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Gururaj Bhavikatti

Telecom Engineer
Pune

Summary

Dedicated Telecom professional with a history of 23 years meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

DGM, Project Rollout

Reliance Industries Limited, RIL
Pune
07.2015 - Current
  • Fibre & Tower Infrastructure Project Rollout PCMC, Mulshi & Shirur Division
  • Over 300 plus kms of fibre rollout for Pune Intracity, 500 Plus tower construction rollout and 900 plus 5G infrastructure upgradation work completed
  • · Established organization priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • · Planned, created and deployed methodology and resources to deliver project within described timeline.
  • · Ensured smooth transition from planning to implementation phases, minimizing disruptions during rollouts.
  • · Recruited, interviewed and hired employees as per RAG of organization.
  • · Followed quality assurance practices for each phase of development.
  • · Collaborated with multiple departments to deliver project within specific timelines and internal customer requirements.
  • · Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • · Proven ability to develop and implement creative solutions to complex problems.
  • · Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • · Achieved cost savings by identifying areas where expenses could be reduced without compromising quality or customer satisfaction during rollouts.
  • · Managed cross-functional teams for seamless execution of rollout projects, resulting in on-time delivery.
  • · Provided regular progress reports to stakeholders, maintaining transparency and uphold trust during the rollout process.
  • · Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
  • · Implemented quality control measures, reducing the number of post-rollout issues and increasing overall success rate.
  • · Identified and communicated customer needs to supply chain capacity and quality teams.
  • · Conducted thorough risk assessments prior to each rollout, mitigating potential problems before they could impact project timelines or budgets.

Manager

Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited
Pune
10.2011 - 06.2015
  • Leading a team as project in charge for Pune City (PMC,PCMC,NHAI,NH,PWD,Grampanchayat) & NLD Routes surrounding Pune City, responsible for obtaining permission & fibre implementation for planned routes.
  • Working as City Lead for RIL 4G projects in deployment of Fibre network in Pune region using Open Cut & HDD methodology for OSP roll out in Pune region.
  • Demonstration to PCMC officials of Micro Trenching Machine & HDD Machine.
  • Co-ordination for getting ROW permissions from for authorities PMC,PCMC,NHAI,NH,PWD, Grampanchayat.
  • Liaison and ROW management for Getting ROW Demand Note and permissions from various authorities like PWD, NHAI, Corporation & Forest etc. in NLD & Intracity as per latest circular.
  • Coordinating for end to end roll out of OSP fibre projects across the Pune NLD circle and in Pune intracity
  • Obstruction like Railway ROB, Nala crossing, Sewer crossing and railway line crossing in region like Pune which is highly dense with population , under utilities and coordinating with government bodies to execute the smooth deployment in given target frame
  • Execution of OSP in region were heavy gas lines, petrol lines and water reserve line are been laid
  • Execution of OSP as per the strata availability by studying and understanding the ground realities before deploying the required resources.
  • Deployment of 288 Fibre, 96 Fibre and 48Fibre in OSP executed route, successfully completed Pune Khopoli , Pune Chakan & Pune Yewat route.
  • Tower connectivity end to end of ENODEB has been successfully completed.
  • Closing and interlocking the measurement as per the field execution by closing ITP details as per the completion of work and as per contract.
  • SUE roll out with acquisition of quality D level data in with coordination with authorities and respected vendor
  • Material and bill clearance with acceptance related to quality clearance.
  • Responsible for creating design documents and specification a per requirement of projects.
  • Responsible for data and as-built Updation in GIS as aa part of the scope and submission of ITPS.

Manager

Alcatel Lucent Network Management Services
Pune
08.2009 - 10.2011

Planning, Implementation, Infrastructure Development & Cu maintenance

  • Leading a Team of 23 (Sr.Ex Engineer - 1, Ex Engineer - 3, Field Engineers- 14, Ex - 5) as Project In charge for Pune City, responsible to PTO for Planning, Implementation, Operation and Maintenance of Pune
  • Nature of Work:
  • Project Management – Initiation, Planning, Monitoring & Control and Closing
  • OFC Planning –
  • Planning of OFC route for DLC, FTTB
  • Network resilience – Ring Closure, Ring Splitting .
  • Planning, coordinating, execution and monitoring of projects rollout in Pune city for achieving tags rollout target, Fiber deployment ,Equipment Installation & Integration, Building connectivity within given timeframe.
  • Coordinating with Government officials for obtaining required permission for project rollout.
  • Coordinating with Infra structure ,transmission & planning team for project rollout as per plan received & ensuring end to end connectivity for customer.
  • Building permissions for new building connectivity.
  • Ensuring project execution end to end within approved CAPEX.
  • Copper Optimization & Maintenance for Pune city
  • Audit for vendor bills & ensuring bill clearance with coordination of finance department.
  • Material Management for execution of projects.

Assistant Manager

Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Pune
11.2007 - 07.2009
  • Project rollout for Pune city
  • Nature of Work:
  • Planning, coordinating, execution and monitoring of projects rollout in Pune city for achieving tags rollout target, Fiber deployment ,Equipment Installation & Integration, Building connectivity within given timeframe.
  • Coordinating with Government officials for obtaining required permission for project rollout.
  • Coordinating with Infra structure ,transmission & planning team for project rollout as per plan received & ensuring end to end connectivity for customer.
  • Building permissions for new building connectivity.
  • Ensuring project execution within approved CAPEX.
  • Copper Optimization & Maintenance for Pune city
  • Audit for vendor bills & ensuring bill clearance with coordination of finance department.
  • 8) Material Management for execution of projects.

Engineer

Reliance Communications Ltd ,RCOM
Mumbai
03.2005 - 11.2007
  • Capacity Management of DLC & Transport network for Mumbai Circle.
  • Monitoring & report generation for capacity of STM1, 4&16 rings for Mumbai.
  • Planning of optimization of DLC capacity & Transport ring capacity of Mumbai wherever constraints observed.
  • Co-ordination with deployment& logistics team to implement optimization plans.
  • Co-ordination with O&M,SOMG,ASOMG team to schedule & carry out Plan Events for completion of optimization plan.
  • Exposure to clarity software where nodal parameters are loaded, cross connection, circuit editing is done, service orders are created for customer creation in system.
  • EDP Project Planning/Implementation Juhu
  • Project planning, from feasibility stage up to final service delivery.
  • Building permission for installation of EDP.
  • Connecting buildings on fiber in ring route.
  • Coordination with installation team for electronics installation(EDP Installation, Cisco Switch installation.), provide relevant information about customer place and provide downtime of existing customers if required.
  • Inventory management of Electronics, Passive material use for implementation provide procurement request to concern teams, Coordinate with Central ware house for timely material movement.
  • Co-ordination with BSES Technicians for electrical meter installation

Engineer

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited
Pune
07.2001 - 02.2005
  • Equipment commissioning & integration activities. Leading a team for OSP work.
  • Nature of Work:
  • Planning, coordinating and monitoring of projects of equipment installations and integrations from different teams across circle.
  • Commissioning & testing of Access equipment's (UTStarcom & Lucent Technologies- ONU).
  • Survey for identification of PMP- Point to Multipoint (LMDS) RT sites.
  • Acceptance testing of access equipment's.
  • Site engineering for Access Networks, Transmission Networks.
  • Commissioning and testing of Rectifiers and Batteries.
  • Fiber Planning, splicing & testing for Pune City.
  • Planning & Implementation for OSP work for Rest of Maharashtra
  • Cu Planning & Implementation for 28 Clusters in Pune city.
  • CAPEX for Rest Of Maharashtra

Apprentice Engineer

Hughes Telecom India Private Limited
Mumbai
07.2000 - 02.2001
  • Survey ,Planning & Implementation for OSP work.
  • Nature of Work:
  • Survey ,Planning & Implementation of OSP work for North Mumbai area till November 2000.
  • Survey ,Planning & Implementation of Fiber, Cu & OSP work for Nasik MIDC area from December 2000 till June 2001.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Diploma In Electronics & Telecommunication

Sh.Jondhale Polytechnic
Dombivali, India
01.1993 - 06.1999

Skills

Team Development

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Timeline

DGM, Project Rollout

Reliance Industries Limited, RIL
07.2015 - Current

Manager

Himachal Futuristic Communications Limited
10.2011 - 06.2015

Manager

Alcatel Lucent Network Management Services
08.2009 - 10.2011

Assistant Manager

Bharti Airtel Ltd.
11.2007 - 07.2009

Engineer

Reliance Communications Ltd ,RCOM
03.2005 - 11.2007

Engineer

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited
07.2001 - 02.2005

Apprentice Engineer

Hughes Telecom India Private Limited
07.2000 - 02.2001

Some College (No Degree) - Diploma In Electronics & Telecommunication

Sh.Jondhale Polytechnic
01.1993 - 06.1999
Gururaj BhavikattiTelecom Engineer