CV Ramakrishna Surathu

Ramakrishna Surathu

Business Owner | Linux Administration | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Ex-IBM
Address: 178, Sector 5, MVP Colony, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Blog: https://ramakrishnasurathu.blogspot.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramakrishnasurathu
My work is publicly searchable across platforms such as Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot etc. using the keywords Ramakrishna Surathu or Self-Sustainable City.

Objective

Exploring Solutions for Employment and Sustainable Living in the AI & Climate Era

Summary

5+ years as a business owner in the construction industry.
15+ years in IT industry with IBM and Sun Microsystems, focused on Linux and Unix System Administration 
Open to remote, day-shift roles in Product Management, Linux System Administration, AWS Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, or relevant leadership roles aligned with experience and skills. Available for immediate joining.
Leveraging transferable experience from business ownership, complemented by earned IBM Product Management credentials, in pursuing Product Management roles.

Core Skills

IT / Software: Linux System Administration, Shell Scripting, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, Search Engine Optomization(SEO), Prompt Engineering.
Civil Engineering: RCC Construction
Sustainability: Natural Farming, Permaculture Design 
Financial & Resource Mastery: Practical Economics, Financial Intelligence, Market Intuition, Value Engineering, Bootstrap Hustle, Fiscal Agility, Commercial Acumen, Resource Optimization, Grassroots Asset Management
Creativity & Innovation: Applied Creativity, Lateral Problem-Solving, Functional Innovation, Organic Ideation, Conceptual Agility, Unconventional Value Creation, Adaptive Inventiveness, Tactile Problem-Solving
Strategy & Execution: Pragmatic Strategy, Street-Smart Resourcefulness, Adaptive Execution, Tactical Decision-Making, Guerilla Strategy, Agility & Pivot Mastery, Operational Foresight, Ground-Level Leadership, High-Stakes Resourcefulness, Real-Time Crisis Management, Dynamic Execution, Counter-Intuitive Strategizing
Real-World Competence: Functional Literacy, Experiential Competence, Street-Smart Proficiency, Result-Oriented Navigation


Professional Experience


Founder
Self-Sustainable City | June 2021 – Present
  • Built and executed a zero-to-one real estate product and business under real-world regulatory, financial, and operational constraints
  • Owned end-to-end execution from concept to market, aligning product, business, and operational decisions
  • Defined value proposition, pricing, and go-to-market strategy based on real customer behavior and market feedback
  • Led cross-functional coordination across construction, legal, finance, vendors, and government stakeholders
  • Managed execution trade-offs across cost, quality, timelines, and sustainability goals
  • Built brand positioning and demand through digital channels, content, and direct engagement
  • Acted as primary decision-maker, ensuring alignment, execution discipline, and outcome delivery
  • Operated in high-ambiguity environments, driving execution without predefined structures, teams, or processes

Linux Administrator
IBM — India & Malaysia | Dec 2007 – May 2021
  • Supported enterprise Linux environments for customers across APAC, EMEA, and North America in the energy, healthcare, banking, insurance, and telecommunications industries through onsite and remote delivery models.
  • Worked across enterprise infrastructure, including Linux/UNIX systems in large-scale production settings.
  • Delivered high-availability operations under strict SLA and ITIL frameworks
  • Led incident resolution, root-cause analysis, and system performance optimization
  • Collaborated across application, network, and security teams to ensure system reliability
  • Built strong foundations in enterprise infrastructure, systems thinking, and production operations applicable to modern cloud environments

UNIX Administrator
Sun Microsystems – Sun Solution Center (CSS) | Oct 2005 – Nov 2007
  • Supported enterprise UNIX/Solaris environments for customers across APAC in multiple industries.
  • Diagnosed system and hardware issues and ensured SLA-driven resolution
  • Developed strong fundamentals in system administration and production support

Education

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) | IGNOU | 2004

Certifications

Project Management: PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate in Project Management – AXELOS Global Best Practice
IT Service Management (ITSM): ITIL v3 Foundation – AXELOS Global Best Practice, Change Management Practitioner – IBM, Incident Management Practitioner – IBM
Cloud: IBM Cloud Essentials – IBM, Containers & Kubernetes Essentials – IBM, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900T01 – Microsoft
Linux / AIX / Solaris: IBM LinuxONE Sales Foundations – IBM, IBM LinuxONE Technical Sales L2 – IBM, AIX Jumpstart for UNIX Professionals AN14G – IBM, IBM System p Administrator AIX (223) – IBM, Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 10 OS Part 1 – Sun Microsystems, System Administration for the Solaris 10 OS Part 2 (SA 202 S10) – Sun Microsystems, Sun Fire Workgroup Server Maintenance and Administration (SM 258) – Sun Microsystems
Sustainability: Permaculture Design Course (PDC) – Bill Mollison
Sports: Yoga – University of Hyderabad, Rifle Shooting – Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, NCC A Certificate (Navy) – National Cadet Corps – India

Volunteering

Author & Fundraiser — You Are God (Royalties donated)
Edible Landscape Designer — Sustainable food systems and farming guidance

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