Avinash Gadge

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Sr. Cloud Engineer (IT Tech Strategy & Infrastructure) at General Mills

Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India

Overview

Avinash Gadge is a Sr. Cloud Engineer and Infrastructure Architect at General Mills with over 20 years of IT experience. He specializes in multi-cloud environments (GCP, Azure, AWS), FinOps, and automation, having led initiatives that saved over $2M annually. Colleagues describe him as dedicated, dependable, and a quick learner.



He received a Global Distinction Award for his innovative work in Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Precise But Practical

Rigorous & Demanding

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.

Topics They Care About

Cloud Cost Optimization
He led FinOps initiatives that resulted in over $2 million in annual savings by optimizing cloud resources and implementing governance frameworks.
Infrastructure as Code
A core part of his work involves automating cloud infrastructure, having managed over 500 resources using Terraform.
Multi-Cloud Environments
He has extensive experience architecting and managing large-scale infrastructure across GCP, Azure, and AWS, including migrating over 150 applications.

Media Appearances

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Work History

3-2021
Sr. Cloud Engineer (IT Tech Strategy & Infrastructure) at General Mills
8-2019 - 3-2021
IT-Architect - EUC (End User Computing) at General Mills
4-2017 - 8-2019
Senior Consultant- Enterprise Applications at General Mills
12-2012 - 4-2017
Technical Consultant (Microsoft Server Technology) at General Mills
8-2010 - 12-2012
Technical Specialist (IT-Virtualization Team) at General Mills

Education

2001 - 2004
Economics from S K Somaiya Degree College Of Arts, Science And Commerce
1999 - 2001
Higher Secondary School Certificate from Vikas High School and Junior college

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

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  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Avinash is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Avinash

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

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    How fast (or slow) will Avinash move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Avinash take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

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