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G. Kumaran

Bangalore

Summary

I would like to use my extensive technical system skills and more than 13 years of rich experience in the field of Audio-Visual, IT Hardware Service Support & IT Operations Professionally dedicated to effective team management and customer satisfaction

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead I – Cloud Infrastructure Services

Adobe Software
Bengaluru
01.2021 - Current
  • Works with the Events production team, Remote supporting Virtual conferences, Live Events & Webcasting
  • Providing support to L1&L2 support with Blue Jeans & MS Teams
  • Providing Remote support to Managing & Non-Managing rooms
  • Event Management and Conducting Town Hall supporting VPs, EVPs& Executives
  • Handling incidents and requests tickets in SNOW
  • Conduction UAT (User Accepting Testing) to Remote Sites
  • Involving Video Editing & Post-production works with Adobe premiere-pro software
  • Conducting performance improvement activity with Events teams.

AV Analyst

Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd
Bengaluru
11.2017 - 10.2020
  • Managing Virtual conference & AV rooms at client place
  • Providing L1&L2 Skype Conferencing/Video Conference/Telepresence Support & SHOW (zoom)
  • Event Management and Conducting Town Hall's VPs, EVP's & Executives
  • New implementation of Virtual collaboration systems
  • Managing of Condeco booking system
  • Configuration and troubleshooting of Skype & Cisco Video codecs.
  • Handling incidents and requests related to virtual collaboration rooms.
  • Vendor Management & Co-Ordination for the AMC, Warranty, Issues handling

Conducting Training & On-Boarding sessions about the virtual collaboration

  • Asset/Stock management of AV Store
  • Assist RE AV Team to perform AV Related Activities (hardware break-fix)
  • Involve and support from the site in change activities related to collaboration Infrastructure.
  • Co-Ordinate and assist AV Integrators in designing AV setups for Virtual meeting rooms.
  • Reporting Via Service NOW (Incident, Request, Change) Ticketing
  • Involving Procurement of AV Asset and Hardware
  • Conduction UAT (User Accepting Testing) to Remote Sites
  • Creating Knowledge based articles in SNOW.

Administrator - VC

Aceline Tech
Chennai
01.2017 - 06.2017
  • Managing & guiding the V.C Team
  • Resolving User queries & Issues
  • Involving in new implementation and Renovation of the Video conferencing rooms
  • Providing solutions to clients in a critical situation
  • Working with vendors for AMC & service-related issues
  • Providing support to L1, L2 & VIP users for events
  • Providing Add on services in V.C Team
  • Improving usage of VC & user feedback count on monthly review meet
  • Providing Installation/Support in Avaya Scopia Client

Senior Site Support Engineer

GENESIS IT INNOVATIONS Ltd
Bangalore
06.2015 - 01.2017
  • Providing L1 & L2 support to Cisco & Polycom Video Conferencing and Audio/VOIP conferencing Service support
  • Cisco Telepresence Support, Cisco WEBEX units and Crestron Products, VTron Video Wall support for Service Operation Centre (SOC) on 24/7
  • Taken care of day-to-day activities like Daily health check of V.C Room
  • Updating the report to parent & Client company, Issue fixing, Preventive Maintenance activity
  • Providing support on Town Hall events & Meetings, Maintenance of Audio DSP in the AV-Rack to make changes like Upgrading the Re-Configuration based on the day-to-day events
  • Establishing connectivity between Global V.C rooms using CISCO CODIAN Bridge
  • Monitoring calls using Call Tracking System like Service Now and ensuring all calls are closed within agreed SLA as per the request
  • Attending Service desk calls and providing resolution for the tickets logged by the users
  • Working with different vendors like Cisco, Samsung, & Extron to fix the hardware issues, Coordinating between parent & Client company on new equirement/Renovation of projects, Processing & following up of quotations and proposals between client & Parent company.

Senior Customer Service Engineer

VECTOR SYSTEMS PVT LTD
Hyderabad
01.2012 - 08.2014
  • Chip Level & Board Level Repairing of all kinds of Audio/Video Branded Products
  • Installing, Configuring & Troubleshooting Life Size and Polycom Video Conferencing
  • Provided Level -1 support of Life Size Video codecs
  • Include Software up gradation & Testing, Processing DOA & Defective Replacement of Life Size products under AMC from OEM
  • Troubleshooting and repairing Polycom Audio Conference Phones/Sound Station, Audio Mixers
  • Revenue generated through Service Department on a Target basis
  • Knowledge Transfer/Training about new products & Troubleshooting processes to Site engineers,
  • Configuration of Automation programming on Logitech Remote and Touch panels
  • Stock management of service department assets

Service Engineer

COMPUAGE INFOCOM LTD
Chennai
09.2009 - 01.2012
  • Chip Level Repairing of Computer peripherals like CRT-Monitors, SMPS, Mouse, Keyboard, UPS & Inverters, Creative - Speaker systems, I Pod
  • Installation of Smart Board Projectors at Sites Project work
  • Installation & servicing of APC, Energy UPS & Invertors up to 50 KVA
  • Revenue generated through Service Department
  • Knowledge Transfer & Training about new products to other Regional Branch Engineers
  • Configuring Windows OS on Desktop & Laptop, Application support and troubleshooting hardware issues
  • Installation of all kinds of Printers and Processing & claiming of DOA on HP Printers with HP India Ltd
  • Configuring & Troubleshooting MS Outlook & Lotus Notes issues, L1 Network support
  • Stock management of service department assets.

Education

DECE - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Anna University
Chennai

Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Application

Madras University
Chennai

Skills

  • Video Conferencing
  • Audio Technologies
  • Troubleshooting
  • Technical Standards and Deliverables
  • Testing
  • AutoCAD
  • User Support
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Technical Documentation
  • Troubleshooting and Diagnosis
  • Device Configuration
  • Technical Troubleshooting
  • Vendor Management
  • Client Meetings
  • Meeting Support
  • Technical Support
  • Goal Setting
  • KPI Monitoring

Certification

  • HARDWARE & NETWORKING (A+ & N+): Computer Software College, Chennai-116
  • EMBEDDED SYSTEM (Microcontroller Module): Accel It Academy Chennai-96
  • Diploma in Electronic Design and Automation: CADD Centre Hyderabad-72 {ORCAD-Capture, P-Spice & PCB Editor & Auto CAD–2D}
  • ITIL – Fundamental Systems Engineer – Bengaluru

Languages

  • English
  • Tamil
  • Kannada
  • Telugu
  • Hindi

Timeline

Lead I – Cloud Infrastructure Services

Adobe Software
01.2021 - Current

AV Analyst

Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd
11.2017 - 10.2020

Administrator - VC

Aceline Tech
01.2017 - 06.2017

Senior Site Support Engineer

GENESIS IT INNOVATIONS Ltd
06.2015 - 01.2017

Senior Customer Service Engineer

VECTOR SYSTEMS PVT LTD
01.2012 - 08.2014

Service Engineer

COMPUAGE INFOCOM LTD
09.2009 - 01.2012

DECE - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Anna University

Bachelor of Computer Applications - Computer Application

Madras University
G. Kumaran