
Dawny Philip
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About me
General Manager & Head of IT at NeST Digital | Strategic IT Leader | Enterprise IT Infra & IT Security | 27 yrs Total Exp | 19 yrs in Banking Domain | PMP | Azure Cloud Admin | CCNP | ITIL
Education

Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology
1989 - 1993Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science Computer Science FirstActivities and Societies: IT Networks, IT Communications, IT Infrastructure Project Management and IT Service Delivery Project Management (PMP)ITIL V3 FoundationCisco Certified Network Professional Course – CCNPCisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science – NIT Allahabad
Experience

Global Telesystems
Sept 1993 - Mar 1994System EngineerSystems Engineer to Support IVR systems in New DelhiSupport Engineer for the Interactive Voice Response Systems for corporate houses in New Delhi. Clients included all Major Airlines and Multinational Banks.

Apollo Tyres Ltd
Apr 1994 - Apr 1996Zonal IT ManagerZonal IT Manager at Apollo Tyres, Ltd IndiaBased at Hyderabad, India was responsible for the IT automation of all Apollo Offices in South India.As a Manager could successfully connect all the Branch Offices to HO / Zonal office over Modems and ensured MIS flow for business analysis and decisions. Installation of X886 based PC across Branch Office and Maintain the LAN of the Zonal Office at Hyderabad.Attending Zonal Meetings and producing various Sales / Financial Reports. Show less

Commercial Bank of Dubai
Jan 1997 - Apr 2017Head of IT Network & Communications at Commercial Bank of Dubaihttps://www.cbd.ae√ Section Head – Handled the Network Section & Systems and Server Support Domains of a leading Bank in Dubai.√ Adept at defining IT strategies , maintain organizational effectiveness and meet organizational business objectives. √ Managing Team of Professional in ensuring IT Infrastructure Unit delivers the Projects / Operational Targets within SLA√ Managing Principals / Vendors & BPO Units as per Market Needs (in line with the Business Processing Outsourcing Model)√ Proven ability in managing key projects related to Corporate Banks Head Office Relocation, Re-Engineering the Banks Network with New Cisco ACI / Nexus Technology and Implementation of High Speed MPLS Networks√ Skilled in managing IT Infrastructure of a corporate bank primarily focusing in the areas of Networking & Server Technologies; Implementing Microsoft Windows Active Directory, rollout of New HP & EMC Storages and provisioning of Microsoft Exchange Email Systems√ Proficient in planning & budgeting (CAPEX and OPEX), Technology Enhancements and Disaster Recovery aspects. Designing and implementing Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs) across large organizations.√ Adroit in implementing various service improvement plans/ budgetary controls for enhancing existing business processes as well as maintaining consistent cash flow and meeting financial expectations from the assigned projects√ Acknowledged for well-defined understanding of the business-technology interface and capacity to identify and align clients’ emerging technology needs with relevant products and services √ Highly organized, disciplined and task focused with fine-tuned analytical, troubleshooting and administrative skills. Personality traits include decision making ability and capacity to deliver projects as per business needs. Show less Worked as Network Engineer at Commercial Bank of Dubai• Collaborated with the IT Infrastructure Head in setting up KPI and conducting annual assessment for network resources • Implementation and Support of all Cisco Network Equipment’s across the bank (including HO, DR and Branches)• Implementation and support all Windows Servers in HO / DR and troubleshoot Workstations across the bank remotely• Project managing all Network and Server Domain Projects according to Business needs.• Maintained updated knowledge of incident, change & problem management, capacity management for datacenter, network infrastructure, product life cycle management, capacity management and service improvement plan• Focused on performance of data backup, disaster recovery operations, routine network start-up/shutdown procedures & maintain control records• Involved in configuration & setting up of new server systems required based on internal/ external requirements• Highlighted critical technical issues with potential business & revenue impact to the senior management & other stakeholders to enable effective decision making Show less
Head - IT Network & Data Centre (IT Infrastructure)
Jan 2005 - Apr 2017Senior Network Engineer
Jan 1997 - Dec 2004

DocSpot
Aug 2017 - Jul 2018Senior IT Infrastructure ConsultantPartnering with a startup company and contributing as an IT Infrastructure Consultant providing innovative IT solutions in Medical Field. The solution developed for Medical Field, integrates IT Hardware & Software with Medical equipment's in assisting the ground Medical staff to analyse patients. Solution will allow the Data flow from Medical equipment's over GPS to reach the Cloud Servers which in turn is analysed by Artificial Intelligence Software Systems. Based on the automated reported produced, patients are informed and as needed panels of Doctors are consulted. http://mydoctorspot.com Show less

NeST Digital
Aug 2018 - nowHeading the IT Infrastructure & IT Security Division of NeST Digital and Managing a team of IT Professionals. Handling the IT Infrastructure needs related to all Business Units in various geographic domains, maintaining the Network & Network Security, managing Data Centers & IT Operations, bringing in New Technologies, Building new Data Centers and providing technical expertise to NeST Digital clients in India & abroad. Achieving Virtualization & Automation across the organization. Taking lead role in developing IT policies & procedure up to the standard for internal and external audit related to ISMS, ISO and CMMI certification & re certification.https://nestdigital.com(NeST Digital is part of Nest group is a CMMI level 5 and ISO 9001 and 27001 certified organization providing IT services in different verticals for clients across the globe.) Show less
General Manager & Head of IT
Apr 2022 - nowAssociate General Manager - IT
Aug 2018 - Aug 2022
Licenses & Certifications
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Apr 2025 
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
CiscoJun 2008
ITIL® v3 Foundation
ITIL Certified- View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
MicrosoftSept 2023 
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management InstituteMar 2006- View certificate

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
MicrosoftAug 2024
Volunteer Experience
Core Member
Issued by Snehakoodu (Charity Body) on Jan 2024
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