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KUNAL DALVI

Wayne,NJ

Summary

Accomplished Technical Account Manager with expertise in solution sales and professional services in the Networking, Telecommunications, and Technology industry. Skilled at embracing new visions and innovative technologies to navigate complex situations and transform them into strategic imperatives.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

System Manager

Motorola Solutions
11.2022 - Current

• Manage and lead day-to-day activities to meet Motorola's contractual commitments documented in the Maintenance Agreement for the New York City Police Department [NYPD].
• Manage and lead our relationship with the local service partner to support customer network demands.
• Manage and lead our relationship with the customer.
• Ensure that customer satisfaction goals are met internally and with the customer.
• Procure and coordinate any internal resources that may be needed.
• Ensures compliance with response/restoration time commitment.
• Remotely diagnose system failure and facilitate call management as applicable.
• Manage Emergency Service efforts and escalation procedures.

Technical Account Manager

Ceragon Networks
06.2015 - Current
  • Technical liaison between customers, service engineering teams and support
  • Responsible for generating proposals and quotes to various customers' as per their needs
  • Liaise with sales department to generate services opportunities to win new projects and increase sales
  • Built long-term trusted partner relationships to manage stakeholder expectations and meet revenue growth goals
  • Responsible for providing trainings & webinars on wide range of microwave radio products, microwave concepts, network management systems & 5G concepts to broad range of technical and non-technical audience
  • Regional Subject Matter Expert on Network Management Systems
  • Principal Member of Ceragon' s Technical Team at AT&T Labs for product testing and certification.

Senior Systems Engineer

Motorola Solutions
02.2022 - 11.2022

• Responsible for overall design and implementation of the NYC area for NYPD, OTI, and FDNY radio networks including infrastructure, mobile backhaul, and monitoring systems.
• Led presentations of technical solutions and services to key stakeholders and customers of all levels.
• Served as the primary liaison who worked closely with the Systems Support Center, Network Operations Center, Product Groups, Engineering, and third-party contractors to achieve Best-in-Class system performance and utilization.
• Managed network infrastructure upgrades, Linux and Windows security patching, preventive maintenance, incident management, SLA, and customer escalations.
• Develops system architecture, and ensures the integrity of the architecture/design.
• Provide technical expertise for the resolution of complex problems.

Technical Account Manager

Metronet Systems
08.2012 - 05.2015
  • Worked as Team Manager managing group of Systems Engineers and handled escalation cases
  • Responsible for generating new sales opportunities within existing accounts
  • Upsold e-rate services to increase company revenue
  • Conducted technical demonstrations and trainings on private cloud services
  • Managed customers' both technical and business needs
  • Coordinated with technical personnel as needed to meet customer needs, while managing customer expectations to prevent overload or missed deadlines
  • Delivered Proof Of concept (POC) On-Premise Private Cloud, Hosted Public Cloud or Hybrid Cloud model
  • Retained existing clients and developed new accounts by extending high quality and efficient support service.
  • Led cross-functional teams to deliver customized solutions that exceeded client expectations.

Product Specialist

Zenith Infotech
11.2011 - 07.2012
  • Conducted technical product demonstrations, webinars, and sessions
  • Handled presales support which includes EVAL, POC and DEMOs
  • Retained existing clients and developed 15 new accounts by extending high quality and efficient support service in short period of time
  • Handled technical discussions upfront and involved in frequent interaction with international clients on phone, email, chat with respect to technical issues and queries.

Computer Systems Engineer

Metronet Systems
01.2010 - 10.2011
  • Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting
  • Managed installation, upgrade and deployment projects and provided on-site customer support windows, Linux, and virtual products
  • Managed Key Accounts to embrace cloud solution designed to work with servers
  • Provided System Administration of Active Directory environment on Windows server and desktop support
  • Resolved issues related to operational components for LAN, WAN, and voice systems.

Education

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ
05.2009

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Anna Dange College of Engineering and Technology
05.2006

Skills

  • Telecommunication Concepts: Land Mobile Radio, P25 Astro Systems, Microwave, mmWave and 5G
  • Operating Systems: Windows Servers, Red Hat Linux, Ubuntu and Centos
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS [Services EC2, S3, DynamoDB & RDS databases and IoT]
  • Virtualization Platforms: VMWare ESXi, vSphere, Virtual Center, Citrix-Xen
  • Languages: C, C, Python
  • Software and tools: PathLoss, Visio, PuTTY, Wireshark
  • Network protocols and services such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, MPLS
  • Monitoring & Analytical tools: UEM,Provision, RFM, CTI, CeraMonitor, GridObservers, Solarwinds, Nokia Netcool, Nokia NSP NFM-P, Cisco Prime, PowerBI, Tableau, Cognos
  • Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Elasticsearch and Oracle DB
  • Network Security: CompTIA Security trained

Certification

  • Certified Training Professional, Ceragon Networks
  • 5G E2E Essentials for Business Leaders, Ceragon Networks
  • Motorola's Engineering Academy MET0301
  • Working on CompTIA security+

Awards

  • Motorola Solutions | Northeast Region Excellence Q2 2024
  • Letter of Appreciation | County of Augusta Emergency Communications Center
  • Ceragon Networks Above and Beyond Award Q3-2016
  • Certified Training Professional
  • Ceragon Networks Customer Value Award Q1-2017
  • Ceragon Networks Customer Value Award Q1-2018
  • Ceragon Networks Above and Beyond Award Q4-2019
  • Certificate for hosting “Cloud Event” | Somaiya College of Engineering
  • Certificate of Participation | Key Speaker for D. Y. Patil College of Engineering
  • Certificate of Professional Achievement | Metronet Systems

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Marathi
Native or Bilingual
konkani
Professional Working

Additional Information

Worked as intern in BPL Telecom and Vodafone India., NJIT ambassador to establish communication between the College and its supporters., Memberships: IEEE and The Project Manager Network Group for Project Managers.

Timeline

System Manager

Motorola Solutions
11.2022 - Current

Senior Systems Engineer

Motorola Solutions
02.2022 - 11.2022

Technical Account Manager

Ceragon Networks
06.2015 - Current

Technical Account Manager

Metronet Systems
08.2012 - 05.2015

Product Specialist

Zenith Infotech
11.2011 - 07.2012

Computer Systems Engineer

Metronet Systems
01.2010 - 10.2011

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science - Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Anna Dange College of Engineering and Technology
KUNAL DALVI