Sharad Menawat

About Sharad Menawat

Seasoned IT executive with expertise in Strategy, IT Governance, Cloud Transformation, Solution Architecture, and Project Management for global clients with complex IT environments. Proven proficiency in architecture, Cloud & infrastructure operations, and Cloud Operating Models. Skilled in developing and executing long-term strategic initiatives aligning IT with business goals. Expert in transformative solutions, optimizing ROI, enhancing user experience, and ensuring reliable operations. Adept at engaging senior stakeholders, driving Cloud adoption, and building enduring partnerships.• Strong analytical, leadership, and management skills• Infrastructure and Cloud Operations, ITSM process improvement• Defining architecture strategies for large-scale infrastructure and Cloud• Expert in defining Cloud migration strategies, planning, and execution of the migration effort• Expert in establishing the Cloud Center of Excellence• Cost management and optimization (infrastructure and Cloud) using FinOps• Defining architecture definition for large-scale infrastructure and Cloud• Enable adoption of consumption-driven cloud-based operating models using Azure, GCP, and AWS• Sourcing and hosting strategies for data center and cloud

Experience

1. Director

   Gartner

   Jan 2025 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

Education

• Amravati University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electronics and Telecom

• Columbia Business School

  Centre for Executive Education in Business Excellence

  2015 — 2015

Skills

• Leadership
• Assessment for Cloud Adoption
• Virtualization
• Program Management
• Integration
• Vendor Management
• Business Continuity
• Strategy
• Crm
• Itil
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Data Center
• Pre-Sales
• IT Strategy
• Enterprise Software
• Cloud Computing
• Data Center Optimization
• Solution Architecture
• Management
• Team Building
• Disaster Recovery