Makarand Deshmukh

About Makarand Deshmukh

I have more than twenty years of experience in IT industry. I have over eleven years of experience in Infrastructure and cloud Presales, Solutions and Sales. I also have around ten years of experience in IT service delivery, competency development and GTM. My current responsibility includes leading large deals, solutions and new business development for Cloud and Infrastructure Services for Continental Europe region.I have deep experience in infrastructure design, implementation, vendor management and service management. I have also worked on ITIL implementation, infrastructure consolidation and process optimisation areas.Specialities: IT Infrastructure and Cloud Presales and Solutions, ITIL, Cyber Security, Mobility

Experience

1. Director and Practice Specialist

   Wipro

   Dec 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Leading Cloud and Infrastructure Services business for Wipro for a large global BFS customer

Education

• Mgm College Of Engineering & Technology

  B.E., ECT

  1991 — 1995

• Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

  General Management Program for Executives, Business Administration and Management, General

  2011 — 2012

• Satyam School of Leadership and U21 Global

  Certification for Global Business Leader, General Management

  2007 — 2007

• Great Lakes Institute of Management

  Post Graduate Program - Cloud Computing

  2019 — 2019

• Bal Vidya Mandir

  High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  1987

Skills

• Technical Presales
• IT Strategy
• Business Process
• Itil
• IT Outsourcing
• Bid Process Management
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• Vendor Management
• Information Security
• Management
• Mobile Device Management
• IT Service Management
• Service Delivery
• Global Delivery
• Team Management
• Microsoft Technologies
• Presales
• Solution Architecture
• Pre-Sales
• Enterprise Mobility
• Service Management
• Ppc Bid Management
• Requirements Analysis
• Strategy
• Consulting