotel (4 Star) . Micros-POS ERP Implementation and support.

Mainly we used Visual Basic 6.0, MS SQL Server and MS Access for software developing. I created Programs for Sales department, Marketing Department, Accounts & Financial Department, Food & Beverage Departments, Recreation Department, Housekeeping Department, Engineering Department and H R Department etc. 

Other responsibilities are managed Fidelio Software Server, Micros POS Server, Windows Servers and Active Directory Administration, MS SQL 2000 Server, Windows NT Server, Novel NetWare, Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003 Server Administration and Installation., MS Great Plains eEnterprise Implementations, LAN, ISA Administrator, McAfee Virus Scan Firewall administration, SRComms PABX Call Login Server, Wingate Server, TESA server etc. I’ve good experience in all Server Installations, configurations and client-side configuration. Excellent practical knowledge in Network Administration, 13 Restaurant outlet using Fidelio-Micros (German Company) POS software. Micros POS Hardware and Software support. Generating Room Keys for Guests with TESA soft. Citrix Presentation server Support and Client installation.

• Honors Diploma in Hardware Engineering, C-DOT Computers, India 
• HDISM (Honors Diploma in Information & systems Management) , Aptech Computers ,  India   
• DATA (Diploma in International Airlines and Travel Management), Trade Wings Bombay, India. 
• CCBA - Certification of Competency in Business Analyses 
• PMP – Certified and Course Completed from Simplilearn, India. PMI Member. Registered for PMI-PMP Exam by January
• BA Economics & Statistics from Calicut University, Kerala, India
• MBA (Information System Management), Bharathiyar University, TN, India.