Profile: Abhay A. Kulkarni

Abhay A. Kulkarni

B. E. (Electronics & Telecommunications)

21, Raghupati, Raghuraj Society, Sinhgad Road, Pune - 411030

Cell : 91 - 9923429150 Email : [email protected]

IT SYSTEMS ~ IMPLEMENTATION, ADMINISTRATION & TRAINING Dedicated, Accomplished, Resourceful, Versatile and Innovative IT Professional with overall 12 years experience in IT offering practical experience in various Enterprise Applications with total System Implementation through out its life cycle unleashing various Open Source Solutions; Seeks the next big career challenge and an opportunity to apply this knowledge and expertise on a wider scale and would like to be a leader in a challenging work environment demanding core technical skills, knowledge, execution and creativity.

Throughout its life cycle

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IT Consultancy Configuration & Customization System Administration Maintainence & Support

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Best Evaluation Practices Implementation & Deployment IT Management IT Training

FUNCTIONAL & TECHNICAL PROFECIENCY       

CMDB, IT Assets Management, IT Services Management & Helpdesk Learning Content Management Systems, Instructional Design & Content Authoring Messaging & Collaboration  Bug & Issue Tracking System Content Management Systems  Electronic Content Management Management Information Systems  Geographic Information Systems Firewall, Router & Proxy  Network Services Intranet, Portals & Web Development  CentOS Linux Server Administration

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Languages : PHP, JAVA, C++, Tcl/Tk, HTML, CSS, java script, jQuery, Shell Script IDE : Eclipse, Qt Creator Web Servers : Apache 1.x, 2.x, AOL Server 3.2, 4.x, Tomcat, ISPConfig 3 Mail Servers : Postfix, qmail, Zimbra, Squirrel mail Databases : MySQL 3.28 onwards, PostgreSQL 7.0 onwards Network : Telnet, DHCP, DNS, FTP, SSH, PPP, IpSec, VPN, LDAP Version Control : CVS, Subversion, Redmine CMS & ECM : Joomla, Drupal, Wordpress, Moodle, Alfresco, Liferay GIS : GRASS, Mapserver, QGIS, Geoserver, PostGIS, Openlayers, Google Maps BI & Reporting : Jasper Reports Server, Pentaho, iReport, PRD, PDS, Talend Studio, PDI Other : Web Conferencing, ADempiere ERP, vTiger CRM, Process Maker OS : RH 6 to RHEL 6, CentOS, Fedora (core) 3 ----- 16, Ubuntu 7.04 --- 11.04

OTHER SKILLS  Proven consultancy skills within strong organizational skills, out-of-the-box thinking and innovative problem solving abilities.  Sound knowledge and exposure to System Analysis and System Study coupled with technical expertise in processes, implementation and support.  Possess IT Management skills with state of the IT Services Management.  Ability to grasp new skills and processes and practice its applicability in a short period.  A constant learner possessing research based mindset and has explored a variety of tools, technologies and applications for better delivery.  Enriched with logical reasoning to eliminate wasteful and inefficient practices to guide the development of performance-driven & efficient solutions.  Well versed with standard training processes and practices, like Training Needs Analysis, Design of Training, Direct Trainer Skill, Evaluation of Training, overall training course management including budgets, planning and infrastructure  Possess necessary Co-ordination & Liaising skills at various stages of a project life cycle.  Strong advisory skills accompanying advocacy.  Ability to work in a team as well as independently  A motivated self-starter. WORK EXPERIENCE PRESENT (SELF) EMPLOYMENT (November 2011 – Present)  Implemented an IT Inventory and Assets Management System, ITInfo, based on an Open Source Project GLPI. It features CMDB, ITAM & ITSM, for a Govt Corporation (SME) with 600 computers and other assets like Printers, Scanners, UPS etc.. Role: Consultancy on CMDB, ITAM, ITSM, Installation, Implementation & Training Platform: PHP, Apache, MySQL ; Integration with Active Directory (Windows Server 2003).  Worked for a Govt organization for an end to end e-Learning solution. It included Instructional Design and Content Authoring (Open Source as well as Commercial tools). Role: Consultancy, Migration of existing class room course, System Implementation, Delivery and Administration, Forum for Post Training Support, User Management. Platform: Moodle (PHP, Apache, MySQL, Linux).  ETL Project for a Govt Survey having 80,000 master records and 4,00,000 corresponding detail records. Converted it into a database of 10 tables, featuring 360 databases of same structure and merged the whole stuff into a single database. Role: ETL Consultant and Developer. Liaising between the associated NGO & Govt ULB. Platform: Talend ETL and Pentaho Data Integrator, CSV, MS Excel, MS Access. (May 2007 – November 2011) - Senior System Analyst / Sr. Consultant Center for Information Technology, Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune. (ISO 9001:2008 certification) Roles & Responsibilities:

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System Analysis and System Design of internal systems including Evaluation, Installation, Customization, Implementation, Deployment, Training, Maintainence & Support. Implementation & Support to mission critical applications within the organization. Co-ordination of a few Govt Web based projects, outsourced to external vendors. Training of YASHADA employees, about 300 in number, on these productivity IT systems. Designing and Conducting ICT based Training Courses and Workshops for Govt officers Preparation of various Functional, Technical & Administrative documents like EOI, RFP, SRS, Various Tender Documents, Proposals, Concept Notes, Tender Evaluation Sheets etc Introduce the decision making officers to various Information Systems by conducting live demonstrations and presentations about awareness of Enterprise Applications. Technical Consultancy to various state government departments and corporations Core member of implementing team formed for ERP implementation

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS Evaluation, Installation, Configuration and Customization, Implementation, Deployment, Administration, end user as well as technical Training, Maintainence & Support of the following applications as end to end solution within organization. 

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IT Inventory & Assets Management System with Helpdesk for the organization having 350 computers and 10 servers. Keeps track of all the IT Assets with state of the art helpdesk with incident, request, problem tracking. Software licenses management. Extensive reports. Implementation of Zimbra Email, Messaging & Collaboration Suite for 350 user accounts with Maintainence and Support, regular backup and upgrade. Exploiting advanced features. IpCOP and Endian: Firewall, Router & Proxy. Implementation and Support. Featuring anti spam, anti virus features with email scanner and content filtering. Experimental VPN. Commissioning Elastix, an Asterisk based Call Center for a government scheme. Featuring call forwarding, call recording, IVR and ring groups. Moodle based Online Distant Learning Management System with all necessary Technical, Functional and Administration related support. User Management. Forum Support. Building Enterprise Intranet with Liferay Portal (basic Implementation & Administration). Enterprise Content Management System with Alfresco Explorer and Alfresco share (basic Implementation & Administration). Pentaho Suite: ETL and Business Intelligence System (Evaluation and basic implementation). Jasper Reports Server: iReport and Analytical reporting (basic implementation). Built in all 4 big Websites with Joomla with necessary advanced features with custom development of components and modules. Created a few MIS Systems for Training Management, Hostel Management, Faculty MIS.

(November 2006 – April 2007) – Project Consultant Sunbridge Software Services, Pune, Maharashtra, India    

As consultant, provided consultancy on end to end solutions on Web Development, Content Management Systems and e Learning Solutions. Internally implemented a bug and issue tracking system for software project development. Maintained & supervised a team of web developers. Commissioned Firewalls and Proxies with content filtering and access restrictions.

Platforms: PHP, Apache, MySQL, Linux, Joomla, Drupal, Moodle. (February 2005 – September 2006) – Project Officer Bharatiya jain Sanghatana, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar islands, India   

Setting up LAN of 47 computers and worked as System Administrator and Network Administrator for the same. (Windows Server 2003) Managed installation and Configuration of School Administration Software at Head office and nearly about 300 schools throughout Andaman & Nicobar Islands as part of Post Tsunami rehabilitation. Customized and developed a Project tracking and Task Management System for Training of School Administrators and Head Masters for schools for a team of 45 members for 300 schools for their 7,500 teachers.

Platforms: PHP, Apache, MySQL, Linux, dotProject, eGroupware. (October 2003 – December 2004) – Software Developer Intratek Solutions, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India   

Designed, Developed, Implemented and Maintained a website for a local News Paper in Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Developed an Intranet for Andaman & Nicobar Administration covering areas such as office orders, policies, acts & rules, announcements, various govt forms, news & events. Worked as Liaising Officer for a few NGOs engaged in rehabilitation as Post Tsunami efforts.

Platforms: PHP, Apache, MySQL, Linux. (June 2000 – September 2003) – System Engineer & Software Developer Intratek Solutions, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India     

Implemented internal mail servers at several colleges. Promoted Red Hat Linux based SME Server as Intranet for internal communications with their custom built internal Websites. Secure Point to Point Tunneling over the Internet for interconnections of branches of a few banks and industries, Configured Dial-In Servers & VPN with RH Linux. Implemented Groupware, Intranet and Student Community & Information Systems. Extensively used GIS for preparation of maps and DEMs from contours.

Platforms: PHP, Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, GRASS GIS, Open ACS, PHP, Tcl/Tk, HTML, CSS (May 1999 – April 2000) – Databuilder AND Data India Pvt Ltd, Pune, Maharashtra, India 

Worked on GIS application to generate Vector GIS data with attributes from scanned images.

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Date Of Birth Nationality Marital Status Areas of Interests

: March 9, 1970 : Indian : Married : Indian Classical Music, Car Driving, To know about People, Places & Culture