Waliur Rahman
500 Buck Ridge Road, Cedar Park, TX 78613 waliur99@gmail.com 512-921-3613
LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/rahmanwaliur/
Visionary / Strategist / High Impact Leader
specializing in Service Industries
Accomplished Information Technology Executive
with 21 years of experience and proven track record of revenue generation
through innovative solution/product development. Author of multiple US
Patents and winner of prestigious awards. Broad leadership experience as
senior technology manager in building and leading high performing teams and
instilling accountability and customer focus in the areas of:
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IT
Transformations
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IT
Strategy/Management/Development
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IT:
Development, Engineering, Security, Operations
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Recruit/Coach/Mentor/Manage
Dynamic Teams
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Large
scale Infrastructure, Security and Systems
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Organization
Turnarounds
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Cloud,
Virtualization, Data Centers, and Network
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Program
Management
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Automation,
Orchestration, Application Platforms
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"Running
the business", Org management
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Innovation
and Patent Program
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Business
Development
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Complex
Customer Solutions - P&L
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Technology
Trend/Market Analysis
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Experienced and press trained public speaker and
skilled communicator with C-Level executives and prospective
internal/external clients with strong analytical skills in understanding
business requirements, ROI analysis, RFI/RFP, technology/vendor management
and full project lifecycle oversight; always questioning the "Status
Quo"
Key Revenue Building Accomplishments
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Increased efficiencies by automating IT apps, systems and
processes; leading to 20% of IT OpEx savings
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Pioneered “Cloud Computing” (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS),
“Automation”, and “Orchestration” solutions leading to the development of
AT&T’s Utility Cloud product line with $100M+ revenue
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Strategized and developed of AT&T’s Premium
Hosting/Cloud managed services business; $Bn+ revenue
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Developed and launched strategic opportunity innovation
program contributing to many new Innovative product launched leading to $100M+
revenue streams
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Successfully implemented many large scale solutions
for Fortune 500 Enterprise customers, leading to 35% year over year (YoY)
growth of Verizon Network/Cloud Global Professional Services Revenue
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Managed Innovation & Patent board,
authored/reviewed/approved 100s of patents leading to $Ms in revenue
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Launched new Innovative IPv6 Transition solutions
demonstrating Verizon as the Industry thought leader
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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IT Technology: Created IT processes, operations,
IT strategy, architecture standard/framework
o Developed
IT technology enablement process to solve critical business problems and IT
roadmaps
o Implemented
IT service development/delivery/operational process with KPI/SLA in a 24/7
model
o Enterprise
shared applications, infrastructure (SaaS), design, development, delivery and
operations:
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Collaborated with internal/external business and
technology partners, developers, QA, PMs
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IT Application Platform, Systems, Security, Network, UC,
Cloud/Data Center, Server, Storage
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IT governance and architecture review board, implement
standardizations, target architecture
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Scalability, reliability, availability, security, DR, with
automated IT service delivery
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IT Transformations initiatives, migration from a cost
center to revenue generation model, ROI
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IT program life cycle management, development business
case; objective, risk, drivers, priority
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Program managed SDLC, requirements, architecture/design,
code construct, QA, deployment
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Developed/managed global infrastructure program/projects,
review, manage and modernize
o Developed
and managed IT project portfolios globally using multi-vendor
hardware/software platforms
o Gained end
user confidence and BU trusted advisor working with partners/service
providers/other BUs
o Improved
IT efficiencies by automations, ITIL, DevOpps supporting Agile/Scrum for all
IT initiatives
o Managed
full IT life Cycle: Strategy, Architecture, Budget, Operations, delivery with
accountability
o Led
architecture governance of AT&T’s IT/Cloud(IaaS/PaaS/SaaS)/Security; led
to $Bn+ revenue
o Managed
large global IT teams of developers, engineers and operations, supporting
scalable reliable secured, 100% available Cloud/Data Center/Network/IT
Systems in a 24/7/365 operations (Tier1-4)
o Developed
solutions Audio/Video and user computing, Win/Mac/Linux/Mobile/VDI, BYOD
policies
o Evaluated
all IT infrastructure projects, prioritize, defined policies to upgrade,
change management
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Vendor/partner managed; RFI/RFP
creation/response/selection, negotiations, contracts, SLA and procurement
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Budget management; CapEx & OpEx planning and
management supporting IT initiative ($50M - $300M)
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Provided executive leadership briefing, IT
technology/market analysis, guide other organizations, partners
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Defined the operating model; problem/conflict resolution,
provide guidance, defined operating principals
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Team management: Recruited, managed and led the
global teams of technical professionals, and managers:
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culture of innovations & collaboration; internal and external team
supporting corporate goals and solving business "pain points"
through innovative technology solutions, developed career plans
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vision/strategy/direction, created an efficient team of trust and
collaboration, empowerment
o Employee
performance management, mentoring, encouragement and drive them to achieve
further
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Managed P&L in the areas of; IT, Cloud, Data
Center, and Network Services, 35% revenue growth
o "Run
the business" - Verizon Global Solutions - Various IT Technology
transformation projects
o Cloud/DC
Engineering/Operations, highly scalable/100% availability cloud solutions, IT
process and governance, 24/7 support, transformed business objectives into
technical requirements
o Measured
success; KPI, SLA, matrices; monitor and managed organizational progress
against financial and tactical objective; worked effectively with
internal/external customers & partners, built the network
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Customers: Worked with internal/external
customers: proposal, solution, sales support, be a trusted advisor:
o Identify
customer needs, develop solutions, contract negotiation, provide guidance and
develop strategy
o Develop
partnership and channels, build customer/partner relationships, test new
solutions/products
o Identify
customer pain points, industry and internal compliance requirements (PCI/SOX.
HIPPA, Cloud Security), transform business requirements into solutions, drive
customer satisfactions
o Program
managed end to end project life cycle, work flow, resource management,
budget, revenue
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Product development: Managed full product
management life cycle of Cloud/Data Center/Security solutions
o Concept,
business case, market analysis, GTM strategy, product development &
delivery, revenue forecast & capture, product enhancements, roadmaps,
channels, margins, profitability, financials
o Product
marketing & launch; industry presentation/trade show, analyst briefing,
customer forums
o Captured
customer satisfaction KPIs/SLA measurements, developed product portfolios,
"hand on" GM
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delivery automation, service orchestrations, utility model; business
transaction based SLA
o SaaS,
Hybrid cloud/DC automation; enabling customer workloads to a multi-provider
cloud platform
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Innovation forum: Developed internal "VC"
investment/idea/product development, utilizing "crowd sourcing"
o Promoted
innovation and developed business processes for products identifying new
business opportunities and areas for strategic development to capture niche
market, new revenue generation, adoption of new technologies, re-vitalize
shrinking market, be a differentiator and improve efficiencies
o Developed
proof of concept (POC), prototype, new line of business development and
Intellectual Property Patent board, go to market strategy & business
cases
o Many new
product/services launched, 100s of patents, millions and millions in revenue,
examples:
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IaaS/PaaS/Saas Orchestration: Automated Hosting platform
led to $100Ms revenue streams
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Converged IT Network and Systems removing complexities saving
20% IT Op-ex
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The Digital Home (Home Automation/communication):
Strategy, Prototype, Solution
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Promoted new solution and technology; speaker at many
Industry Events/Webinars, C-level executives and technical level customer
forums; transformed customer business objective into technical solutions
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Evaluated 100s of small/ mid-size private/public
companies, due diligence; for Investment analysis, M&A
UTC
Associates, Austin, TX2014 – Present
Managing Director
Technology Solutions
Cloud strategy/migration practice development, IT
transformations and automation, Innovation and new solution/product
development, revenue generation and P&L
Sungard
Availability Services, Austin, TX2013 – 2014
Sr. Managing Director
Technology & Product Innovations – CTO Office
Drive innovation and patents, new product
development, network, cloud and IT technology strategy & architecture,
new revenue generations, customer complex solutions
Verizon,
Austin, TX2010 – 2013
Managing Principal
(Managing Director) – Verizon Global Solutions
Develop and manage Verizon's Security, Cloud,
Network Services and IT; Innovation, new product/service development, P&L
management, complex customer (internal & external) solutions
AT&T
Inc. (AT&T Labs), Austin, TX1996 – 2009
Chief Architect (Managing
Director) – Innovation, Cloud Data Center, IT, Network Services
Architecture management, Customer Solution,
Innovation forum and Patent board, Network Cloud/DC Services, IT, new
product/solution development
TECHNOLOGIES
Hybrid cloud, AWS, AZURE, OpenStack, InterCloud,
DDoS, API, Big Data, SOA, SDLC, IP (L1-L7), SDN, CDN, LAN/WAN/WiFi, LTE,
VoIP, IPT, Video, MPLS VPN, DNS, AD, Exchange, UC, SharePoint, Hosting/Data
Center, Server, Storage, Security, IDS/IPS/FW, IMS, IPTV, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS,
WinTel, Unix/Linux, JAVA, .Net, XML, ERP, CRM, SQL, Oracle, RedHat, Tivoli,
BMC, TOGAF, ITIL, Agile, PCI/SOX/HIPPA, VMware/Virtualization, Application
Platform, IT Ops, OSS/BSS, BC/DR, DCIM, ITSM
PRIOR RELATED EXPERIENCE
Corporate Health Consultants
(CHC)
Network Engineer
1995 – 1996 Toronto, ON
Axxess Computer
Systems
Network Administrator
1993 – 1994 Montreal, QC
EDUCATION
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Bachelor’s
in Electrical Engineering Concordia University, Montreal, QC
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Certificate
in High Speed Networks, AT&T School of Business & Technology, NJ
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Certificate
in Network Admin, George Brown College, Toronto, ON
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION, ACCREDITATION, AND
AFFILIATIONS
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Patents, Silver Award and “Standing Ovation” award, Member: IEEE, WiMax Forum