Pranav Khaladkar

Director, Cloud Operations at Cytel

Pranav Khaladkar has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and companies. Pranav is currently serving as the Director of Cloud Operations at Cytel since August 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Cvent from June 2019 to August 2021, where they held the position of Senior Manager in Cloud Operations. In this role, they managed and coordinated the day-to-day activities of a global team, overseeing the management of colocation data centers, AWS cloud environments, and automation platforms.

Before joining Cvent, Pranav worked at Tieto from 2008 to 2019 in various roles. From June 2017 to May 2019, they served as the Manager of Cloud Operations, responsible for managing the team delivering global support for Tieto's proprietary product in the Oil & Gas domain. Pranav also held the position of Support Manager from January 2015 to May 2019, where they oversaw product maintenance support and managed a team delivering 24x5 support.

Additionally, Pranav worked as a Configuration Manager at Tieto from June 2013 to January 2015, where they were responsible for managing infrastructure for development projects. Pranav also served as a Team Manager and Practice Manager, leading teams responsible for distributed development of cloud solutions and establishing a center of excellence for configuration and release management.

Before joining Tieto, Pranav worked at Tieto from 2002 to 2008, where they held the position of Service Manager for HCW VSTS Service, responsible for maintenance and support of Microsoft TFS platform. Pranav also worked as a Product Support Specialist for iMedOne, providing L1-L2 support and coordinating escalations with the German team.

Overall, Pranav Khaladkar has a comprehensive background in cloud operations, team management, and support services, gained through their work experience at Cytel, Cvent, and Tieto.

Pranav Khaladkar completed their Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Telecommunications from Savitribai Phule Pune University from 1998 to 2001. In addition to their formal education, they obtained several certifications, including Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft in August 2021, Phishing Detection from HoxHunt in March 2019, DEVOPS ARCHITECT from the International DevOps Certification Academy™ in January 2019, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in May 2019.

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  • Director, Cloud Operations

    August, 2021 - present