Project Manager Engineer
Resume:
Mangesh Kulkarni
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Strategic Planning ~ Negotiations ~ Market Expansion ~ Executive Relationships
SUMMARY:
• Offering 12 years of telecom project management experience with functional specifications, developing
and managing project schedules, and communicating and coordinating project status with the team to
ensure successful delivery of assigned project. Proven ability to manage costs, schedules, contract
compliance, risk management, client interface and problem resolution.
• Experienced proactive dynamic leader, mentor, motivator, negotiator and goal-oriented professional.
• Participate in contract negotiations, pricing, operations and implementation for new and current
customers for revenue enhancements, business process improvement and issue reduction
EXPERIENCE:
May 2006 – Present: Project Lead / Sr. Engineer
T-Mobile USA Inc, Bothell, WA
• Gathered functional and technical requirements and worked with technical project manager to write
PRDs. Worked with technical project manager to implement the technical solutions.
• Managed the development and implementation of a project management workflow to provide project
definition, team formation, status reporting and monitoring
• Assisted operations director to create quarterly budget forecast.
• Managed multiple vendors and teams for successful completion of project.
• Identified potential partner relationships and worked with selected partners to create go-to-market
strategies and potential prime-subcontractor service relationships.
• Established as a lead executive capable of creating and presenting complex solutions by leading teams
of technical professionals and diverse internal technical and operational support organizations to build a
compelling and highly professional presentation, proposal and financial proposition driving
opportunities to closure.
• Successfully brought the data integrity index ( a degree of multiple database synchronization and
accuracy ) for Seattle market from 60% to 98%
• Successfully achieved continuous improvement in terms of MOUs for major areas of Seattle market
since 2006
• Incorporated the work order process, assignments and approval process to achieve efficient operations
• Led team in the application of departmental principles to performance and planning activities
• Provided capacity planning and growth strategies, participated in local jurisdiction to ensure regulatory
and zoning compliances
APR 2005 – May2006: Project Manager / Principal Engineer
LCC International
• Implemented telecom upgrade projects for small and medium sized business customers to new
technologies.
• Provided telecom systems architecture solutions to maximize efficiency and minimize cost of
maintenance for integration.
• Decision maker and consensus builder for development of new metrics, business processes, deliverables
• Developed process and strategies for effective problem resolving by interacting with multiple teams
within the organization
• Hired and trained new resources.
• Finalized the project deliverables and formats. Evaluated the project status and recommended the
changes.
• Prepared and tracked project schedules, defined work requirements, obtained resources, conducted
weekly progress meetings, and maintained action item logs
• Coordinated end-to-end client requirements by tracking project milestone
• Managed multiple teams and established the day-to-day deliverables for smooth project operation.
• Executed the project by managing the man power, structured the man power to suit the work demand,
monitored, evaluated and recommended changes to improve the KPIs
• Managed a team of 14 engineers and leveraged individual skills to achieve the desired results in three
different main project segments.
• Successfully completed the project within target date and given resources.
• Authored processes, issues, and solution to create best practices and improve problem-solving criteria.
• Conceptualized sharing of best practices followed in different markets within the company to improve
work efficiency.
• Appreciation certificate from Nokia for Best Performance
May 2000 – APR 2005: Senior Engineer
Wireless Facilities Inc.
• Created a project plan to deploy GSM network over the existing TDMA network by benchmarking the
existing network conditions
• Helped the budgetary process by identifying the opportunities to build the new cell sites
• Developed a database to monitor and control the project status.
• Developed the work breakdown structure.
• Reported directly to AWS director of Project implementation for project execution
• Team lead for design team of 4 Senior Engineers and responsible for 30% of the network in Los
Angeles, CA.
• Coordinated with at least 12 different site acquisition agencies
• Worked for spectrum clearance for ND, SD and CO market for Western Wireless
• Experienced in Nokia, Ericsson, and Nortel GSM equipment
• Designed two-way cellular system for IP Wireless based on MMDS technology
• Performed Appendix D analysis including RS grid generation, power flux density analysis, BSA-RSA-
PSA interference analysis, co-channel interference (inter/intra PSA-RSA analysis), adjacent channel
interference (inter/intra PSA-RSA analysis) and noise floor study
• Design, Optimization, and frequency planning of GSM and iDEN technology for AT&T, Cingular, and
Nextel
May 1999 – May 2000: Senior Technical Engineer
DSS Mobile Communications, India
• Supervised operations department consisting of 3 team leads and 40 paging operators
• Coordinated with government authority for the Telco connectivity
• Managed vendors for operations and supported customer care for technical support.
November 1995 – May 1999: Operations Engineer
Punwire Mobile Communications Ltd., India
• Worked in a startup environment.
• Hired, trained, and placed new employees for operations, customer care, engineering, development, sales
and marketing.
• Managed operation for one entire state with major locations.
• Developed processes and best practices. Implemented new technology equipment
• Managed vendors and negotiated contracts for business development, office setup, sales channels,
• Coordinated with government authorities for service approval
• Supported operations at national level.
EDUCATION:
• May-2010: MBA (Technology), University of Washington, WA.
• 1995: Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications, India
MBA Projects:
• New Product Marketing: Mpanion Wireless: The project focused on identifying the new business
opportunities. Analyzed the customer needs to define the market requirements Studied the market trends
in terms of consumer behavior to position the new service strategically and competitively. Identified the
consumer target segment, preferred product features, and price to create the final product package. Used
conjoint analysis to decide the final features and consumer preferences and used BASES model to
forecast the customer need and the budget.
• Product Marketing: Developed business plans for a new market opportunity and a new product.
Identified the brand position to ensure that the product is marketable. Deep market analysis was done to
determine the best marketing distribution network. Identified target customer and product brand.
Determined breakeven analysis, sales forecasting, and budgeting.
• Strategy Management: First Movers Advantage: The project analyzed the competitive advantages and
disadvantages as well as effects of entering a new market or introducing a new product in the market
first time
• Economics: Housing Market and Solutions: The project/paper analyzed the downturn of the housing
market and outlined the possible solutions
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