Abhay Pirapgol has a diverse work experience that spans over many years. Abhay started their career as Divisional Head - Networking at HOL Infosolution, where they led the design and implementation of customized infrastructure solutions for SMBs and enterprise clients. Abhay then worked at Sugen Software Pvt Ltd as an IT Infrastructure Manager, where they focused on strategic business partnerships, vendor management, and team leadership. Later, they joined Sujata Computers Pvt Ltd as an Executive Director of Information Technology, overseeing pre-sales and post-sales operations for IT infrastructure solutions. Abhay also worked at Wysetek Systems Technologists Pvt. Ltd. as a Solution Sales Specialist, specializing in areas such as server consolidation and virtualization, backup and recovery solutions, and cloud computing solutions. Abhay furthered their career at Quick Heal as a Manager of Presales, collaborating with international and domestic sales teams to acquire new customer accounts and partners. At Sunfire Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Abhay held roles as Business Unit Manager - Modern Infrastructure and Presales Manager, where they spearheaded the sales function of the Modern Infrastructure business unit, engaged with customers to understand their requirements, and drove enterprise solution sales. Currently, they are working as the Chief Solution Architect at Shro Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Abhay Pirapgol completed their Bachelor of Computer Application degree from the Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development (BVDU), Pune from 2014 to 2018. Prior to that, they pursued an Executive MBA in IT from UBI Business School from 2012 to 2013. In 1997 to 2001, they obtained a B.E. degree in Computers from the College of Computers & Electronics Engineering. Additionally, Abhay Pirapgol holds several certifications in various fields, including VMCE v12 from Veeam Software, Nutanix Certified Sales Expert and Nutanix Certified Sales Representative 2022 from Nutanix, Azure Fundamentals AZ900 from Microsoft, Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure from Cisco, DELL Enterprise Solution Certified from Dell EMC, Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) from Microsoft, NetApp Hybrid Cloud Associate from NetApp, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2021 Architect Associate from Oracle.
September, 2023 - present