Mufaddal Khandwala
Infrastructure Architect And PM
Summary
Results-driven and highly experienced Workplace Architect with over 20 years of hands-on expertise in designing, implementing, and optimizing Workplace solutions. Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams and delivering scalable, secure, and efficient identity management frameworks. Adept at aligning Workplace strategies with business objectives to enhance overall security posture.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Senior Project Manager – Cloud and Workplace
INFOSYS
12.2021
- Cloud Infrastructure Management: Designed and implemented Azure-based solutions, migrating key business applications from on-premises to the cloud
- Security Enhancements: Led initiatives to enhance security posture using Azure Security Center, reducing potential vulnerabilities
- Network Optimization: Optimized network configurations, including VPN and express route setups, improving overall system reliability and performance
- Project Management: Ensure adherence to the centrally agreed Time, Cost and Scope guidelines
- Team and Risk Management.
Senior Technical Architect
MINDTREE LTD.
11.2015 - 10.2021
- Advised clients on Workplace best practices, conducted security assessments, and designed tailored Workplace solutions to meet diverse business requirements
- Implemented and customized Workplace Solutions, resulting in enhanced user experience and streamlined processes
- Design and architect end-to-end cloud solutions on the Microsoft Azure and Office 365 for various enterprise clients
- Designed and implemented Workplace infrastructure for a large multinational corporation with 10,000+ users and multiple domains
- Led migration projects, successfully transitioning legacy Active Directory environments to newer versions with minimal downtime and data integrity
- Lead the migration of on-premises infrastructure and applications to Azure, ensuring smooth transitions and minimizing downtime
- Develop governance frameworks, including policies, access controls, and resource management guidelines, to enforce compliance and cost optimization
- Conduct architectural and solution reviews and provide guidance to development teams to ensure adherence to Azure best practices and standards.
Manager – Presales (Principal Consultant)
ITC INFOTECH LTD.
12.2011 - 10.2015
- Designed and optimized Active Directory structure and components for a medium-sized financial services firm, improving overall system performance and user experience
- Implemented robust security measures, including fine-grained access controls and auditing mechanisms, to meet compliance requirements and enhance data protection
- Conducted assessments and performance tuning exercises to optimize Active Directory performance and scalability
- Design and architect end-to-end cloud solutions on the Microsoft Azure and Office 365 for various enterprise clients
- Lead the migration of on-premises infrastructure and applications to Azure, ensuring smooth transitions and minimizing downtime
- Create detailed architecture designs, including high-level and low-level designs, to address client requirements and establish best practices
- Implement and configure Azure & Office 365 services, such as virtual machines, virtual networks, storage accounts, and Azure Active Directory
- Conduct architectural reviews and provide guidance to development teams to ensure adherence to Azure best practices and standards
- Lead proof-of-concept initiatives to evaluate and recommend new Azure services and features to enhance existing solutions.
Technology Consultant
HEWLETT-PACKARD
08.2008 - 12.2011
- Designed and developed solutions for project deliverables by architecting complete functional products
- Delivered numerous successful workplace transformation projects for different kinds of clients
- Performed presales activities such as resource estimation and requirement gathering
- Created and delivered client presentations to successfully secure accounts during the presales stage.
Technical Specialist
MICROLAND LTD.
11.2006 - 08.2008
- Designed and Developed solution for project deliverables based on proposed solutions for different clients
- Deployed infrastructure products such as Exchange, SCCM, SCOM, SharePoint, and Virtualization
- Provided support for numerous Microsoft technology products such as Exchange, SCCM, SCOM, Active Directory, Windows Server, and their other offerings.
Technical Consultant
WIPRO LTD.
02.2006 - 09.2006
- Contributed as a Microsoft Product Services Support Consultant
- Responded to end-user and partner requests for assistance in a quick and timely fashion
- Warranted a high success rate in handling client requests and resolving the issues raised
- Developed working knowledge and proficiency in numerous Microsoft products' backend architecture.
Associate Consultant
RAJ INFOTECH
01.2000 - 12.2005
- Developed complete solutions such as Accounting Software for a Jeweler and an NGO
- Performed end-to-end requirement gathering by interacting with clients and mapping detailed project reports
- Designed and optimized workflow of the overall project to ensure fast and efficient project delivery
- Optimized performance of the system through successive test runs in a highly iterative manner
- Designed and developed a user-friendly User Interface and User Experience based on the client needs
- Deployed the developed end-user systems successfully using a user-centric approach
- Supported new and existing end-user systems by identifying and fixing issues
- Deployed and supported numerous Servers and Printers for different clients.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate in Management -
Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode
Bachelor of Science in Computers - undefined
MLS University Rajasthan
Skills
Microsoft Endpoint Management
Certification
TOGAF 9.2
Languages
English (Native)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Advanced (C1)
Projects
Digital Workplace Solution for a Multi-national Media Company (Merger & Acquisition Scenario), $4M, 25 members, Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
Define Migration Methodology
Prepare project plan
Define Test Cases
Lead and Mentor Team of Consultants and Architects
RAID Log Management
Plan & Implement IAM (Identity & Access Management)
Governance Controls
User, Devices, Data Migration
Powershell Scripting
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online), Windows 10, Intune, File Servers, SharePoint Intranet Portal, Google Drive, Box.Com, Active Directory, Azure AD, DNS, Software Packaging, SCCM, Windows RDS. Digital Workplace Solution for a Multi-national Manufacturing Company (Demerger and Merger Scenario), $2M annually, 12 members, Assess the source and target infrastructure
Identify dependencies in the source and target infrastructure
Define Migration Methodology
Prepare project plan
Define test cases
Lead and mentor team of Consultants and Architects
RAID Log Management
User, devices, server, data migration
SharePoint and OneDrive migration
Windows 10 Image
SCCM Configuration, Driver Import, Task Sequence
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint Online, SharePoint On-Premises, Exchange), Windows 10, MobileIron, VMWare, File Servers, Active Directory, Azure AD, DNS, Always On VPN, Software Packaging, Software Management Portal, Intranet Portal, SCCM, Windows RDS Workplace Migration for a Multi-national Technology Company (Merger & Acquisition Scenario) (TCV 200K), $200K annually, 3 members, Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
Define Migration Methodology
Prepare project plan
Define Test Cases
Lead and Mentor Team of Consultants and Architects
RAID Log Management
User, Devices, Data Migration
SCCM Configuration, Driver Import, Task Sequence
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (Exchange Online), Windows 10, Active Directory, SCCM Digital Workplace Solution for a Multi-national Manufacturing Company (Merger & Acquisition Scenario) (TCV 800K), $800,000, 8 members, Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
Define Migration Methodology
Prepare project plan
Define Test Cases
Lead and Mentor Team of Consultants and Architects
RAID Log Management
User, Devices, Data Migration
Intranet Portal Design and Deployment (UI & UX)
SCCM Configuration, Driver Import, Task Sequence
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online), Valo Intranet, Windows 10, Intune, File Servers, Active Directory, Azure AD, DNS, Software Packaging, SCCM, SCOM, SCSM, SCEP Workplace Migration for a Multi-national Packaging Company (Merger & Acquisition Scenario) (TCV 1.2M), $1.2M, 14 members, Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
Define Migration Methodology
Prepare project plan
Define Test Cases
Lead and Mentor Team of Consultants and Architects
RAID Log Management
User, Devices, Data Migration
SCCM Configuration, Driver Import, Task Sequence
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (Exchange Online), Windows 10, Active Directory, SCCM, Software Packaging, DNS Device Management Solution for a Digital Marketing Company, $50,000, Identify Dependencies
Prepare Project Plan
Define Test Cases
Device Onboarding
Technologies and Products –SCCM Office 365 Solution for a Hospitality Company (Merger Scenario), $30,000, Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
Define Migration Methodology
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint Online, SharePoint On-Premises, Exchange, Intune) Identity Consolidation for a Loyalty Product Company (TCV 100K), $100,000, Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
Define Migration Methodology
Define Test Cases
User, Devices Migration
Technologies and Products –Active Directory, DNS Migration of Learning Management Solution, $3.5M annually, 12 members, User base was 140K users
Server count was 64.
Requirements Gathering & Mapping with Technology Components and Standards
Requirements Gathering & Mapping for Security & Compliance
Requirements Gathering for DR Infrastructure
Design, POC & Implementation and Migration of Learning Management Solution in AWS Cloud
Technologies and Products – AWS (VMs, Scale Sets, Availability Sets, WAF, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Web Application) Migration of Content Lifecycle Solution, $150K annually, 2 members, Requirements Gathering & Mapping with Technology Components and Standards
Requirements Gathering & Mapping for Security & Compliance
Design, POC & Implementation and Migration of Content Lifecycle Solution in AWS Cloud
Technologies and Products – AWS (VMs, Scale Sets, Availability Sets, WAF, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Web Application) Artificial Intelligence Platform for a Public Energy Company, $12M annually, 8 members, Requirements Gathering & Mapping with Technology Components and Standards
Requirements Gathering & Mapping for Security & Compliance
Requirements Gathering for DR Infrastructure
Design, POC & Implementation of Artificial Intelligence Platform in Azure Cloud
Technologies and Products – Azure (VMs, Scale Sets, Availability Sets, WAF, Traffic Manager, NSG, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Web Application) Cloud Security Consulting for a SaaS Product Company (TCV 200K), $200,000, Assess DLP Policies
Audit Authentications
Audit Enterprise App Registrations
Plan & Implement IAM (Identity & Access Management).
Governance Controls
Technologies and Products – Azure AD, Azure Security Center, Digital Guardian, Intune. Cloud Platform Solution for an Analytics Product Company (New Product Development) (TCV 400K), $400,000, Identify Product requirements
Identify Cloud Components
Prepare project plan
Define Test Cases
RAID Log Management
Azure Operations Monitoring
Technologies and Products – Azure (VMs, Scale Sets, Availability Sets, WAF, Traffic Manager, NSG, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Web Application) Cost Optimization Solution Deployment, Challenge: Manual Reporting of Cloud Usage Costs
Solution:
Work with various internal teams to capture the required features and rank them based on criticality
Create Scorecard of required features
Evaluate multiple Cloud Cost Optimization Solutions on the Scorecard
Demo the solutions and capture the POC results
Implement the solution
Product – Cloudability, AWS, Azure
Notable Projects
Digital Workplace Solution for a Multi-national Media Company (Merger & Acquisition Scenario)
● Total Contract Value of $4M
● Total team size of 25 members
● Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Define Migration Methodology
● Prepare project plan
● Define Test Cases
● Lead and Mentor Team of Consultants and Architects
● RAID Log Management
● Plan & Implement IAM (Identity & Access Management)
● Governance Controls
● User, Devices, Data Migration
● Powershell Scripting
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online), Windows 10, Intune, File Servers, SharePoint Intranet Portal, Google Drive, Box.Com, Active Directory, Azure AD, DNS, Software Packaging, SCCM, Windows RDS.
Digital Workplace Solution for a Multi-national Manufacturing Company (Demerger and Merger Scenario)
● Total Contract Value of $2M annually
● Total team size of 12 members
● Assess the source and target infrastructure
● Identify dependencies in the source and target infrastructure
● Define Migration Methodology
● Prepare project plan
● Define test cases
● Lead and mentor team of Consultants and Architects
● RAID Log Management
● User, devices, server, data migration
● SharePoint and OneDrive migration
● Windows 10 Image
● SCCM Configuration, Driver Import, Task Sequence
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint Online, SharePoint On-Premises, Exchange), Windows 10, MobileIron, VMWare, File Servers, Active Directory, Azure AD, DNS, Always On VPN, Software Packaging, Software Management Portal, Intranet Portal, SCCM, Windows RDS
Workplace Migration for a Multi-national Technology Company (Merger & Acquisition Scenario) (TCV 200K)
● Total Contract Value of $200K annually
● Total team size of 3 members
● Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Define Migration Methodology
● Prepare project plan
● Define Test Cases
● Lead and Mentor Team of Consultants and Architects
● RAID Log Management
● User, Devices, Data Migration
● SCCM Configuration, Driver Import, Task Sequence
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (Exchange Online), Windows 10, Active Directory, SCCM
Digital Workplace Solution for a Multi-national Manufacturing Company (Merger & Acquisition Scenario) (TCV 800K)
● Total Contract Value of $800,000
● Total team size of 8 members
● Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Define Migration Methodology
● Prepare project plan
● Define Test Cases
● Lead and Mentor Team of Consultants and Architects
● RAID Log Management
● User, Devices, Data Migration
● Intranet Portal Design and Deployment (UI & UX)
● SCCM Configuration, Driver Import, Task Sequence
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online), Valo Intranet, Windows 10,Intune, File Servers, Active Directory, Azure AD, DNS, Software Packaging, SCCM, SCOM, SCSM, SCEP
Workplace Migration for a Multi-national Packaging Company (Merger & Acquisition Scenario) (TCV 1.2M)
● Total Contract Value of $1.2M
● Total team size of 14 members
● Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Define Migration Methodology
● Prepare project plan
● Define Test Cases
● Lead and Mentor Team of Consultants and Architects
● RAID Log Management
● User, Devices, Data Migration
● SCCM Configuration, Driver Import, Task Sequence
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (Exchange Online), Windows 10, Active Directory, SCCM, Software Packaging, DNS
Device Management Solution for a Digital Marketing Company
● Total Contract Value of $50,000
● Identify Dependencies
● Prepare Project Plan
● Define Test Cases
● Device Onboarding
● Technologies and Products –SCCM
Office 365 Solution for a Hospitality Company (Merger Scenario)
● Total Contract Value of $30,000
● Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Define Migration Methodology
Technologies and Products – Office 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint Online, SharePoint On-Premises, Exchange, Intune)
Identity Consolidation for a Loyalty Product Company (TCV 100K)
● Total Contract Value of $100,000
● Assess the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Identify Dependencies in the Source & Target Infrastructure
● Define Migration Methodology
● Define Test Cases
● User, Devices Migration
Technologies and Products –Active Directory, DNS
Migration of Learning Management Solution
● Total Contract Value of $3.5M annually
● Total Team Size of 12 members
● User base was 140K users
● Server count was 64.
● Requirements Gathering & Mapping with Technology Components and Standards
● Requirements Gathering & Mapping for Security & Compliance
● Requirements Gathering for DR Infrastructure
● Design, POC & Implementation and Migration of Learning Management Solution in AWS Cloud
Technologies and Products – AWS (VMs, Scale Sets, Availability Sets, WAF, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Web Application)
Migration of Content Lifecycle Solution
● Total Contract Value of $150K annually
● Total Team Size of 2 members
● Requirements Gathering & Mapping with Technology Components and Standards
● Requirements Gathering & Mapping for Security & Compliance
● Design, POC & Implementation and Migration of Content Lifecycle Solution in AWS Cloud
Technologies and Products – AWS (VMs, Scale Sets, Availability Sets, WAF, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Web Application)
Artificial Intelligence Platform for a Public Energy Company
● Total Contract Value of $12M annually
● Total Team Size of 8 members
● Requirements Gathering & Mapping with Technology Components and Standards
● Requirements Gathering & Mapping for Security & Compliance
● Requirements Gathering for DR Infrastructure
● Design, POC & Implementation of Artificial Intelligence Platform in Azure Cloud
Technologies and Products – Azure (VMs, Scale Sets, Availability Sets, WAF, Traffic Manager, NSG, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Web Application)
Cloud Security Consulting for a SaaS Product Company (TCV 200K)
● Total Contract Value of $200,000
● Assess DLP Policies
● Audit Authentications
● Audit Enterprise App Registrations
● Plan & Implement IAM (Identity & Access Management).
● Governance Controls
Technologies and Products – Azure AD, Azure Security Center, Digital Guardian, Intune.
Cloud Platform Solution for an Analytics Product Company (New Product Development) (TCV 400K)
● Identify Product requirements
● Identify Cloud Components
● Prepare project plan
● Define Test Cases
● RAID Log Management
● Azure Operations Monitoring
Technologies and Products – Azure (VMs, Scale Sets, Availability Sets, WAF, Traffic Manager, NSG, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, Web Application)
Cost Optimization Solution Deployment
Challenge: Manual Reporting of Cloud Usage Costs
Solution:
● Work with various internal teams to capture the required features and rank them based on criticality
● Create Scorecard of required features
● Evaluate multiple Cloud Cost Optimization Solutions on the Scorecard
● Demo the solutions and capture the POC results
● Implement the solution
Product – Cloudability, AWS, Azure
Timeline
Senior Project Manager – Cloud and Workplace
INFOSYS
12.2021
Senior Technical Architect
MINDTREE LTD.
11.2015 - 10.2021
Manager – Presales (Principal Consultant)
ITC INFOTECH LTD.
12.2011 - 10.2015
Technology Consultant
HEWLETT-PACKARD
08.2008 - 12.2011
Technical Specialist
MICROLAND LTD.
11.2006 - 08.2008
Technical Consultant
WIPRO LTD.
02.2006 - 09.2006
Associate Consultant
RAJ INFOTECH
01.2000 - 12.2005
Post Graduate Certificate in Management -
Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode
Bachelor of Science in Computers - undefined
MLS University Rajasthan
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