Arvind Vasudevan
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic Technical Project Manager with Verizon India, adept at strategic portfolio management and operational readiness. Proven track record in leading multi-million dollar projects, enhancing data integrity, and optimizing processes. Recognized for cross-functional leadership and crisis resolution, driving significant improvements in service delivery and stakeholder engagement.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Project Manager
Verizon India
Chennai
03.2025 - Current
- Managed 100+ edge infrastructure, storage, and decommissioning projects within $7M (2025) and $10M (2026) budgets.
- Led national initiatives for 5G edge implementation engineering and network planning in India.
- Optimized workflows to enhance operational readiness and develop performance-based dashboards.
- Created financial analysis-driven strategies for legacy (3G) network decommissioning.
- Mentored project managers to drive process improvements across departments.
- Directed collaborative efforts of cross-functional teams to ensure delivery excellence.
- Established enterprise-scale PM standardization frameworks to enhance operational efficiency.
- Facilitated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and align project goals.
Project Manager – Change/Release/Incident Management
Verizon India
Chennai
05.2016 - 03.2025
- Successfully delivered Verizon’s strategic deal with Frontier, overseeing large-scale change and decommissioning projects
- Spearheaded 300+ storage migrations and expansions (EMC, VSU, HDS), adding 100+ petabytes of capacity
- Manage middleware installations and storage allocation for seamless service delivery
- Lead storage add projects that increased organizational capacity while optimizing cost efficiency
- Coordinate stakeholder communications and change management across all organizational levels
- Earned recognition for resolving critical server and cost issues
- Standardized PM processes and templates, embedding lessons learned across enterprise teams
- Coordinated multi-site initiatives for business transitions and compliance upgrades
- Managed 200+ annual change requests with a 95%+ on-time delivery rate
- Created comprehensive project documentation and communication frameworks
Deployment Coordinator
Verizon India
Chennai
04.2010 - 04.2016
- Managed release and deployment coordination for IT projects, focusing on stakeholder engagement and project coordination
- Championed agile methodology adoption across deployment and support teams
- Streamlined release and deployment processes for increased efficiency and reduced cycle times
- Ensured SLA compliance and led crisis resolution for key client environments
- Coordinated multi-platform initiatives enabling seamless project transitions
- Optimized resource allocation and delivery workflows for complex programs
- Led IT Operations support for SLA management, FTE analysis, and reporting to senior management
- Managed crisis resolution for critical accounts, optimizing resource allocation across portfolios
- Delivered executive dashboards for leadership decision-making and operational tracking
- Presented SLA analysis to clients, ensuring service quality and operational efficiency
- Developed performance metrics and reporting frameworks for continuous service improvement
Education
MBA - Finance & Marketing
IBS
Hyderabad03-2008
Skills
- Strategic portfolio management
- Business transformation
- Budget management
- Network decommissioning
- Operational readiness
- Performance dashboard development
- Data integrity enhancement
- Change management
- Risk management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cross-functional leadership
- Process improvement
- SLA management
- Crisis resolution
- Agile methodologies
Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
- ITIL Foundation Certification
- Scrum Master Accredited Certification
- Certified Entry Level Python Programmer
Accomplishments
• Managed 100+ simultaneous projects including zero-cost decommissioning and major infrastructure expansions
• Created scalable, efficient operational environments through workflow optimization and performance metrics
• Delivered executive-level financial analysis and strategy alignment to senior leadership
• Recognized for resolving critical server and cost issues earning management praise
• Championed process standardization and lessons learned frameworks across enterprise teams
• Led multi-site, cross-functional teams spanning India, driving operational excellence
• Maintained high on-time delivery rates across annual change requests and transformation initiatives
• Created scalable, efficient operational environments through workflow optimization and performance metrics
• Delivered executive-level financial analysis and strategy alignment to senior leadership
• Recognized for resolving critical server and cost issues earning management praise
• Championed process standardization and lessons learned frameworks across enterprise teams
• Led multi-site, cross-functional teams spanning India, driving operational excellence
• Maintained high on-time delivery rates across annual change requests and transformation initiatives
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Technical Project Manager
Verizon India
03.2025 - Current
Project Manager – Change/Release/Incident Management
Verizon India
05.2016 - 03.2025
Deployment Coordinator
Verizon India
04.2010 - 04.2016
MBA - Finance & Marketing
IBS