Mahesh Sonawane is seeking a managerial position in a pleasant working environment to continue expanding his skills as a DC SME. He has a Bachelor's in Engineering from North Maharashtra University and certifications in ITIL v3, CCNP Routing, and CCNA. Currently an Assistant Manager at Netmagic Solutions Pvt. Ltd., his responsibilities include managing day-to-day DC operations, acting as a point of contact, team building, and handling escalations. He has over 15 years of experience in networking, operations, and customer support roles.

1. MAHESH V. SONAWANE
Address: A/201,Sai Sakshi Apartment,Plot no.17,Sector-3, Ghansoli, Navimumbai 400701.
Passport no: H8866341 E-mail: mahesh2727@gmail.com Mobile: +91-9987801438
Objective:
I am seeking a challenging managerial position in a pleasant working environment, which will
permit me to continue practicing and expanding my skill set and knowledge base to become
DC SME. As a result of my developed problem solving and people management skills and
ability to learn new tasks and concept quickly.
Educational Background:
 Bachelor in Engineering (B.E): North Maharashtra University.
 Diploma in Electronics: B.T.E, Mumbai.
 HSC: Nasik Board, Nasik.
 SSC: Pune Board, Pune.
Technology Certifications:
 ITIL v3 Foundation.
 CCNP (ROUTE)-(Cisco Certified Network Professional)
 CCNA - (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
Highlights of Expertise:
• IT Service Delivery management • Project Management
• Resource Management • Networking operations/Change Management
• Client Relations • Innovative IT Initiatives
• Troubleshooting/Resolution • End-user Support
Technical Proficiencies:
Primary:
 Routing: RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS-IP, MPLSVPN, Static Routing, Redistribution,
Route map, GRE Tunneling, Etc.
 Switching: VLAN, ISL/802.1Q, Inter VLAN routing, VTP, VTP Pruning, Etherchannels:
PAGP/LACP, HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, STP, RSTP, MSTP, STP & VLAN Security: Private
VLAN, DHCP Snoofing, IP Source guard, DAI, Switch spoofing, VLAN hoping, Root
guard, BPDU guard, Loop guard, UDLD Etc.
 IP Services: DHCP, NAT, NTP, SNMP, IPSLA, IP Accounting, SSH, TCP Performance
Enhancement, Etc.
 VDC, FEX, Port Channel, Port Profile, VPC, Fabric Path, OTV Basics
 VSAN, Zoning, SAN Port channeling iSCSI, FCIP, NPV, FCoE
 Firewall: Basic IPSec VPN & config. /monitoring Fortigate firewall.
 VMware, Vmotion, HA, DRS,
 Basic understanding of OFS & OFC.
Secondary:
 VMWare: VMware vSphere 5.1, 5.5, VCD,
 Storage: EMC VNX 5500 Series
Platforms:
 Cisco 1800,2950,2960,3750, ASR 9006, Nexus 5548, 5596, 2248, Cat.6509, Cisco
MDS switches, Juniper MX80, ASA, Fortigate 110A
 HP, IBM, Dell servers.
 EMC VNX 5500 Series.
Professional Summary:
Netmagic Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (An NTT Communications Company)
29th July 2013 to till date
Designation: Assistant Manager (Reporting to Manager)

2. Dept.: Global Service Delivery.
Present Responsibilities:
 Managing the day to day DC operations (Incident Management) of NTT
Communications Global Datacenter’s for Global Region.
 Acting as a SPOC for the entire site and team members representing around 25
people
 Team Building with moral support, cross platform knowledge, promoting them to the
next level of domains, giving them definite solutions on all their queries
 Play a Key part for effective management of day to day Datacenters Operations,
 Responsible for handling Internal & Customer escalations.
 Perform troubleshoot on datacenter, identify issues and assist in timely resolution of
same.
 Handling the pre-approved Changes for new Customer/CR configuration
creation/review, approvals, Deployment.
 Responsible for creation/change of project Runbooks, SOP, Weekly. Monthly,
Quarterly projects reports.
 Providing periodic trainings to resources for related tools, DC infrastructure, Process
 Coordinating with global Onsite Teams, Customer front Teams, SME, for multiple
events, issues.
 Play Key role/Manage events in APAC region Datacenter’s.
 Attending Scheduled review meetings for IM Report, Open issues.
 Shortlisting resources for project requirements.
 Ensure adherence to all established guidelines and management practices for team
members.
Netalter Software Limited
1st Feb.2008 to 28th July 2013
Designation: Network Engineer.
Responsibilities:
 Designed, Implemented and Troubleshooting company network consisting of Cisco
routers (1841), switches (Cisco & Nortel Bay stack) and Fortigate firewalls (100A).
 Managed Network related issues, Solutions, ISP & Vendor Coordination.
 Handled the basic VMWare Tasks as part of IT Team.
Avesta Infoway Pvt. Ltd.
July2007 to Feb.2008
Responsibilities:
 Configure, Implement and Troubleshoot LAN problems of HINDUJA HOUSE side.
 Create/Delete VLANS as per requirement
 VTP, Assign VTP Roles: Server/client/Transparent to switches, Switch port security
on Cisco Switches 2950.
Tataindicom broadband Pvt. Ltd (Outsource)
Dec.2005 to July2007
Responsibilities:
 Coordinating with Network Operation Center (NOC).

3.  Leading Team which includes Technicians, Field Engineers and even guiding
Commercial / Marketing team of the branch for Customer Care Aspects.
•Sify broadband Pvt. Ltd (Outsource)
Dec. 2002 to Nov. 2005
Responsibilities:
 Coordinating with Network Operation Center (NOC).
 Leading Team which includes Technicians, Field Engineers and even guiding
Commercial / Marketing team of the branch for Customer Care Aspects.
Yours Truly,
Mahesh Sonawane.