Gaurav Tiwari

Experience

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  Accenture

  Aug 2008 - Feb 2013

  • Working on Storage systems: EMC Vplex, Symmetrix VMAX• Storage operations on Vplex and VMAX• Allocation of block storage to respective hosts.• Establishing SRDF pair between R1 and R2 arrays with different modes (Synchronous, Asynchronous) based on the requirement.• Perform zoning on CISCO MDS 9513 and Brocade switches.• NetBackup operations, backup configuration, client addition, agent installation • Troubleshooting day to day backup issues and resolving them.• Working with Incident Tickets and Change Management, resolving the tickets within the SLA.• Troubleshooting switch port issues• Working on File share migrations using Emcopy tool• Documentation creation for migrations and project/storage related activities Show less Accenture CIO Global Storage Designation: Tier 2 Storage Administrator Roles & Responsibilities: • Administering and monitoring the SAN Storage environment• Pulling raw data from the tool and formatting into excel sheet.• Preparing Database and File system Reports for the leadership using SRM, analyzing Storage Utilization which is used for Trending and Forecasting, Weekly Storage Capacity reports etc.• Working on Storage Virtualization and Backup using FalconStor technologies, NSS and CDP.• Have visibility of VMware. Most of the environments are Virtual Environments. • Documentation and reporting EMC-DMX and EMC-CLARiion storages.• Worked on replication using FalconStor Virtualization Technology.• Working with Incident Tickets and Change Management, resolving the tickets within the SLA. Show less

  • Senior Infrastructure Consultant

    Sept 2011 - Feb 2013

  • Tier 2 Storage Administrator

    Aug 2008 - Sept 2011
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  Hewlett-Packard

  Feb 2013 - Jan 2015

  Enterprise Storage consultant

  Roles & Responsibilities:• Provide technical consultation on HP EVA, MSA and Brocade and CISCO switches in deployment and administration of datacenter arrays.• Provide mentorship to team members and • Creating knowledge base, runbooks and reference documentation for team• Handling troubleshooting and resolution of all issues pertaining to HP EVA, MSA and Brocade switches• Log analysis, troubleshooting issues with direct client interactions.• Driving value with CSATs, and enhancing client interactions. Show less

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  Dell EMC

  Feb 2015 - May 2021

  Goldman Sachs Storage Transformation Program• Project management of $1.5M, 4.8 PB datacenter transformation project• Worked on migration planning, scope creation, project plan, customer engagement and execution for Storage transformation in Goldman Sachs environment• Worked with cross-functional teams in establishing, planning and delivering the project• Applying Agile methodology for different phases and use-cases of the project• Defined and created project roadmap, status, development issues and success metrics• Developed client relationship, communication cadence and content, presentations, ensured communication of project initiatives and status to stakeholders and senior management.• Collaborating and organizing meetings with cross-functional teams based in different geographies. • Managing scope, schedule and resources associated with the project• Worked with client development team on software enhancement to streamline migration functionality of the applications• Project management of storage migrations from VMAX2 to VMAX3, CX4 to VMAX3 and DMX to VMAX3 (migration planning, scheduling, execution, stakeholder management)• Experience with Cloud infrastructure CANVAS.io, ticketing, Change and Incident management system Show less ViPR SRM deployment, administration and handover (Feb 2015 – Mar 2017) Designation: Lead Consultant Roles & Responsibilities:• Managed a team of 4 members to administer and support client Zurich Financial Services’ $1.2M ViPR SRM environment end to end• Project planning and design engagement, managed deployment, support and handover phases of the project• Plan and organize customer engagements, meetings and communicate project progress to all stakeholders• Managed the team in co-ordinations for install, configure, and upgrade of new and existing components with new releases• Provide Knowledge transition, run-books to customer and teammates during project hand-off phase Show less

  • Principal Consultant

    Apr 2017 - May 2021

  • Advisor

    Feb 2015 - Mar 2017
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  Nokia

  May 2021 - now

  Technical Project Manager