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ABHISHEK KARANGUTKAR

Manager operations
Kalyan-Dombivali

Summary

Forward-thinking leader with 15 years of experience skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Successful background matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager of Operations

Reliance Jio
11.2022 - Current
  • Improved customer satisfaction ratings by ensuring prompt resolution of issues and concerns.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
  • Oversaw facility maintenance activities to ensure optimal performance of equipment and infrastructure elements.
  • Enhanced team productivity by providing effective training programs and performance management systems.
  • Managed daily operations, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
  • Improved team morale with regular feedback sessions and recognition of outstanding performance.
  • Oversaw daily operations, ensuring all tasks were completed efficiently and to high standard.
  • Developed strong relationships with suppliers, resulting in reduced costs and better quality products.
  • Optimized inventory control procedures to minimize stockouts and excess inventory levels.
  • Successfully managed budgets, consistently meeting financial targets while maintaining high-quality standards.

Zone Manager

Samsung Electronics
6 2017 - 10.2022
  • Analyzed project requirements, developing specifications and modeling proposed designs to evaluate performance and ultimately create high-functioning technology.
  • Worked with RF engineers to collaborate on RF solutions development.
  • Assessed problem severity to determine corrective action, recommending resolutions to technical problems through fault isolation techniques.
  • Guided program staff, junior engineers and technicians in navigating complex technical questions arising in course of regular operations.
  • Monitored installation and operations to consistently meet rigorous customer requirements.
  • Daily Network Health Check-ups in case of any major degradation to work along with Regional Team Lead for further resolution.
  • Responsible for Network Improvement in Circles of West zone (Mumbai/Maharashtra/Gujarat/Madhya Pradesh/Rajasthan) of PAN India SCVT project of Reliance Jio.
  • Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
  • Team bonding & Interdepartmental relationships.
  • Taking Ownership.

Cluster Team Lead

Ericsson
2 2017 - 6 2017
  • Responsibilities:
  • LTE:

· NBH & BBH Report Analysis for RRC RAB Drop, Block & Poor throughput to improve worst cells of Network.

· Analyzing RSRP/RSRQ/SINR/PCI plots and providing recommendations accordingly.

· Doing Cluster analysis to identify the areas having poor RSRP, SINR & low throughput.

· Making and Comparing Power Point Presentations of Pre & Post Optimization.

· Optimizing IFLB (inter frequency layer balancing) parameters for share traffic to offload highly utilized layer to meet target KPI.

· Doing Physical optimization & identifying issues like Sector swap, Azimuth & tilt to improve CQI, VoLTE & Throughput KPI.

· Offering Recommendations to planning team for layer addition/new site requirement where no scope to offload traffic.

· Timely interacting with business team for improvement of areas having high customer complaints.

· Taking care of perception corridor & VIP routes.

  • UMTS:

· Responsible for improving & maintaining KPI on cell/RNC level.

· Handling 4 RNC of Central Mumbai for 3G.

· Doing Performance analysis of major KPIs CS-PS RRC, CS-PS RAB, CS-PS DROP, Average per user throughput, ISHO, SHO and IFHO.

· Performing Re homing activities to manage RNC ICSU & NPGEP load.

· Analyzing various performance reports, testing and Analysis, for Overall Radio network Optimization of Voice & Data network, Tuning RF related parameters related to Admission control, Power control, Handover control, Load control etc.

· HSDPA/HSUPA/R99 & Power and other parameter licenses & CGI definitions in multiple pools.

  • GSM:

· Conducting Daily analysis of NBH & BBH KPI, TASR, HOSR, Drop & Block statistics.

· Doing Daily monitoring of OMCR reports to analyze Radio network performance to verify Radio utilization, blocking (TCH/SDCCH), assign failures etc.

· Taking corrective steps to achieve optimum KPI.

· Performing activities of Frequency Planning, Neighbour list optimization, LAC redesign, Site Re-homing, Traffic offloading.

· Analyzing BSC, Cluster drive test log files, identifying poor coverage/quality patches CS/PS Call test scenarios & Interferences thus devise action plan to resolve the issues if any observed.

· Analysis of Hardware alarms in network and making action plan to get it resolved.

· Analysis of radio utilization to identify blocking, and its minimization by parameter changes, adding new carrier (TRX) to cell, implementing dynamic half rate also check for TRX removal from low traffic sites.

· Performing & suggesting changes in Antenna orientations, Antenna height and tilts etc.

· Activities included foot print of all the sites to control site overshooting, cell dragging, interference elimination, monitoring of RX Quality, defining two-way Neighbour relations, locating handover failures, Improving call drops, call blocks, coverage holes.

· Solving cable swap, Improving Low call volume cells by Re-orienting site azimuth.

· GPRS optimization & capacity augmentation based on OSS reports & Network complaint analysis.

· Setting of parameters like CDED, CDEF & EDAP depending upon the network uses and customer criteria.

Timely Resolution of 2G voice & data complaints from Customer as well as Corporate Team.

Cluster Team Lead

Nokia
05.2015 - 02.2017
  • Responsibilities:

· Hourly/Daily KPI analysis of all cells in cluster for TCH drop, SD drop, TCH blocking, SD Blocking, HOSR, TASR & MMR by observing BBH & BH reports.

· Providing Analysis, Remarks & Improvement plan of degraded cells & for FI (Frustration Index) improvement.

· Attending meetings with customer for 2G/3G/4G coverage & quality improvement.

· Daily Escalating & Coordinating with BSS team for H/W rectification by observing Alarm & ND reports.

· Analysis of Benchmarking logs, Train Drive & Dense drive plots.

· Managing all Neighbour related activities for 2G-2G & 2G-3G.

· Analysis of all BTS, HOC & POC parameters for whole Mumbai Bharti Network.

· Preparing Reports on Actix & MapInfo.

· Performing Re homing activity for BSC & MSS.

· Resolving 2G/3G customer complaint.

· HSDPA & HSUPA Throughput analysis.

· 2G/3G physical optimization on field.

· Providing proposal of new sites for enhancing capacity and filling coverage holes.

· Coordinating Drive Test as well as Walk Test engineers with Terminal support.

. Analyzing and Post Processing of Log Files on NEMO Analyzer and TEMS.

RF Optimization Engineer

Vedang Cellular
09.2012 - 04.2015
  • Responsibilities:

· Performing Activities of Frequency planning & Preparing New Site Data Base for site creation.

· Optimizing newly added sites in network to improve network quality.

· Discussing with customer based on each milestone to sign off WCC.

· Conducting End to End optimization to improve DCR & BCR of clusters.

· Submitting Proposal of new sites for enhancing capacity and filling coverage holes.

· Coordinating with Drive Test as well as Walk Test engineers.

Analyzing and Post Processing of Log Files on NEMO Analyzer, Actix.

RF Optimization Engineer

Covenant Tel
06.2012 - 08.2012
  • Responsibilities:

· Frequency planning & Preparing New Site Data Base for site creation.

· Conducting Drive Test of 2G & 3G (Using TEMS 8 & 6, NEMO outdoor).

· Conducting Walk Test (Using TEMS 8 & 6, NEMO HANDY).

· Suggesting changes for physical optimization.

Submitting reports prepared on Actix to handover site to Acquisition & Customer.

RF Engineer

GTL Limited
12.2009 - 06.2012
  • Responsibilities:

· Frequency planning & Preparing New Site Data Base for site creation.

· Proposal of new sites for enhancing capacity and filling coverage holes.

· Conducting Drive Test on 2G & 3G & Physical optimization (Using TEMS 8 & 6) & NEMO outdoor.

· Conducting Walk Test (Using TEMS 8 & 6, NEMO HANDY).

· Analyzing and Post Processing of Log Files on NEMO Analyzer and TEMS.

· Conducting & Coordinating RF Engineers for RF, IBS & Transmission Survey.

· Solving problems regarding issues of newly added sites in network.

· Design IBS & RF report.

· Preparing Link Budget & BOQ for DAS implementation of IBS sites.

· Performing Site Auditing (IBS Quality Test).

· Submitting reports to customer after joint visit to handover site to Acquisition Team.

Preparing Site Acceptance report to Handover site to Customer.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Telecommunication Engineering

Mumbai University
Kankavali
06.2004 - 2009.06

Skills

    PMP certified

    Operations Management

    Performance monitoring

    Quality Control

    Active Listening

    Self-Motivated

    Multitasking Abilities

Certification

PMP (Project Management Professional)

Interests

Management, Operations, R&D, Lab Testing, Artificial Intelligence

Timeline

PMP (Project Management Professional)

08-2023

Manager of Operations

Reliance Jio
11.2022 - Current

Cluster Team Lead

Nokia
05.2015 - 02.2017

RF Optimization Engineer

Vedang Cellular
09.2012 - 04.2015

RF Optimization Engineer

Covenant Tel
06.2012 - 08.2012

RF Engineer

GTL Limited
12.2009 - 06.2012

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Telecommunication Engineering

Mumbai University
06.2004 - 2009.06

Zone Manager

Samsung Electronics
6 2017 - 10.2022

Cluster Team Lead

Ericsson
2 2017 - 6 2017
ABHISHEK KARANGUTKARManager operations