Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Customer Escalation Manager
Microsoft Inc
11.2020 - Current
Proactively managed a portfolio of Service provider customers, ensuring successful onboarding, adoption, and ongoing satisfaction with products/services
Developed and nurtured strong relationships with key stakeholders, serving as the primary point of contact for customer inquiries and needs
Collaborated cross-functionally with sales, product, and support teams to address customer challenges and drive value realization
Analyzed customer data and feedback to identify opportunities for improvement and implement strategies to enhance customer success
Lead customer training sessions, workshops, and Q&A sessions to educate customers on product features and best practices
Effectively managed customer escalations, resolving issues promptly and ensuring a positive resolution for all parties involved
Driving customer advocacy and referrals through exceptional service delivery and fostering a culture of partnership and trust
Tracked and reported on key metrics such as customer satisfaction, retention rates, and product usage to measure and improve customer success initiatives.
Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve business goals and stay competitive.
Facilitated successful cross-functional collaborations for the completion of key projects, fostering strong working relationships among team members.
Mentored junior team members for career advancement, fostering a pipeline of future leaders within the organization.
Championed diversity and inclusion efforts within the workplace, resulting in an inclusive environment that fostered creativity and innovation among employees from various backgrounds.
Senior Support Engineer – (Team & Technical Lead)
Affirmed Networks [A Microsoft Company]
05.2018 - 10.2020
Lead the Americas Azure for Operators services team focusing on pre and post sales (TAC) support for deployments, POCs on Next-generation Virtualized Product line (MME, SGW, PGW, ePDG, vSSF(Service Slicing Function), GiLAN, CGSN(IOT), Private LTE, Unity Cloud (5G- AMF/SMF/UPF/NSSF), IMS for multiple Customers that have virtualized network over multiple infrastructures (Redhat Openstack, VMware, KVM, Kubernetes, Azure)
Role involves elements of Design, Configuration, Implementation and troubleshooting of these complex end to end network solutions over multiple packet core technologies (2G, 3G, 4G, 4G CUPs, IMS, 5G) multiple infrastructures (Redhat Openstack, VMware, KVM, Azure).
Devised custom solutions tailored to specific client needs, ensuring successful integration with existing systems while minimizing disruptions in operations.
Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
Senior Support Engineer - (Team Lead)
Cisco Systems Inc
10.2011 - 05.2018
Responsible for providing Tier One and Tier Two technical support including troubleshooting wireless data carrier networks to quickly resolve downtime and outages
The technical issues all include troubleshooting problems with wireless technologies including UMTS and CDMA as well as wireless protocols 3GPP and 3GPP2 standards
Was part of a team that authored the first Cisco Virtualized Platform (Ultra-M) Troubleshooting Guide.
Contributed to business development initiatives by identifying opportunities for upselling or cross-selling products based on clients'' needs.
Conducted remote diagnostics and provided timely resolutions to client''s technical issues.
Network Engineer
Quadgen Wireless Solutions Inc
02.2011 - 10.2011
AT&T UMTS 3G backhaul Circuit provisioning and commissioning (service delivery) function
Performing network performance audits and ran CLI scripts
Work involves usage of Alcatel Lucent 7670 and Tell Labs 8860 MSNs along with Citrix tools
R2A Migrations-T1 Expansion R2B Migrations-ATM to Ethernet migration on Node B side R4B Migrations-Overall ATM to Ethernet Migration This work also involves creating Work Orders, Tell Labs & ALU Scripts and 1671 and 5500 DACS scripts
UMTS Drive Test Data Analysis and Report Generation on Actix Post Processing Tool and UMTS Optimization Recommendation
Working on Agilent Drive Test tool, Actix Post processing tool and MapInfo along with some exposure with TEMS Drive test tool.
Senior Engineer
Tata Teleservices Limited
06.2007 - 07.2009
Worked on major projects like Network Improvement, Equipment Migration and also Pre and Post Network Performance Monitoring
Participated in Vendor Evaluation for Rural CDMA deployment, Nationwide GSM Deployment, Nationwide GSM 3G Deployment both for Equipment and Managed Services
Participated in Training and performed Pre and Post Deployment Testing and Optimization and Analysis for Location Based Services in India with Qualcomm Worked with the Packet Core Team on Troubleshooting projects as the interface between RF team and Packet Core team
Have worked in Telecom Lab in TTSL doing Inter-operability Tests, Equipment Configuration Testing and Acceptance Test Procedure for various Vendor.
Education
Master of Science - Telecom Engineering Technology