SONIKA AGGARWAL

Project Manager - Infrastructure

About Me

Professional Experience

Project Manager/Program Manager with 5 years experience in driving complex IT transformations in IT networking. Overall 11 years of experience in IT networking as Project Manager,Design Engineer, Project Implementation Engineer and Senior Netwrok Engineer.

Skills

Project Management

Leading People and Team

Budget Management

Risk Mitigation Planning

Executive Communication

Time Management

Stakeholder Management

Conflict Management

Document Management

Attention to detail

Self Driven

My Contact

ad4nbo@r.postjobfree.com

Pittsburgh, PA

Education Background

Cummins College of Engineering,Pune, 2001

Btech in Electronics and Telecommunication

87.3 %

Delhi Public School, RK Puram, New Delhi, 1997

Biology, Maths, Physics, Chemistry

77.2%

Certifications

Pursuing PMP

CCNA - 1000/1000

CCNP Routing - 998/1000

CCNP Switching - 998/1000

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Project Manager - Infrastructure Sept 2009 - Oct 2015 Key responsibilities:

Managed and completed projects for 35 sites for IT upgradation in APJ region for various internal HP office locations thereby enabling users with latest IT infrastructure that helped which increase their productivity and reducing operational costs for business Program/ Project Management - Managing overall delivery of IT infrastructure applying PMI techniques (planning, execution, delivery

, scheduling, estimations, risk/issue management, stakeholder management, scope management, work breakdown structure, resource planning/management, vendor management and procurement management)

Continuous Process Improvements which led to faster implementation of networks

Tracking project status and milestones with all key stakeholders on weekly basis and monthly basis

Leading a team of 4-6 people of engineers

Conducted coaching for emerging Project Managers

People management activities - Goal setting, Career/Skill development, Appraisals, Reward and Recognition

Integrated Network Solutions - Cisco

Key responsibilities:

Prepare an efficient LAN and WAN network design based on the customer requirements

Prepare Bill of Materials for routers, switches and appropriate cables.

Prepare routing/switching equipment so that it can be used for customer site installation

Have all equipment /configurations built in line with project timescales.

Ship all necessary equipment including correct cable types, power leads and modules in line with project timelines. Co-ordinate across various teams of engineers, vendors and admin managers to ensure project timelines are met. Communicate and report effectively on project status to the client

Project Implementation Engineer Sept 2008 – July 2009 Citizenship

USA citizenship

Ericsson India Private Ltd

Key responsibilities:

Second Level support for Mobile Packet Backbone Network

(MPBN)

Understanding of Ericsson Gateway GPRS Support Node(GGSN) Understanding of Ericsson Serving/ Combined GPRS Support Node ( SGSN/CGSN)

Senior Engineer May 2008 – Sept 2009

Computer Science Corporation

Key responsibilities:

Second level support for global customers, primarily US based global customers (Dupont, AON, Freescale, Motorola) Trouble-shooting and resolving routing (OSPF, BGP, RIP, EIGRP) and other connectivity issues for global customers Guiding a 6 member team to provide second level support. Undergone extensive training on RIP, IGRP, EIGRP and OSPF Appreciated as one of the top performers in the training program.

Engineer Support System Sept 2007 – May 2008

VSNL / Tata Internet Services Ltd

Key responsibilities:

Provided Second Level Support for troubleshooting and resolving customer based MPLS VPN's, routing and other connectivity issues of corporate customers

Co-ordinated with Basic Service Providers like Bharti, Tata Teleservices and MTNL for Intercity Links, Lease Lines and ISDN.

Maintained Cisco and Alcatel RAS'es on which all ISDN customers dialled in .

Given additional responsibility for technical implementation of key customer projects of Hyundai and Amadeus.

Initiated an extensive database of the Network Operations Center to reduce equipment downtime and time for resolving customers problem by more than 10 percent.

Senior Network Engineer Sept 2002 – May 2005

Hobbies

Keen interest in fitness, cooking and reading

books

Completed a Diploma of Counselling and

Psychology from International Career

Institute in March 2019

Plant Parent

References

Available on request

Vitraya Technolgies Private Limited

Business Development Lead Feb 2020 – Present

Key responsibilities:

Developed and implemented business development strategies to increase claims and revenue

Demonstrated ability to crack new hospital accounts and penetrate North, South, East market.

Identified and pursued new business opportunities through market research, networking, and cold calling

Connected with leaders/ decision makers in the industry with an ability to influence them to generate high value/ strategic business.

Built and maintained strong relationships with 3,000+ hospitals, understanding their needs and identifying opportunities to expand services

Collaborated with the internal teams to design and customize proposals, presentations, and other sales materials Participated in client meetings and presentations, demonstrating a thorough understanding of Vitraya's capabilities and value proposition

Managed the sales process from lead generation to contract negotiation and closure with Nephroplus (300+ centres) Developed and maintained an accurate sales pipeline and forecast

Hired and trained 5 member hospital onboarding team and set up processes for showing strong leadership skills.

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