Ankit Parikh
@ankitparikh
Technical Project Manager at British Telecom Ltd.
Noida, India
Ankit Parikh is a highly competent professional with over 16 years of experience in IT Infrastructure Operations and IT Project Management. He specializes in mapping client requirements, custom designing solutions, and troubleshooting complex Information Systems Management across Network & Cyber Security. His expertise covers end-to-end program planning, service delivery, and managing mission-critical 24/7 environments.
Experience
Technical Project Manager
British Telecom Ltd.
Spearheading IT Application Design & Development, IT Strategic & Operational Planning functions. Key achievements include directing projects worth US$ 1M and generating additional business worth US$ 55k. Led a disaster recovery project reducing IT ramp-down from 5 hours to 3 hours. Managed IT and Systems Administration for a corporate network of 800 users and 40+ servers, maintaining 90%+ uptime. Directed large-scale programs such as Cisco Clock remediation, Wireless LAN Transformation, and DC Consolidation.
Senior Network Administrator
Microland Ltd.
Senior Administrator
Wipro Ltd.
Senior Network Engineer
HCL Comnet Ltd.
Associate Consultant
HCL Technologies Ltd.
Coordinated multiple network & security implementation projects globally. Worked on remediation projects ensuring compliance using tools like IBM Tivoli Network Configuration Manager and Solarwinds. Deployed Checkpoint Firewall Gateways, SIEM tools (Arcsight, SPLUNK), and pioneered WAN migration from CE Router to customer-managed L3 devices.
Education
Sikkim Manipal University
MBA in Information Systems
Information Systems
Sikkim Manipal University
B.Sc. in Information Technology
Information Technology
Father Agnel Polytechnic
Diploma in Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering
Licenses & Certifications
Prince2 Practitioner
CCNP R&S
ITIL v3 Foundation
Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure