Nilan Kanax
Global IT Manager @Asite
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WORK HISTORY
Global IT Manager @Asite
London, GB
Responsible for leading a global team of seven across India, the UK, and the USA.• Reporting directly to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).• Accountable for overseeing IT and Information Security teams, ensuring seamless collaboration.• Responsible for managing a budget of approximately £12M, including business case development.• Successfully spearheading the transition from JumpCloud to Hexnode for MDM replacement.• Oversee asset management and procurement strategies.• Lead recruitment and onboarding of IT & Security Technicians.• Drive ISO and SOC 2 certification processes.• Appointed to rebuild the entire IT infrastructure of the London office.• Achieved £5M in cost savings over six months on hardware and SaaS purchases.• Conducting cost-of-doing-business (COB) assessments for contract renewals.Key Projects:• Successfully rebuilt and modernised global IT services from the ground up, supporting all users and offices worldwide.• Delivered a complete MDM redesign, configuration, and global rollout (UK, India, KSA, AUS) within 2 months, for 450 users.• Recruited, built, and trained a new IT team, 1 team member in London and 4 in India, establishing strong global support coverage.• Co-led and integrated the InfoSec team in collaboration with the CSO, enhancing cross-departmental security governance.• Led major infrastructure improvements, including JIRA knowledge base redesign, firewall and network reconfiguration, and MDR/ADR security deployment.• Achieved average cost savings of £400 per device, totalling £2.2 million in hardware savings.• Successfully met and maintained ISO and SOC 2 compliance requirements.• Renegotiated global vendor contracts, delivering significant cost savings across all business departments.• Partnered directly with C-suite executives to provide critical IT and data insights for strategic decision-making.• Established regular monthly reviews with vendors to ensure service quality and contract compliance.
EDUCATION
Bournemouth University
MSc Computer Animation & Visual Effects, MSc Computer Animation & Visual Effects
London Metropolitan University
Multimedia Design BSc
SKILLS
ABOUT NILAN KANAX
A passionate, methodical, sharp and internationally experienced IT & Cybersecurity Manager, who specialises in spearheading IT change management from conception to delivery for multi-million-pound businesses. A technically-minded and dedicated professional who is experienced in delivering 1st, 2nd and 3rd line IT and Cybersecurity support within a variety of industry sectors. Possesses extensive strategic expertise with a proven track record of achievements, by delivering change by adopting a solution orientated, strategic approach, coupled with attention to detail, commercial awareness and technological IT innovation. A highly analytical, commercially astute, data-driven leader and team player that has the ability to support, motivate and inspire individuals within a team to successfully deliver innovative results using the ITIL technology framework. An adaptable, client-centric, outcome orientated professional who has excellent negotiation and people management skills, with a proven ability to seize new business opportunities, whilst building strong relationship based on trust, and mutual respect at all professional levels.KEY SKILLS & EXPERTISE: Leadership • Operational Management • Strategic Planning • Change & Transformation • Support Service Management • Budget Management • Project Management • Continuous Improvement • Recruitment • Training & Staff Development • Infrastructure Development • Quality Assurance • Risk Management • Reporting • Stakeholder Management • Cyber Security • NetworkingCYBERSECURITY SPECIALISMS: End Point Management: SentialOne, Cisco, Sophos and Paltoalto | Network: SolarWinds and Darltrace | MDM: Intune, JAMF and Hexnode | SSO: Okta, Google SSO and MS Entra.SOFTWARE & OPERATING SYSTEMS: Mac OS X • iOS • Windows 98 to 10 • Windows Mobile • Android • MS Office • Adobe Suite • Active Directory • Sophos Management • Google Suite • UTS • Chrome • AWS • Cloud Services • ZenDesk • JAMF • JIRA • Python • LinuxHARDWARE: Mac • PC • Server Based • Meraki Dashboard • Cisco • Mitel Phone System • Android • iOS • Zoom.us • Networking • Sophos • Fortigate • Chrome
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