Lakshmi Prasad Emuri

About Lakshmi Prasad Emuri

A seasoned IT executive with 27+ years of global delivery and pre sales experience across Cloud, Cybersecurity, AI/ML, Infrastructure, Enterprise IT, and 24x7 Operations, delivering secure, scalable, and cost-efficient services to Fortune 500 companies. Built and scaled multiple delivery organizations from the ground up, growing teams to 900+ HC across Cloud, Security, Infrastructure, and Telematics portfolios, enabling $3B+ in revenue support with 1.5× higher productivity than global peer teams. Managed global Enterprise IT (OSS/BSS, QA, Production Support) teams of 1,200+ HC, delivering 60%+ of enterprise workloads from offshore locations with strong focus on quality, availability, and governance. Led teams across 40+ countries, with major delivery centers in India, US, Japan, UK, Netherlands, and Germany, delivering complex software platforms, cybersecurity managed services, cloud operations, and infrastructure support across NA, EMEA, and APAC. Oversaw the setup and operations of multiple SOCs, NOCs, Hosting & DC Ops, and Advanced Communication TACs, achieving 80% offshore delivery and 40%+ cost savings. Led the adoption of AI for IT Operations (AIOps) — implementing predictive automation, intelligent alerting, and root cause analysis across cloud, infrastructure, network, and application landscapes. Oversaw AI for Security initiatives — embedding threat detection, UEBA, automated threat intelligence, and Security for AI governance frameworks across global enterprise environments in Telecom, HLS, BFSI, Transportation, and Manufacturing. Delivered zero-day billing models for campus hires by launching internship-led, job-integrated training programs with top universities—accelerating Day 1 productivity and bridging skill gaps in AI, Cybersecurity, IoT, and Cloud. Held cross-functional leadership roles as IT Lead / CIO, CTO, and CISO (including SPOC for CERT-In, DoT, etc.), accountable for enterprise IT strategy, digital architecture, cyber resilience, DevSecOps, Agile/Lean transformations, and shared services models. Deeply experienced in practice building and service innovation across Cloud, Security, AI-driven Delivery Transformation, Telematics, RIM, Application Support, and Digital Engineering, delivering complex programs across diverse industry verticals. Specialties:Global Delivery Leadership | Cybersecurity & Cloud Ops | SOC/NOC Management | AI in IT and Security Ops | Security for AI | Enterprise IT Strategy | DevSecOps | Lean Sigma | Agile & CI/CD | Infra & App Services | Change Management | Co-Innovation with Partners

Experience

1. Advisory Board Member

   Ctd Techs Pvt Ltd

   Feb 2021 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Advisory Board Member to CTD Techs CEO & Founder and Sr. Leaders

Education

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  EPBM, Management

  2006 — 2007

• Vasavi Polytechnic

  D.E.C.E., Electronics and Communication

  1991 — 1995

• University of Madras

  B.E., Computer Science and Engineering

  1995 — 1998

Skills

• Saas
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Data Center
• Solution Development
• Program Management
• Digital Media Services
• Software Project Management
• System Deployment
• Itil
• IT Operations
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Solutions Development
• Managed Security Services
• Telecommunications
• IT Strategy
• 24x7 Production Support
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Service Management
• Project Delivery
• Soa
• Professional Services
• Service Delivery
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Mfc
• Release Management
• Outsourcing
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Managed Hosting
• Remote Infrastructure Management
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Ms Vc++
• Vendor Management
• Managed Services
• Integration
• Business Intelligence
• Project Management