CHENDRAYAN VENKATESAN

Cloud Automation • Workflows & Orchestrations • Microsoft 365

Chendrayan.Exchange@Hotmail.com | +91 96201 78698

Results-Driven Infrastructure Developer with excellent skills in Microsoft PowerShell, Python, Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps, containerization using Docker, Azure, Azure Active Directory, SharePoint Online and on-premise datacenter technologies. Acknowledged for strengthening companies to lead in highly competitive situations, targeting assignments in IT Infrastructure Management in cloud with an organization of high repute.

A keen strategist with capabilities in delivery management focusing on maximizing customer satisfaction, process compliance and quality; comprehensive experience in leading teams & multiple projects

ABOUT ME

Chendrayan Venkatesan is a multi-year Microsoft MVP award recipient in the stream of PowerShell, Cloud Automation Engineer at Shell India Markets Private Limited, author of Windows PowerShell for .NET Developers (Second Edition), Microsoft TechNet Wiki Ninja, Azure Office 365 SharePoint (aOS) Brand Ambassador for India, technical community addict which made him to work for user groups and conferences in and around Bengaluru, India.  

Currently his focus is to transform the organization model to achieve key business objectives such as enhanced customer focus, seamless end-to-end management and integrated service capability.

WORK EXPERIENCE

IT Advisor, Cloud

Shell India Markets Private Limited

Bengaluru, India

September 2018 - Till Date

Key Results Areas:

• Transforming the organization model to achieve key business objectives such as enhanced customer focus, seamless end-to-end management and integrated service capability.

• Ensuring scalability with growth, improved productivity, reduction in revenue leakage and enhanced capabilities by planning systems to automate problem-to-resolution processes. 

• Delivering highest level of consultative support on enterprise-wide information technology-based systems and working with solution architect to ensure projects’ smooth transition.

• Spearheading a team of 5 for delivering Azure Cloud Services and managing IaC (Infrastructure as Code).

• Driving the daily operations to ensure that the network and the infrastructure are up & running; managing large multi-workgroup network sites with multiple applications

Assistant Consultant, Microsoft 365 & Azure Cloud

Tata Consultancy Services

Bengaluru, India

January 2008 - September 2018

Key Results Areas:

• Delivered excellence on automation, integration and ITIL process orientation.

• Initiated a proof of concept of IPAutomata (Automation Tool) and successfully on-boarded the product and integrated with ServiceNow at Tampa, Florida.

• Spearheaded a gamut of operations entailing Microsoft 365 and Automation; successfully configured, managed and automated SharePoint farms for customers and conducted training for power users and IT Pro group.

• Managed both application and infrastructure incidents and restored the service within service level agreement, kept status informed to management and followed escalation process.

• Worked in Service Desk pilot team to support level 1 issues.

Technical Support Representative

FLSmidth Private Limited

Bengaluru, India

August 2007 - December 2008

Key Results Areas:

• Liaised and worked on multiple cross-functional base work initiatives and projects.

• Participated in short and long-term project efforts with stakeholders and IT groups.

• Provided feedback and recommendations on requirements based on health check results.

• Executed routine maintenance tasks for infrastructure systems such as backups, patch management and hot fixes.

Sr. Technical Support Representative

Sutherland Global Services

Chennai, India

June 2005 - June 2007

Key Results Areas:

• Liaised and worked on multiple cross-functional base work initiatives and projects.

• Participated in short and long-term project efforts with stakeholders and IT groups.

• Provided feedback and recommendations on requirements based on health check results.

• Executed routine maintenance tasks for infrastructure systems such as backups, patch management and hot fixes.

PROJECTS

Azure Platform Engineering

Shell India Markets Private Limited

Bengaluru, India.

key Results Areas:

• Deliver Azure Subscriptions to business with all Microsoft and Shell standard regulations and compliances. 
• Event Driven Automation using Azure Functions App, Azure Pipelines etc. 
• Azure usage reporting using Power BI. 
• Management Group Implementation for better controls and easier infrastructure management. 

Infrastructure Automation Engineering

PricewaterhouseCoopers (On Contract for TCS)

Tampa, Florida. 

• Deliver Azure Subscriptions to business with all Microsoft and Shell standard regulations and compliances. 
• Event Driven Automation using Azure Functions App, Azure Pipelines etc. 
• Azure usage reporting using Power BI. 
• Management Group Implementation for better controls and easier infrastructure management. 

Microsoft 365 | SharePoint & Exchange Online

The Nielsen Company (On Contract for TCS)

Amersfoort, The Netherlands. 

• Deliver Azure Subscriptions to business with all Microsoft and Shell standard regulations and compliances. 
• Event Driven Automation using Azure Functions App, Azure Pipelines etc. 
• Azure usage reporting using Power BI. 
• Management Group Implementation for better controls and easier infrastructure management. 

CORE COMPETENCIES

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PERSONAL INFORMATION