Rajeev Rao
Director, IT Infrastructure & Operations @Badger Infrastructure Solutions
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WORK HISTORY
Director, IT Infrastructure & Operations @Badger Infrastructure Solutions
Brownsburg, IN, US
Brought in to build and lead IT Infrastructure & Operations from the ground up, transforming a fragmented environment into a scalable, service-driven function, supporting enterprise-wide growth. Drove modernization across cloud, automation, and cybersecurity while embedding financial and operational discipline that improved reliability, agility, and cost efficiency, elevating IT as a strategic business enabler. • Built a scalable IT org with 15 staff and 25+ MSPs, covering 140+ U.S. and Canadian sites • Migrated 150+ on-prem servers to Azure, reducing footprint by 50% and saving $5M • Launched ServiceNow, Intune, and automated onboarding to cut rollout time from 4 months to 24 hours • Advanced cybersecurity with MFA, endpoint protection, and 14-day patch SLAs • Established 24x7 managed services and SLAs/KPIs, delivering $2M+ in savings • Managed $20M+ annual IT budget with strong governance and business alignment • Led hands-on field enablement for 1800+ operators • Built IT as a value-driven partner, aligning tech with enterprise growth
EDUCATION
Andhra University
Master of Computer Applications - MCA
Andhra University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Systems
SKILLS
ABOUT RAJEEV RAO
My professional passion is to elevate the perception of IT within an organization—to drive business growth and innovation. My professional expertise spans 10 years of applied executive-level leadership, technical infrastructure and operations, IT strategy and road mapping, end user services, cloud computing, program management, disaster recovery and developer of leaders and teams. My professional commitment is to continually go above-and-beyond; to foster cross-functional collaboration; to help individuals grow professionally and organizations to leverage technical throughput—with solutions that are enduring and sustainable. Currently, I am the Director over IT Infrastructure and Operations with Environmental Services innovator Badger Infrastructure Solutions. I lead a cross-functional team dispersed over North America to revolutionize our technology from the ground-up; codifying new infrastructure through ServiceNow implementations—and desktop, server, and datacenter migration to the Cloud. I am inspired everyday by the opportunity to partner with my global team, technology partners and the business to develop people; Innovations with infrastructure and supporting customers in their digital transformation. I welcome connecting through LinkedIn. Let’s talk!
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