Avinash Kaushal

About Avinash Kaushal

I am a driven technologist specializing in Microsoft stack of cloud and enterprise technologies with many years of industry experience. I bring to table a diverse set of consultative, management, architecture and operational skills. Over last 13 years, I have helped corporate, government and non-profit clients planning and implementing Office 365 and email hygiene/security deployments including configuration, custom tailored solutions, migrations and governance. I believe that can-do and customer-first attitude goes a long way earning client satisfaction. Microsoft technology enthusiast, with several years of experience in designing, developing applications on Microsoft Technology stack.O365, email gateways ( like ProofPoint, Symantec Message Labs, CISCO IronPort ) and Azure are my area of expertise.I specialise in designing Collaboration and Intranet platforms for corporate giants, ranging from consulting, insurance, product and banking domain.I have experience in successfully migrating Exchange services across various versions (both On-prem & on cloud/o365.My technical skill set comprises of platforms like, O365, Azure, Active Directory, Email gateway etc.Technologies like DevOps, Agile, SCRUM, PowerShell, MessageLabs, ProofPoint, EOP, CISCO IronPort, VMware.I focus on delivering robust services and establishing a framework around it, which helps to better monitor and maintain the installed service.I have a passion for delivering solutions with very strong technical implementation.I have been working in IT captive centers for leading service providers across the globe.Have worked rigorously in the Agile model of Automation scripts development.I have taken additional responsibilities of ensuring that the team has full exposure to all the latest technologies that are needed for better performance during the various stages of the project life cycle.“In the end it’s not about resolving the issue or doing a successful implementation. It’s only a small part of the bigger picture. In the end it’s all about the customer Experience and business outcomes. What drives a Business and what does the end user feel.”Understanding and Helping customers gives me greatest satisfaction and therefore I am always learning technology and people and my specialties includes around Office 365 and cloud technologies:+ Designing Solution and Architecture+ Consulting and Development+ Customer, Partner, and Client Relations+ Pre-Sales Activities+ Process Improvements+ Delivering Training and Webinars+ Technical event execution

Experience

1. Sr Principal Engineer

   GSK

   Nov 2025 — Present

Education

• Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation - University

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2006 — 2009

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  CBSE, PCM

  1995 — 2005

Skills

• Operating Systems
• Sql
• Office 365
• Skype for Business
• Microsoft Exchange
• Enterprise Messaging Administrator
• Virtualization
• Server Administration
• Windows
• Citrix
• IT Service Management
• Lotus Notes
• Skype for Business
• Blackberry Enterprise Server
• Dpm
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Hp Sim
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Itil
• Windows Azure
• Vmware Esx