Piyush Panchal

Experience

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  Mott MacDonald

  Feb 1997 - May 2016

  Responsible for the project management using PRINCE2® methodology throughout the entire project lifecycle, including project initiation/proposals, project delivery, business liaison / stakeholder management, post implementation review and project close out / handover.Setting budgets and agreeing project time scales and deadlines with internal clients.Holding weekly internal and external (vendors) meetings on progress.Single point of contact for all communications between the customers, supplier and Company.Managing staff to ensure that all milestones are achieved within the agreed timeframes.Ensuring effective quality control processes are in place to monitor deliverables produced.Maintaining client relationships.Responsible for identifying, analysing, measuring and managing project risks.Ensuring that projects conform to PRINCE2® methodology and required standards.Conducting regular impact analysis in order to assess the consequences of the project deliverables on other sections of the business.Keeping accurate administrative records of expenditure, accounting, costing and billing.Assisting the technical team in their design and development tasks.Producing project definitions to include validated functional requirements, scope, roles, responsibilities, budgets, timescales and resources.Key Project executed:Regional datacentre moveTechnology Transformation programme for Eastern region (i.e. Middle East, India, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand)Office move project (500+ staffs) in Oman, New Zealand and UK with all IT and communications facility.Managed Printing Services (MPS) for UAE offices – 500+ user Show less Managing a team of over 15 IT administrative & technical staff in Middle East region (UAE, Qatar, Bahrain & Oman). Strengthening the IT infrastructure through to implementing new technologies. Responsible for hardware and software installation, maintenance and repair. Performing routine audits of systems and software. Manage the IT budgets and expenditure on hardware and software. Developing & maintaining the company IT systems, software and databases. Recommending and implementing improvements and efficiencies. Reporting to the IT Head & Chief Executive. Having excellent time management, confidentiality & communication skills. Having strong IT, commercial, planning and budgeting skills. Management of server software and associated backup routines. To evaluate, test, advise, train and support I.T. related projects. Procurement of IT hardware, software and maintenance products & services. Responsible for the recruitment and training of new staff. Writing documentation for ICT procedures, security and disaster recovery. Maintaining documentation of changes regarding users, functions & systems. Managing the internal & hosted network infrastructure including: firewalls, servers, switches and telephony. Excellent vendor management including relationship with local ISP’s in Middle East region. Active participant in ServiceNow® implementation globally and generating regional SLA’s for company. Show less Installation of Win2003 server as a file print serverActive directory services management at the Tree levelExchange server troubleshooting at level‐1Installation and management of Symantec Antivirus serverInstallation and configuration of internet leased line using HDSL, Cisco router 1800 series and HDSL router for video conferencing facility between Muscat and MumbaiDesigned WAN solution for client companyBackup configuration, operation and library management for VERITAS9.0, VERITAS 10.0, VERITAS 11 using HP MSL 5000 series, Ultrium 960 and 920 tape drivesBackup solution management at divisional levelInstallation and configuration of Oracle9i server and clientIntools administrationLicense server manager using utilities like LM TOOLS, FlexLMManaging coexisting LANCo‐ordination with Telecom vendor for various EPBAX configuration and time‐to‐time modifications Show less

  • IT Project Manager

    Jan 2013 - May 2016

  • Middle East IT Service Manager

    Apr 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Senior Network Analyst

    Feb 1997 - Jul 2011
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  L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2022

  Information Technology Manager
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  Larsen & Toubro

  Jun 2022 - now

  Information Technology Security Manager