Dr. Pawan K Sharma
Chief Information Security Officer
Tata Motors•Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Senior Technology Executive with 30 years plus of experience in IT transformation, IT Operations, capacity/cost projections, IT governance, Cyber Security . Logical thinker and strong communicator noted for transforming IT. Quality driven leader with profound analytical skills.Goal: Aligning Information Technology with the business to add maximum business value and realize maximum benefits in terms of process improvement, automation and cost optimization in the organization. To align business strategy to IT strategy and ensure business benefits. Good in People Management. Good negotiating skills internal and external. Excellent capability to develop, interact and negotiate with business partners.Specialties: Telcomm , Pharma Mfg , Banking , Life Science, Oil and Gas, Railway, ITSM , Automotive MfgHas extensive experience in setting up of Global In house centers (shared services center) in India for MNCs and manage large ODCs (Offshore Development Centres) for IT Services organizations. Lead several strategic outsourcing deals from US/Europe to India , DD and Portfolio Assessments for IT.More than 120 award winners in IT and Cyber security. • Enterprise Governance Management• IT advisory and process improvement• Outsourcing of IT Infrastructure Management. IT Security & Cyber security GovernanceSuccessfully, transitioned IT resources in the country’s largest network managed services outsourcing to Alcatel Lucent India involving 7500 resources.• ERP implementation (SAP R/3, mySAP Business Suite)• CRM Pharma Manufacturing • Knowledge Mgt appln dev• Integration of Lotus Domino workflow applications with SAP• Mailing & Groupware system implementation and administration• IT Strategy planning and implementation for Group Cyber Security• Governance of IT for Managed service accounts• IT Policy formulation and implementation• Alignment of IT Strategy to Business Strategy• Data center Optimization and Cloud Computing.• Managing project portfolio to reduce costs and improve IT effectiveness • 24X7 NNOC support for telecommunication domain.
Career Timeline
- Tata MotorsCurrentMar 2017–Present· 9 yrs 6 mos
- Chief Information Security OfficerCurrentMar 2017–Present
- Tata MotorsCurrentMar 2015–Present· 11 yrs 6 mos
- Head, OperationsCurrentMar 2015–Jul 2026
- Sep 2009–Mar 2015· 5 yrs 6 mos
- Head, Information TechnologyNov 2014–Mar 2015
- Head IT ( CIO & CISO for India Operations)Sep 2009–Nov 2014
- Aug 2008–Sep 2009· 1 yr 1 mo
- Head, Information TechnologyAug 2008–Sep 2009
- Dec 1997–Jul 2008· 10 yrs 7 mos
- Sr. Mgt. IT & Infrastructure (Corp)Dec 1997–Jul 2008
- May 1995–Nov 1997· 2 yrs 6 mos
- Manager, Area ServiceMay 1995–Nov 1997
- Jun 1994–May 1995· 11 mos
- Service Engineer Server Support.Jun 1994–May 1995
Education
Ph D. (IT Mgt)
Ph. D
Dr. D. Y. Patil VidyapeethM. Tech ( Computer Systems)
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Karnatak UniversityMBA (IT)
Information Technology
Alagappa UniversityMCSE , CCNA , ITIL ( Foundation) , TL 9000, CMMI L3
MCSE, CCNA
MicrosoftPG Computer Systems & Management
Information Technology
Alagappa UniversityM Sc. IT ( Master of Science)
Information Technology
Sam Higginbotom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences ( Formely Allahabad Agricultural Institute Deemed University )CE
Computer Engineering
P Dr. V. V. P Institute of Technology & Engineering