Vinoj Kumar, IT Manager

Vinoj Kumar

IT Manager

Meraki Group

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Computer Applications
Experience
17 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 11 Months

IT Manager at Meraki Group
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since December 2012

and Captain Team of System Engineers and Web Developers to drive IT Projects and Operations for Meraki Group.
•Manage support for close to 1000 users in HO and across various Branch Offices.
•Development and Maintenance of Website and Web based portals
•Providing Consultation Services to Group Companies and International Schools.
•Manage Meraki Education School Websites and CRM management of nlcsdubai.ae and Hartlandinternational.com
•New IT Infrastructure Setup for Commissioning of Branch and Site Offices.
•Directing multiple large projects with respective schedules, scopes, costs, risks and resources.
•Optimized delivery of high-profile projects with high budget.
•Managing and Administering Azure, Exchange Server 2016, Microsoft Office 365
•Microsoft Azure AD Connect Synchronization services for On premise Sync
•Implementation and Support for Microsoft SQL, CRM, ERP and HRMS Applications
•Manage and Monitor IBM Blade Server and IBM SAN Storage
•Implementation of Failover Clustering using HyperV and Vmware for High Availability.
•Network Design Architecture using Cisco and HP devices for School and Office Infrastructure.
•Avaya IP Office Manager with configuration, rights, monitoring and billing
•Ensure Successful DR Operations resulting in failover to alternate datacenters.
•Security Assessment and Risk Management at the Enterprise level.
•Organizational Data Backup, Procurement and IT Support Services.
•CCTV, Storage and Cloud Biometric Access Control Implementation and Management
•System Performance Evaluation Reviews and Support Development of New Capabilities
•Create IT Policy and Procedure documents for entire group.
•Manage IT staff by recruiting, training and coaching employees
•Conducting Group IT Induction for New Employees.

  • January 2012 to January 2016

Windows

IT Supervisor at Landmark Properties
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2011 to December 2012
Associate at Netscribes India Pvt Ltd
  • India
  • July 2009 to February 2011
Technical Consultant at Wipro
  • India
  • May 2008 to June 2009
Technical Support Engineer at Magnamious Systems Pvt Ltd
  • India
  • May 2006 to May 2008

Education

Master's degree, Computer Applications
  • at Apex Institute of Management and Technology
  • December 2022

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Specialties & Skills

Exchange Connectivity
Windows Server
Active Directory
Email Hosting
Cloud Computing
team management
ADVERTISING
BILLING
BUDGETING
CLUSTERING
COACHING
CONSULTING

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Intermediate

Memberships

ISACA
  • Professional Member
  • December 2022

Training and Certifications

PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2022
Valid Until:
July 2025

Hobbies

  • Playing Musical Instruments
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