Akshay Kulkarni
About Akshay Kulkarni
Akshay Kulkarni is a Senior Engineer at HTC Global Services with extensive experience in system administration and VMware infrastructure.
Current Position at HTC Global Services
Akshay Kulkarni is currently working as a Senior Engineer at HTC Global Services. He started this role in 2021 and is based in India. In his current position, he employs his extensive knowledge of VMware infrastructure, AWS cloud services, and data protection strategies using Commvault.
Previous Role at Atos Syntel
Before joining HTC Global Services, Akshay Kulkarni worked as an Associate Consultant at Atos Syntel from 2019 to 2021. This two-year tenure was based in the Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area. During this time, he enhanced his skills in system administration and IT consulting.
Experience at FIS
Akshay Kulkarni spent six months at FIS as a System Administrator from 2018 to 2019. Located in the Pune Area, India, this role helped him refine his expertise in managing VMware environments and performing critical administrative tasks.
Tenure at Wipro Technologies
From 2015 to 2019, Akshay Kulkarni held multiple positions at Wipro Technologies. Initially, he worked as a Windows System Administrator from 2015 to 2018, and later, he took on the role of System Administrator until 2019. His work primarily involved resolving issues related to VM clones, templates, snapshots, and disk consolidation, along with handling VMware features such as HA, DRS, FT, and ESXi host management.
Educational Background
Akshay Kulkarni holds an MSc in Information Technology from Savitribai Phule Pune University, which he attained between 2016 and 2018. Prior to that, he earned a BSc in Information Technology from Deogiri College Aurangabad, completing the program from 2013 to 2015. He completed his secondary education at Swami Vivekanad School, Kaij, from 2008 to 2010.
Technical Expertise
Akshay Kulkarni has extensive expertise in troubleshooting VMware infrastructure, handling versions 5.5, 6, and 6.5. He is proficient in performing VMotion and SVMotion operations and resolving issues related to VM clone, templates, snapshots, and disk consolidation. He has experience in P2V and V2V migrations and regularly collaborates with hardware vendors such as VMware, HP, and Microsoft to address hardware faults and issues with Windows group policy and AD.