كونال Bajaj, Region Head of IT - Middle East, Turkey & Africa

كونال Bajaj

Region Head of IT - Middle East, Turkey & Africa

Hilti Middle East

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة
التعليم
ماجستير, MSc. Computer Science
الخبرات
20 years, 4 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :20 years, 4 أشهر

Region Head of IT - Middle East, Turkey & Africa في Hilti Middle East
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ ديسمبر 2010

• Empowered business counterparts with solution implementation exceeding requirements & drove through an established governance, review, and design and implementation process.
• Primary accountable executive and project manager for all critical IT topics in each country such as facility movements/launches, IT audits and site reviews, vendor/contract management.
• Developed quickly and Implemented IT Business-Continuity processes and Disaster Recovery plans for large Hilti operations in the region.
• Cost forecasting and controlling on both local and regional levels to ensure productive operational expenses and measurable planning quality.
• Drive and support adherence to ITSM KPIs for productivity and reliability.
• Team Leader responsibilities for all IT team members across Middle East, Turkey and Africa.

Some key project highlights include:
• Revamped IT Setup across the region of Middle East, Turkey and Africa (22 countries) including implementations of standardized infrastructure, ERP systems and Contact Center through cross-border collaboration with Global IT Teams.
• Built a competent Infrastructure Support team comprising of high performing individuals and external vendor resources.
• Region-wide strategic projects such as Office 365, Windows 10, Mobile Apps for Salesforce, Cloud Migrations, PMO Build-ups for BIM/Engineering, Hilti Online for Partners cloud platform and Business Continuity planning for key locations.
• Headquarter build-ups of major offices in Dubai, Johannesburg, Doha, Cairo and Istanbul with key supportive technologies for meeting spaces and collaboration.

Systems Administrator & Helpdesk Manager في EFG-Hermes
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • فبراير 2004 إلى يوليو 2020

• Functional leader of IT Support Team in Dubai including implementation of a leading ITSM platform for incident-management.
• Day-to-day administration, support and maintenance of the server infrastructure consisting of 50+ physical servers and SAN (HP, IBM, EMC), including backup responsibilities, shared 24*7 operations monitoring and high-availability.
• Supported enterprise-level communications infrastructure with Microsoft Exchange®, Blackberry® and Avaya®.
• Liaised with 3rd-party vendors and service providers for services and support including production evaluations and new technology implementations.
• Involved in several key projects driven by relevant LOB stakeholders in the Middle East.
Key Achievements:
• Implemented new data center with $250, 000 equipment with 0 downtime.
• Created regional investor relations call center with 22 reps.
• Revamped the IT processes involving Active Directory infrastructure, Identity management and Change Management on Infrastructure servers and services.
• Commissioning of a high-available data center architecture and infrastructure for the Dubai International Finance Center offices integrated with DIFX, Bloomberg, Reuters and other FX solutions.
• Implementation of IBM-based tool for ITSM.
• Execution of a Multi-Channel contact center driven by Avaya ® for the group’s Brokerage and Fund Management operations.

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, MSc. Computer Science
  • في University of Atlanta
  • ديسمبر 2015

Masters Degree in Computer Science, online self-paced study. Final thesis submitted in the area of importance of Standardization of IT Infrastructure

بكالوريوس, BSc. Computer Science
  • في University Of Wollongong
  • يونيو 2004

* Graduated with Honours with a specialization in Sofware Developement * Final project submission: Cargo Containing Tracking System using RFID technology; developed fully in Java together with input from Dubai Ports Authority

Specialties & Skills

IT Service Management
IT Infrastructure
IT Governance
IT Strategy
Project Management
Implementing an IT Infrastructure for an organization
Cost Forecasting across multiple countries
PoC, Technical Testing and Implementation
Project Management
Support Team Training and Onboarding
IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
IT Strategy Development

حسابات مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي

الموقع الشخصي
الموقع الشخصي

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اللغات

الانجليزية
متمرّس
العربية
متوسط

التدريب و الشهادات

Master Management and Selecting The Right People (تدريب)
معهد التدريب:
Hilti Middle East - Regional Training Center
تاريخ الدورة:
September 2013
المدة:
16 ساعة
MCSE (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
August 2003
صالحة لغاية:
January 9999

الهوايات

  • Piano Playing
    I have been playing the piano as a hobby and as a music-enthusiast since I was 6 years old. During my spare time in my teenage years, I dabbled at professional music production but never pursued it as a serious career interest. I have occasionally played for fun at hotel lobbies and even at private events whenever the opportunity arose.