Hrushikesh Hasabnis

IT Infrastructure Leader | HR Business Partner 24+ Years

Pune, India

About

I am an IT Infrastructure and Talent Development Leader with over 24 years of experience, most recently leading Talent Development at Tata Consultancy Services since 2020. My career spans IT Infrastructure Management, Service Delivery, and Talent Acquisition across global enterprise environments. My work involves managing enterprise IT infrastructure supporting thousands of users across multiple countries, using technologies like Unix, Solaris, Linux, VMware, AWS, RedHat, and Exadata. I have designed and delivered leadership development programs, managed Learning Management Systems, and led digital transformation initiatives that improved operational efficiency and reduced costs significantly.

Experience

Tower Lead – IT Infrastructure & Service Delivery

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – Client: Cargill

May 2014 – Oct 2025

• Led enterprise IT Infrastructure and Service Delivery operations supporting Cargill across North America, Europe, Latin America, and APAC. • Managed enterprise infrastructure supporting 5,000+ users across 12 countries while maintaining 99.95% service availability. • Led end-to-end infrastructure transition and go-live programs for Cargill, ensuring seamless service delivery across global regions. • Managed a team of 33+ infrastructure professionals across Unix, Cloud, Security, and Operations. • Supported and managed 3,000+ Windows Servers and 1,200+ Unix Servers, including AWS, RedHat, Solaris, Exadata, and VMware environments. • Developed and executed a 3-year IT Strategy, improving operational efficiency by 30%. • Directed Digital Transformation initiatives, reducing manual effort by 70% and increasing productivity by 35%. • Led migration of 500+ servers to cloud platforms, reducing infrastructure costs by 30% while increasing availability to 99.99%. • Managed annual IT budgets exceeding USD 2 Million, consistently delivering projects within budget and achieving 15-20% cost savings. • Optimized vendor contracts, generating annual savings exceeding USD 500K. • Improved SLA compliance from 92% to 99.8% while reducing critical incidents by 40%. • Increased First Call Resolution by 30% through automation, knowledge management, and service optimization. • Led enterprise cybersecurity initiatives ensuring 100% compliance with internal and regulatory standards. • Implemented Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity programs, reducing Recovery Time Objective (RTO) from 24 hours to 4 hours. • Managed strategic partnerships with 10+ global technology vendors and enterprise stakeholders. • Developed SOPs, operational governance frameworks, and automation initiatives improving delivery quality and operational excellence.

AWSVMwareDigital Transformation
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Lead – Talent Development

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

May 2020 – Oct 2025

• Led enterprise Talent Development strategy for global business units. • Designed and delivered leadership development, technical training, and capability-building programs. • Managed Learning Management Systems (LMS), competency frameworks, and organizational learning initiatives. • Partnered with business leaders to identify skill gaps and implement strategic learning interventions. • Led technical recruitment, talent acquisition, succession planning, and employee development initiatives. • Conducted performance analytics, learning effectiveness assessments, and workforce capability planning. • Delivered the highest number of training sessions across the organization, earning the Golden Guru Award (2024).

Talent DevelopmentTechnical Recruitment

Senior System Administrator

HSBC GLT

Sep 2007 – Jan 2014

• Managed production support for enterprise UNIX infrastructure supporting UK banking operations. • Led Incident, Problem, Change, and Major Incident Management activities. • Administered Solaris, Veritas Cluster, and enterprise UNIX environments. • Improved infrastructure availability through proactive monitoring and performance optimization. • Supported ITIL-based service delivery and enterprise operational governance.

SolarisVeritasITIL
Syntel Ltd.

Executive Technical Support

Syntel Ltd.

Nov 2004 – Aug 2007

• Delivered enterprise infrastructure support for global customers including American Express. • Administered Solaris, Linux, Windows Server, VMware, Citrix, SQL Server, IBM MQ, IIS, and DB2 environments. • Led VMware License Server implementation and infrastructure modernization initiatives. • Received SYNTEL STAR SMART Value Award for outstanding delivery performance.

VMwareLinuxWindows Server
Ontrack Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Customer Support Engineer

Ontrack Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Jul 2002 – Sep 2004

• Delivered enterprise infrastructure support for IBM Servers and enterprise storage environments. • Managed Windows Server administration, RAID implementation, hardware support, and system optimization.

Windows ServerRAIDIBM Servers

Customer Support Engineer

Impact Systems (Wipro ASP)

Aug 2000 – Jul 2002

• Provided infrastructure support for Mercedes-Benz India. • Managed Windows Server administration, Microsoft Exchange, SAP Desktop Client, Proxy Server, and enterprise desktop infrastructure.

Windows ServerMicrosoft ExchangeSAP

Education

Cusrow Wadia Institute Of Technology

Cusrow Wadia Institute Of Technology

Electrical Engineering

Jetking

Jetking

Computer Hardware & Networking

Skills

AWSVMwareLinuxSolarisUNIXChange ManagementBudget ManagementVendor ManagementCloud InfrastructureInfrastructure ManagementDigital TransformationProgram ManagementService DeliveryIT StrategySuccession PlanningPerformance ManagementTechnical RecruitmentHR Business PartnerTalent AcquisitionTalent Development

Languages

EnglishHindiMarathiSanskrit