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Sarath Gopalakrishnan

Brampton,ON

Summary

Insightful Information Technology Manager with 14 years of diverse IT experience including oversight of infrastructure, application support and security services. Dedicated to customer satisfaction with focused delivery of technical solutions. Proven leader in directing operations, maintenance and support of complex systems. Develops creative business solutions, leveraging diverse methodologies and delivering engineering solutions for leading organizations. Highly adept in request for proposal development, technology needs assessments and staff training.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Service Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
2022.05 - Current

Handled escalated customer issues effectively, resolving problems swiftly while preserving positive relationships where possible.

  • Improved service quality, addressing client concerns promptly and professionally.
  • Coordinated with multiple departments to ensure seamless service delivery across all touchpoints.
  • Established culture of continuous improvement, encouraging team members to share ideas for process enhancements.
  • Enhanced service delivery by developing and implementing efficient processes.
  • Handled high priority incidents with exceptional poise and composure, making quick decisions in effort to reduce overall impact.
  • Established strong relationships with stakeholders across various departments to facilitate seamless collaboration during high-pressure situations.
  • Implemented preventative measures by analyzing incident trends and working closely with IT team to address vulnerabilities.
  • Coordinated with external vendors to resolve incidents involving third-party systems, ensuring minimal impact on business operations.
  • Played key role in maintaining business continuity during high-impact incidents by quickly identifying root causes and implementing effective recovery strategies.
  • Led technical upgrade projects for clients by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.

Manager-Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
2021.12 - 2022.05
  • Identified opportunities for process improvements, implementing changes that increased efficiency across all projects.
  • Successfully managed multiple simultaneous projects through effective time management skills and prioritization techniques.
  • Ensured compliance with industry regulations by staying up-to-date on relevant policies and procedures.
  • Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
  • Conducted comprehensive post-project evaluations to identify areas for improvement in future initiatives.

Technology Specialist

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
2018.12 - 2021.11
  • Improved customer satisfaction by providing timely and effective technology support.
  • Provided exceptional customer service by troubleshooting technical issues promptly and accurately resolving problems.
  • Optimized system performance through routine maintenance tasks and proactive issue resolution.
  • Implemented effective change management strategies to facilitate smooth adoption of new systems and processes among users.
  • Evaluated emerging technologies for potential integration, aligning with organizational goals and objectives.
  • Conducted regular audits to ensure compliance with industry regulations, standards, and guidelines related to technology usage.

Technology Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
2016.09 - 2018.12
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to define technical requirements, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Troubleshot complex issues impacting systems performance, applying root cause analysis techniques to prevent future occurrences.
  • Participated in verifying compliance with service level agreements by maintaining technical uptime levels.
  • Evaluated emerging technologies and recommended strategic solutions to support business growth initiatives.
  • Led technology governance efforts, planning upgrades, hardware refreshes and software updates.
  • Reduced system downtime by implementing proactive monitoring and maintenance procedures.

Sr Developer Mobility Products

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
2012.02 - 2016.09
  • Spearheaded adoption of cutting-edge tools and frameworks to enhance team productivity, staying ahead of competition in technology innovation.
  • Promoted culture of continuous improvement by regularly reviewing processes, tools, and techniques to identify areas for optimization or enhancement.
  • Delivered exceptional results under tight deadlines, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and adaptability under pressure.
  • Mentored junior developers, fostering collaborative environment for knowledge sharing and skill development.
  • Collaborated across multi-disciplinary teams using Agile development frameworks.
  • Corrected, modified and upgraded software to improve performance.
  • Stayed current on industry trends to identify opportunities for incorporating new technologies into existing applications.

Software Engineer - Mobile Platform

Cabot Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
2010.11 - 2012.02
  • Designed, built, and configured iOS applications to fulfill business process and application specifications.
  • Collaborated with backend team to design and implement web service API's for supporting new features
  • Worked on bug fixing to enhance application performance and responsiveness.
  • Collaborated with QA on continuous integration and delivery along with automated and manual testing.
  • Evaluated and implemented new mobile methodologies and technologies.
  • Built reusable iOS software components for platform.
  • Coded, signed, and deployed iPhone and iPad applications to Apple Appstore.

IPhone Developer

Vanilla Networks Pvt Ltd.
2010.02 - 2010.11
  • Utilized Objective C, iOS SDK, Cocoa Frameworks, and SQLLite to develop innovative iOS mobile applications.
  • Crafted robust applications that met the requirements of various products.
  • Implemented UI using XCode Interface Builder tools.
  • Optimized and refactored existing code for improved system performance.
  • Contributed to team process improvements, industry best practices and principles.
  • Deploy mobile applications to App Store.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication Engineering

College of Engineering Adoor
Kerala, India
07.2009

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Business Analysis
  • Application Development
  • Team Collaboration
  • Effective Communication
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Object-Oriented Programming
  • Data Integration -Talend, SOA
  • HTML, CSS, Javascript, NodeJS
  • Objective C, Swift, Java, Python, SQL
  • Team Leadership
  • Problem-Solving
  • Incident Management
  • Rackspace, AWS-CloudFront, DynamoDB, AWS Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch

Certification

ITIL V4 Certified.

AWS Cloud Practitioner Certified

Timeline

Service Manager

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
2022.05 - Current

Manager-Projects

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
2021.12 - 2022.05

Technology Specialist

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
2018.12 - 2021.11

Technology Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
2016.09 - 2018.12

Sr Developer Mobility Products

Cognizant Technology Solutions, CTS
2012.02 - 2016.09

Software Engineer - Mobile Platform

Cabot Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
2010.11 - 2012.02

IPhone Developer

Vanilla Networks Pvt Ltd.
2010.02 - 2010.11

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication Engineering

College of Engineering Adoor

ITIL V4 Certified.

AWS Cloud Practitioner Certified

Sarath Gopalakrishnan