About

Mahesh Bhakta is a highly accomplished Director of Technology Solutions with over 23 years of experience in the IT industry. He is a digital and cloud enthusiast who is passionate about driving IT transformation and delivering technology-based business solutions for global clients. As a key member of the management team reporting to leadership roles, he is responsible for driving transformation, delivery, and support of technology-based business solutions for multiple global clients. Currently, Mahesh is accountable for Digital & Modernization Services with 320+ Cloud/Digital consultants at EPAM Systems. He manages and achieves objectives of $25M+ annual revenue from IT consulting and services. He is responsible for meeting end-user requirements, cost, and quality objectives through timely development and execution of information system functions, computer operations, and programming systems. Mahesh is accountable for managing delivery pipeline through pro-active engagement with clients, RFP Response, PoV, Accelerators, and Solution delivery. Mahesh has a proven track record of success in managing large-scale projects and leading teams to deliver successful outcomes. He has expertise in business solutions, team leadership, budgeting, project management, and proposal management. He has worked with various organizations, including Infosys and Ivega Corporation, where he has held senior leadership positions and delivered successful projects. At Infosys, Mahesh was responsible for driving modernization and cost-takeout initiatives by leveraging various themes such as Hyperscaler adoption, license optimization, open-source adoption, containerization, and maximizing PaaS adoption. He was accountable for workload migration to Cloud by leveraging Azure, GCP, or AWS for 40+ global clients. He was also responsible for establishing the Digital & Modernization practice structure for Energy, Utilities & Communication clients to deliver the projects on public cloud. Mahesh holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Mysore and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science & Engineering from Malnad College of Engineering. He is proficient in AWS, Azure, and GCP and has relevant experience of 23.28 years.