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Nandan Gijare Program Manager, Cognizant Technology
 
Nandan Gijare's Profile
Nandan Gijare
Program Manager, Cognizant Technology
Cognizant Technology
confidential
confidential
Amstelveen, Netherlands
Toostep 
Professional summary

With 12+ years in IT infrastructure management, I have what it takes to manage complex assignments in the IT Infrastructure Support domain. I have gained in-depth knowledge of technology (Networking, Information Security, Datacenter Management, Compliance) coupled with good Delivery Management skills, that sets me apart from my peers.

I can handle teams very effectively and lead them to contribute more than their own expectations. This helps me to provide value to my customers and ensure customer delight.

I like working in challenging environments, where I have a defined and challenging role, which can add value to the organization and hence give me fast career growth.
Nandan Gijare's Experience
Current :

Program Manager, Cognizant Technology
IT Services
Netherlands, Amsterdam

Working from 2009

Brief summary :

I am responsible for managing all IT Infrastructure business in Benelux/Nordics region. In this role I would be responsible for delivery management for all the projects in the region as well as top line targets.

Previous :

Delivery Manager, Cognizant Technology
IT Services
India, Pune

Worked from 2008 to 2009

Brief summary :

As delivery manager, I am responsible for managing four pillars of delivery; namely finance, people, customer and delivery.

My portfolio includes 10 projects of variable sizes with a total people management responsibility for 50+ associates. This portfolio grew rapidly and more than doubled during my tenure.

Previous :

Technical Manager - IT Security, IBM India Pvt Ltd
IT Services
India, Pune

Worked from 2006 to 2008

Brief summary :

As compliance manager, I am responsible for maintaining good compliance posture for the project. I am responsible for coordination with external vendors for SAS70 and SOX certifications. My role also involves accessing the current security posture through internal audits and prepare remediation plans based on the gaps reported.

Previous :

Senior Systems Specialist, Patni Computer
IT Services
India, Mumbai

Worked from 2004 to 2006

Brief summary :

My experience at PATNI can be divided in two part. During the initial peirod I contriuted in building their RIM (Remote Infrastructure Management) center at Mumbai.

In the second phase, I was responsible for managing all the projects, which were getting executed throught this RIM center. I was managing three projects, where we managed customers network devices, servers and applications remotely.

Previous :

Senior Engineer, CMC Limited
IT Services
France, Paris

Worked from 2002 to 2004

Brief summary :

My client was one of the most reputed MNC's in the USA. As a part of their EMEA network core team, I was responsible for maanaging their network which spanned 20+ countries.

Previous :

Senior Engineer, CMC Limited
IT Services
India, Mumbai

Worked from 1997 to 2002

Brief summary :

My experience at CMC is varied. I started here as technical team member and left as project manager.

Some of my major achievements during my stay with CMC were as follows:
1. I was the technical lead for a greenfield project, where we setup a 105 location VOIP enabled WAN for the Public Works Department, Govt of Maharashtra.
2. I was the team lead for the team, which installed and managed the whole IT environment (including network, PC's, Servers etc) at Mantralaya, Govt of Maharashtra.
3. Managed the main trading platform of National Stock Exchange of Inidia.
4. Managed some other customers including Indian Posts, Press Trust of India, State Bank of Mauritious etc.

Nandan Gijare's Education

Visvesvaraya National Institute Of Technology, Nagpur

B.Tech/B.E.
India
From 1993 to 1997
Brief summary :

Bachelor of Engineering Program with Electronics Major

 
 
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Nandan's communities
Tech World
35951 members, 590 jobs, 1219 articles, 574 questions, 1505 debates, 422 idea contests.
Project Management ++
22053 members, 610 jobs, 812 articles, 392 questions, 599 debates, 256 idea contests.
Cognizant Technology
737 members, 237 jobs, 277 articles, 32 questions, 23 debates, 10 idea contests.
Nandan's contributions
This is the crux of globalization... You should be able to get the best possible talent for any particular job at the best possible price. Whether the talent is in the USA or any other part of the world should not matter. Americans have been teaching...
People keep saying bad things about IE, just because its a microsoft product. But I still beleive that IE is going to top the charts in the forseeable future. The best thing about IE is that it comes bundled with the operating system. There is no need...
Technology can only make you more comfortable. Whether to be lazy or do something productive with the additional time is completely in your hands.
I would completely agree with Aparna. I have seen a lot of trantion in projects around Datacenter virtualization and Could computing this year. Both the ides are not new. They are old wine in a new bottle. Both the concepts were tried earlier and...
 
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