Syed Husain 
Co-Founder and Principal Architect 
Adarsa Services
Vivit DevOps SIG Leader
Vivit Mid Atlantic LUG

As a cofounder and Principal Architect at Adarsa Services, Syed Husain is in a multi-faceted, agile and significantly dynamic role which is crucial in the process of making technology investments, governance and the enablement of digital transformations for his clients.

Syed is experienced in development and operations (DevOps) of secure, lean and rapid software delivery of enterprise applications for the public and private sector. Through his professional career, he has gained domain knowledge and experience in software applications and product development for various industries such as Healthcare, Finance, Media, Staffing, and Government Services. He is passionate about implementing enterprise solutions which facilitate industry verticals to be more efficient, maximize value and improve return on investment (ROI).

His expertise in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and application delivery management with focus on quality and automation, equipped Syed to design solutions that reduced time to market for new ideas without compromising security and quality.

Syed is trained and certified in HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT), HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), HP Performance Center, ISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP), ISTQB Certified Tester, ITIL version 3, and SAFe Agilist. He was also part of the HP R&D design partnership program for their latest functional test automation product, HP LeanFT.

Syed is a proud member of Vivit Mid Atlantic LUG and now excited to be a Vivit DevOps SIG leader.

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“As a longtime Vivit member, I had the privilege of engaging with other members of the HPE Software community, connect with thought leaders, and access to education which helped develop my career tremendously. Now as a Vivit DevOps SIG leader, I believe my expertise and domain knowledge will benefit other members, create awareness, gain new interest, and increase membership engagement for our group.” 

Petamber Pahuja
Director
pureIntegration
LUG Co-Leader in Austin, Texas

Petamber joined Vivit about 2 years ago and recently became a LUG Co-Leader in Austin, Texas.  He currently works for a System Integrator, pureIntegration based in Washington, DC where he is passionate about understanding client ITOM challenges and motivated to help people find solutions.  Prior to joining pureIntegration, Petamber was with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise where he held positions in the Cloud Business Unit and Enterprise Channel Strategy team.  Both roles were focused on driving Private/Hybrid Cloud adoption in channel partner’s go-to-market execution.

Petamber began his career at The Walt Disney Company where he drove pro-forma analysis on new property developments for capital justification and executive approval.  After two years, Petamber moved into a new business unit called Next Generation Experience (evolved into MyMagic+) to plan new concepts that blended RFID technology into the parks for a more seamless Guest experience.  From there, Petamber moved to Austin, Texas to join Dell where he held positions in the Precision Product Group as well as manager of Commercial Client Pricing for North Americas.

In his free time, Petamber enjoys playing golf and has recently attempted to pick-up tennis again after a 12-year hiatus.