Dharmesh P Parekh

About Dharmesh P Parekh

As an Executive Technology Leader, I have 20+ years of success driving enterprise platforms, database modernization, and cybersecurity for global Fortune 500 and government organizations. I am also well versed in cloud transformation, automation, and cost optimization. It is my passion to improve operational performance and eliminate legacy dependencies. Key Achievements Include: Delivered more than $20M in enterprise-wide savings through Oracle contract negotiations, in house disaster recovery design, cloud migration, and hardware modernization across Citi, NIH, and SEI Investments Directed large-scale modernization of 60TB enterprise databases and cloud migrations to Oracle 19C, AWS, and GCP, improving operational performance by 50% and eliminating legacy dependencies Achieved 96–98% compliance across GDPR, HIPAA, FISMA, and PCI frameworks by deploying Zero Trust Architecture, encryption protocols, and automated vulnerability management that reduced security incidents by 45% Drove enterprise automation and virtualization initiatives that reduced database provisioning time from 12 days to under 30 minutes, streamlined data workflows, and saved hundreds of engineering hours annually Contact me through this profile if you wish to connect.

Experience

1. Vice President - Database, Platform and Security

   Citi

   Aug 2022 — Present · Newark, DE, US

   Lead a global team of engineers across database, systems, and cybersecurity, maintaining 99.99% uptime and directing large-scale modernization, automation, and compliance initiatives.• Orchestrated migration and upgrade of 60TB Oracle databases to 19C, eliminating legacy dependencies and saving multi-million dollars in support and storage costs.• Oversaw a global team driving strategy, modernization, automation, and operations for database, platform, infrastructure, security, and risk across on-prem and cloud environments, transforming manual COB (Continuity of Business) testing into a fully automated one-touch process enabling seamless disaster recovery failover, reducing execution time and human error while saving $4.5M across multiple applications.• Negotiated Oracle licensing, pricing, and extended support agreements, driving $7M in savings while optimizing enterprise vendor contracts.• Spearheaded enterprise cloud migration strategy for non-documental systems, achieving 70% completion and projecting $5M+ in savings over 5 years.• Implemented GDPR, FISMA, PCI, and legal hold frameworks, achieving 96% compliance, reducing security incidents by 45%, and ensuring 98% audit-readiness across the environment.• Automated manual data-exchange processes and led infrastructure refresh and Zero Trust initiatives, saving hundreds of engineering hours annually, cutting downtime by 50%, and reducing technical debt.

Education

• Institute Of Engineers, Mumbai, India

  Bachelor’s Degree, Engineering

• University of Delaware

  Master of Science - MS, Cybersecurity

• K. J. Somaiya Institute Of Engineering, Mumbai, India

  Diploma in Engineering, Engineering

• Goldey-Beacom College

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Information Technology

  2017 — 2018