CV Ramakrishna Surathu

Ramakrishna Surathu

Business Owner | Management | Leadership | Strategy | 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

Over 5 years of business ownership experience in the construction industry and over 15 years of IT experience with IBM and Sun Microsystems. Seeking management, leadership, and strategic roles aligned with my professional experience.

Core Skills

IT / Software: Linux System Administration, Shell Scripting, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Infrastructure Engineering, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Prompt Engineering

Civil Engineering: RCC Construction

Sustainability: Natural Farming, Permaculture Design

Business Acumen & Execution: Commercial Acumen, Strategic Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, Operational Execution, Resourcefulness, Adaptability

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

Product Management: Product Manager - Define, Build & Deliver – IBM, Product Manager - Accelerating SaaS – IBM, Product Manager - Scaling the Business – IBM, Product Manager - Voice of the Market – IBM, Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner – IBM, IBM Agile Explorer – IBM

Project Management: PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate in Project Management – AXELOS Global Best Practice

Stakeholder & Communication Skills: IBM Salesforce Essentials – IBM, IBM Client Mindset – IBM, People Skills - Communication, Presentation, Collaboration, and Problem Solving – IBM, People Skills - Resilience, Growth Minded, Learning Agility, Time Management – IBM

IT Service Management (ITSM): ITIL v3 Foundation – AXELOS Global Best Practice, Change Management Practitioner – IBM, Incident Management Practitioner – IBM

AI / ML / Data Science: Applied Data Science with Python - Level 2 – IBM, Data Analysis Using Python – IBM, Data Visualization Using Python – IBM, Python for Data Science – IBM, Machine Learning with Python - Level 1 – IBM

Cloud: IBM Cloud Essentials – IBM, Containers & Kubernetes Essentials – IBM, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900T01 – Microsoft, AWS Knowledge: Cloud Essentials - Trained

Automation: IBM Automation Practitioner – IBM, IBM Automation: Compass – IBM

Cybersecurity: Think Like a Hacker – IBM

Mainframe: Introduction to IBM z/OS – IBM, Interskill - Mainframe Specialist - Linux Operations and Programming - Experienced – IBM

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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