Ashwath Kumar

E-Mail: ashwathbhat@gmail.com ~ Contact: + 91-9632288113

Assignments in Project Management with an organisation of repute

Career Abstract
A competent professional with over 10 years of experience in Project Management. Currently associated with Wipro InfoTech as a Project Manager. Experience in large Rollout Projects, IT Infrastructure and Office Automation roll out projects.
Proficient in swiftly ramping up projects with competent cross-functional skills and on time execution of project.

Areas Of Expertise
Project Management:

Supervising the projects from initiating to closing stage; handling project activities involving
working out various requirements with respect to planning, execution, budget control & manpower.

Co-ordinating with different departments for the set up standards with accountability for strategic
utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational goal.

Managing all stake holders to complete the project on time and within budget.

Organisational Experience
Since 1. 2.

June10 with Wipro Infotech Bangalore as a Project Manager for various account. ESIC Rollout - Scope - Handling rollout of the ESIC Project for AP, Karnataka and Tamilnadu. System Integration includes UPS, LAN, Switch and Router Installation. Total 350 Locations are commissioned.

TKM Rollout Total 165 Locations Scope Router installation at the TKM dealer locations. Understanding the scope Project Planning and Scheduling Domestic procurement. Co-ordination for the delivery and installation of equipments. Managing the resources and budget tracking. Risk identification and mitigation planning Closure of the project and Handover.

3.

Canara bank- Total 228 locations. Scope Router and switch installation at the branch locations.

Co-ordination with Procurement team. Router and Switch Delivery at locations. Liasoning for BSNL LL and ISDN as back-up. Co-ordination for the installation of equipments with vendor and internal team members. Managing the resources and budget tracking. Risk identification and mitigation planning Closure of the project and Handover. 4. Canara Bank SGB Rural Bank . Scope LAN Cabling, Router Switch installation at branch Locations and BSNL Lease Line Liasoning.

Attainments

Completed 4 major rollout projects IT infrastructure projects in Wipro Infotech.

April04 June10 with Reliance Communications Limited, Mumbai as Assistant Manager Experience in the analysis, design, implementation and management of full life cycle projects, IT operations in Reliance Tech Services, IT arm of Reliance Communication, a leading Telecom Service Provider. Whilst working as a Project Lead completed various IT infrastructure projects. Possess experience in IT Operations, proposal preparation, project Management, vendor Management, RFP related activity, client interaction and Coordination. Worked on CPE installation projects across India, SLA management for IT delivery, and project management of full life cycle project at Reliance Corporate Offices at Delhi & Hyderabad. Prepared documentation for ISO 9001:2000 Audit purposes and faced various internal & external ISO Audits for Service Delivery. Project Responsibilities-

Understanding the Customers IT requirement & document it in Business Proposal Finalize the scope of work & prepared solution based on requirement Preparing Bill of Material (BOM) and cost effective implementation of Project in terms of materials, manpower etc. Vendor management for timely delivery of IT material Network architecture designing as per site requirement To provide solution for IT designing at Dealing room, Videoconference Room, Board Room & other VIP areas as par customers requirement Communication with project team & act as interface between customer & delivery team Planning and Monitoring of Delivery part of the Projects and taking necessary decisions for project progress, and risk mitigation. Review/Analysis of project MIS reports based on L4 & QMS and due recommendations to the management and subsequent implements of the same To Prepare Handover Documentation as par ISO 9001 standards and Handover of project to Operation team for maintenance
Attainments Completed IT infrastructure projects for NIS SPATA,Reliance Money , Reliance Office at MBP , Reliance Life insurance and Reliance General Insurance. Promoted to Project Manager from Service Engineer within 8 months after joining. I was instrumental in executing the project of cannibalization of faulty IT equipments and donating these IT equipments to Charitable Organization. IT Operations - SLA Management

Service Level Agreement (SLA) management for IT Delivery Developing relationships & communication with customers & stake holders Educating team about SLAs, customer expectation & changes if any Tracking call logged in Call Management System (Remedy) and ensures that SLA is adhered. Ensure that breaches of SLA targets are identified, investigated & take action to prevent reoccurrence Present the SLA status report to the Business & handling billing related issues

CPE Installation Project

 Working with Business team taking care of the implementation of IT solutions provided to
leading corporate.

Planning and Monitoring of Service Delivery Projects and taking necessary decisions for project
progress, manage materials, liaison with other departments for project status & information.

Proposal, Project Execution Plan, Spare router preparation and submission. Monitor and review completed and ongoing project performance evaluation forms from
customers

Preparation of consolidated Service Delivery MIS reports. Achievement of Quality Objectives

set by Business.

Delivering results in accordance with expectations from Project Managers, Coordinating with
circle leads, field Support Staff & peer teams.

Retail Outlet NOC

Escalation of the Calls to the Circles and Telephonic support to the engineers at site, Call
analysis and Report generation. Major Achievements:

I was instrumental in executing Pilot Project for R-Connect in Mumbai and convincing the
Business team for National Level Rollout. proud to have achieved in Reliance. Feb02 Mar04 with ASCOM India Pvt Ltd, Gurgoan, Pune & Mumbai I worked for 2 years with Ascom India Pvt. Ltd, as Service Engineer reporting to the Head of Services dept. Ascom is a Swiss based Telecom Power Systems major and supplies electronic DC power solutions to the leading wireless operators & equipment vendors in India. I had the opportunity to closely work with the technical teams in Designing, Installation & commissioning, Operation & Maintenance of electronic power systems. Later I was appointed as a Area Manager for Ascom India Pvt Ltd Sales and Services for Gujarat and Maharashtra Circles. Major projects handled

I was recognized as the best engineer NETWAY Jamnagar Project detail out things you are

Independently installed the Input protection devices in many systems all over India in the
systems given to Emerson Network Ltd.

Installation & commissioning of several power systems at Bharti Touchtel, Bhopal. Independently calibrated and rectified / trouble shooted problems with power systems at
several sites of Airtel Mumbai circle, Maharastra, Gujrat and Goa, to help Bharti Cellular (Motorola was the vendor) launch the network with over 1200 sites in record 6 months.

Academic Credentials
B.E. (Electronics & Communications) from First Class with Distinction. Rural Engineering College
Bhalki, (Affiliated to Gulbarga University, Karnataka)

Personal Vitae
Address : 9\A, K.R. Garden 5th Main, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore.

Date of Birth Location Preference

: 22nd Oct 1979 : Bangalore/Mumbai