Field Engineering Capability Statement — Arun Valecha

I’m an independent field engineer based in Mumbai with 25+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise hardware deployment, break-fix, and infrastructure support. Available for onsite assignments across Mumbai within 2 hours. Pan-India with return airfare.

Comtech Services Inc USA Source Support Services Inc USA Pyramid Computer GmbH Germany

How a Dispatch Works

1
Dispatch received

Work order or ticket arrives via email. Acknowledged within 30 minutes.

2
Site coordination

Datacenter or site access confirmed. Travel and arrival time communicated.

3
Onsite execution

Hardware replaced, deployed, or diagnosed per work order scope. Updates provided in real time.

4
Photo and serial verification

Before and after photos taken. Serial numbers captured and confirmed against work order.

5
Closure documentation

Signed service report delivered within 24 hours. Includes timeline, actions taken, and serial records.

6
Escalation handling

If scope changes onsite, escalated immediately. No surprises after the fact.

Verified partner history

Comtech Services Inc., USA — Approved Field Vendor, 2013–2016
Deployment and replacement of Fortinet and Riverbed appliances across India.
Signed Field Service Report

Source Support Services Inc., USA — Onsite Work Order Partner, 2013–2017
Troubleshooting and replacement of Infinidat, SGI, and SuperMicro servers at enterprise data centres including NxtraData Mumbai.
Signed Work Order

Pyramid Computer GmbH, Germany — Certified Premium Partner, 2009
Field support and network appliance deployment.
Signed Certificate

Typical dispatch scenarios

  • Failed firewall replacement — Fortinet, Juniper, Riverbed
  • Dead switch or router — branch office or datacenter
  • Blade or rack server hardware replacement
  • Rack-and-stack for new deployments
  • Drive enclosure removal or replacement
  • ISP and last-mile coordination at site
  • Remote hands for NOC-directed troubleshooting

Field work

Field engineer and client discussing SGI rack server issue, Chennai datacenter, February 2016
SGI rack — client walkthrough, Chennai, February 2016
SGI Rackable C2112 server before repair, Chennai datacenter, February 2016
SGI Rackable C2112 — before repair, Chennai, February 2016
SGI Rackable C2112 server after repair, Chennai datacenter, February 2016
SGI Rackable C2112 — after repair, Chennai, February 2016
Infinidat InfiniBox front view, NxtraData Mumbai, April 2016
Infinidat InfiniBox — front, NxtraData Mumbai, April 2016
Infinidat InfiniBox BBU fault diagnosis, NxtraData Mumbai, April 2016
Infinidat InfiniBox — BBU fault diagnosis, NxtraData Mumbai, April 2016

Hardware experience

HP ProLiant · Dell PowerEdge · SuperMicro · Lenovo ThinkSystem · IBM x3100 · Fujitsu Primergy · Infinidat InfiniBox · SGI Rackable C2112 · Fortinet Fortigate · Riverbed Steelhead · Juniper SSG · Microsoft StoreSimple · Xyratex/Seagate OneStore · Nokia OLT

Selected field projects

2017 — Infinidat InfiniBox drive enclosure removal, NxtraData Mumbai
2015 — SuperMicro blade server replacement, Global Cloud Xchange, DAKC Mumbai
2015 — Microsoft StoreSimple Azure storage, Tata Internet Data Centre
2014 — Fortinet VPN appliance deployment, Atotech India, Gurgaon
2014 — Fortinet VPN appliance deployment, Bostik India, New Delhi
2014 — Riverbed Steelhead deployment, Brembo Brake India, Pune
2013 — Juniper network appliance deployment, Noble Group, Kolkata

Certifications

Curvature TSE — Trained Service Engineer (2020)
Infinidat InfiniBox System Support (2020)
F5 Networks Technical (2020)
SGI Rackable C2112 Field Support (2016)
Infinidat InfiniBox FRU Replacements (2016)
Xyratex StorSimple Certified Professional PC200 — Seagate (2014)
Google IT Automation with Python — Google (2022)

Coverage and response

Mumbai onsiteWithin 2 hours
Major Indian metrosWithin 24 hours — return airfare on client account
Dispatch acknowledgementWithin 30 minutes
Closure reportWithin 24 hours of job completion
Weekend and public holidaysAvailable
CommunicationEnglish — email, WhatsApp, phone

Contact

arun@avservices.in · +91 92205 60056 · avservices.in