Professional Summary
Seasoned Cloud Architect and Pre-Sales Specialist with over 17 years of experience, currently focused on Kubernetes-native data protection strategies. Deeply engaged in crafting solutions that span enterprise backup, disaster recovery, and application mobility using cutting-edge tools like Kasten K10 by Veeam, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), and multi-cloud environments.
My work involves not just architecting solutions, but collaborating closely with clients to understand their business continuity objectives, compliance requirements, and risk tolerances. I lead technical workshops, proof-of-concepts, and ROI discussions to align technology to business value. My goal is to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable architectures that empower organizations to thrive in hybrid and cloud-native landscapes.
I regularly interface with product teams to bring real-world feedback into future releases, and mentor engineering teams on best practices around container security, CI/CD integrations, immutable backups, and operational resilience. I also contribute to thought leadership through presentations, internal training sessions, and customer advisory engagements.
Experience
- Veeam Kasten – Data Protection Evangelist & Kasten Pre-Sales Consultant
Nov 2024 – Present
Leading pre-sales engagements and architecture reviews for Kubernetes-native backup across BFSI, IT Services, and Manufacturing verticals. - Wipro Limited – Cloud Architect
May 2021 – Nov 2024
Designed and deployed GKE clusters at scale, optimized multi-tenant workloads, and led Kubernetes security audits. - Atos – Senior Consultant
Aug 2015 – May 2021 - Dana India – Sr Storage Administrator
Jan 2012 – Aug 2015 - EMC – Storage Operations Specialist
2009 – 2012 - Symantec – Sr Tech Support Engineer
Jul 2007 – Nov 2009
Skills & Tools
- Kubernetes (GKE, EKS, K3s)
- Data Backup & Disaster Recovery
- Kasten K10, VBR
- Cloud-Native Architecture
- Terraform, Ansible, Helm
Languages
English, Marathi (Full Professional)
Certifications
Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
Awards
Star Performer Award (Wipro)
Education
Modern College, Pune
Bachelor’s in Costing, Taxation Law, and Practices
(2002 – 2006)