Salman Mahmood

About Salman Mahmood

Experienced consulting leader with 15+ years leading large‑scale transformation across Microsoft’s cloud, productivity, and collaboration ecosystems; including Azure, SharePoint, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365. I architect and operationalize end‑to‑end strategies that modernize enterprises, accelerate digital adoption, and deliver measurable business outcomes at scale.I serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology leaders, shaping enterprise roadmaps, guiding complex implementations, and ensuring successful deployment, governance, and value realization of Microsoft platforms. My leadership spans building and scaling high‑impact functions; Centers of Excellence, partner ecosystems, new service portfolios, delivery organizations, and talent development programs, while driving operational excellence, innovation, and sustainable growth.Specialties- Strategic Consulting & Advisory- Enterprise Process Automation & Improvement- Client Relationship Management- Advanced AI Technologies- Architecture, Integration and Managing Enterprise Applications- Planning, Designing and Implementing Corporate Infrastructures- Outsourcing & Relationship Management- Large/Complex Software Product Management & Program Management- Business Development, Contract Negotiation & Proposals, Team building, Learning and DevelopmentCertifications- Amazon Bedrock & AWS Generative AI- Generative AI using Azure OpenAI ChatGPT- Microsoft® Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert- Microsoft® Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate- Microsoft® Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate- Microsoft® Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert- Microsoft® Certified Azure Data Scientist Associate- Microsoft® 365 Certified: Teamwork Administrator Associate- Microsoft® Certified Solutions Developer: App Builder- Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate: Web Applications

Experience

1. Associate Director - Enterprise Automation

   Cognizant

   Sep 2021 — Present

   Intelligent Process Automation & Tech | Digital Operations

Education

• New York Institute of Technology

  BS, Computer Science

  2008

• New York Institute of Technology

  MS, Computer Science

  2011

Skills

• O365
• Sharepoint
• .net
• Ektron
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Asp.net
• Ajax
• Javascript
• Visual Studio
• C#
• Xml
• Web Content Management
• Sql
• Web Services
• Iis
• Css
• Integration
• Sdlc
• Mysql
• Vb.net
• Team Leadership
• Html 5
• Databases
• Software Development
• Database Design
• Xhtml
• Agile Methodologies
• Scrum
• Web Development
• Entity Framework
• Mvc
• Ms Team Foundation Server
• Rdbms
• Web Project Management
• Agile Project Management
• Web Architecture
• .net Framework