Ajay Panicker

Director IT and Automation

SHS Group ME

Feb, 2019 - Present

Dubai, UAE

VP - Information Technology

Amity Education Group - Middle East

Jul, 2012 - Jan, 2019

Dubai, UAE

Project Manager – IT Infrastructure and Security

etisalat

Nov, 2010 - Jun, 2012

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Systems Manager

American School of Dubai

Mar, 2008 - Aug, 2010

Dubai, UAE

Group IT Manager

Edugates Group, Dubai

Dec, 2006 - Mar, 2008

Dubai, UAE

Team Leader (Voice) Technical Process

HCL Technologies BPO Ltd,

Jul, 2004 - Sep, 2006

Delhi, India

EDP Manager

Indian Air Force

Apr, 1998 - Jan, 2004

New Delhi, India

Other, Artificial Intelligence : Implications for Business Strategy

MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, United States

Nov, 2019 - Feb, 2020

MBA, Risk and Project Management

National Institute of Business Management, Kerala, India

Jan, 2017 - Mar, 2019

MBA, Major in Operations & Finance

SP Jain School of Global Management, Dubai, UAE

Jun, 2012 - Sep, 2014

Other, Systems Management

National Institute of Information Technology, Delhi, India

Dec, 2000 - Jun, 2003

Bachelor(BSc/BA), IT

Annmalai University, Tamil Nadu, India

Jun, 2000 - May, 2003

Other, Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering

Technical Training College, Indian Air Force, India, India

Oct, 1988 - Jun, 1990

Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB)

IQF, USA, UAE

2014

Blue Ocean Strategy Simulation (BOSS)

SP Jain School of Global Management, UAE

2014

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB)

IQF, USA, UAE

2014

Extreme Network Specialist (ENS)

eXtreme Networks, UAE

2010

Cyberoam Certified Network and Security Professional (CCNSP)

Cyberoam, UAE

2009

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

redhat, India

2006

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) with SQL/Exchange as Electives

Microsoft, India

2004

Quality Management

The Quality College, New Delhi, India, India

2003

Infrastructure Implementations, Ensuring IT Initiatives Achieve Business Goals, Project/Resource Planning and Management, Data Security and IT Security, Technical Acumen, Risk Management and Quality Control, Directory Systems Management, Network Appliances, Enterprise Wireless Deployment, Integration of Directory Systems to Nework Appliances (Firewall, Wi-Fi Controller)

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