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Kavya Shetty

Kavya Shetty

Lead Customer Success @ Boeing Customer Relations/ Operations/Project Management/ Strategy and Business Development /Digital Solutions
Flat no 206. BST Homes, T Block T16/20, DLF Phase 3 Sector 24. Gurgaon, Haryana

Summary

Self-driven professional with 23 years of comprehensive accomplishments as consultant/advisor, project management specialist and team leader in handling cross- functional operations team of Ground, Cargo, Airlines, Airports and digital solutions portfolio to ensure success and achieve business goals.

Have good understanding in operations of commercial airlines, airports and regulatory compliances.

Organized and creative problem solver, who guided the regional airport teams in improving regional on time performance and increasing ancillary revenues.

Demonstrated success in developing and seamlessly executing plans of setting up India's best Baggage services unit for the 2nd biggest Indian carrier. Was recognized for innovative and strategic thinking by the members of the global airline community. Have been successfully elected by the global airline community to represent as an airline representative on the panel of the World Tracer Management committee for two consecutive years from 2016 to 2018.

During the brief tenure with the Schindler elevators, had the opportunity to explore and understand the elevator industry from the operations, sales and marketing prospective. With understanding of the business and support from peers and seniors, was able to achieve 3rd position at All India level for generating revenue in Modernization business, within a span of 05 months.

In Boeing, have successfully managed to collaborate with different teams including Sales, Marketing, Product Owners, Quality etc for digital business and was able to deliver value, drive adoption, facilitate upsell / cross sell & implementation of Flight Deck solutions and provide support to the commercial airlines for product contracted from the Digital Aviation Solutions Portfolio.

Have successfully made it to the list of Top 100 Global Strategist for Customer Success for the Year 2023.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Customer Success Manager

Boeing India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
07.2021 - Current
  • Establish, nurture, and maintain relationships with cross-functional key decision makers on identified accounts.
  • Develop, maintain, coordinate, and execute tactical support and inside sales plans for protection and growth of assigned identified accounts.
  • Coordinate and ensure effective deployment of Boeing resources necessary to ensure success of product and service solutions in assigned accounts, coordinate order entry and implementation process, resolve customer inquiries and issues, and communicate with customer proactively.
  • Focus primarily on retaining core business and identifying and qualifying opportunities for new or expanded business based on explicit needs.
  • Document all relevant customer information, voice of customer Salesforce.com (or other company tools), present customer voice as required to leadership and other internal stakeholders, and track and communicate progress of customer requests and concerns.
  • Proactively identify potential problems and resolves them before they become issues that could impact our customers.
  • Serve identified accounts as single point of contact and reference within the enterprise for assigned products/services, providing consultation, information, presentations, and conducting meetings as required.
  • Support multiple customer accounts simultaneously, while prioritizing areas of focus.
  • Communicate and prioritize defects and enhancements for Boeing products and Services in coordination with Portfolio Management

Sr. Consultant 

KPMG India Ltd.
Mumbai
12.2019 - 07.2021
  • Worked as a key member of project management team which is assisting Adani Enterprises in developing operational strategies, reviewing of business plans, regulatory and contractual compliance, providing advisory services for IT infrastructure and transition management along with performing asset due-diligence for 6 airports (Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Guwahati, Lucknow, Trivandrum and Mangalore).
  • Have worked with various clients as bid advisor for preparing technical proposals, project plan and financial model.
  • Part of KPMG working group, in executing five-year program management mandate at Kannur international airport, which included development of airline marketing, non-aero revenue enhancement and real estate monetization.
  • As an audit company, there are various regulatory, statuary and legal requirements that needs to be verified before engaging with any client for advisory services. With myself driven approach, was able to comprehend requirements of pre-engagement risk management processes and become the POC for aviation team to verify pre-engagement risks.

Area Manager - Existing Installations

Schindler India Ltd
Mumbai
07.2019 - 11.2019

Responsibilities:

  • Managing Day to Day operations for designated area in terms of repairs and maintenance of elevators
  • Ensure scheduled maintenance are taking place on time
  • Control and monitor cost of material utilization
  • Monitor and resolve customer complaints and ensure complaint resolution is within the company's SLA.

Achievements:

  • With my self driven approach, I was able to comprehend the aspects of elevator industry in a short span and managed secure 3rd position in All India for modernization revenue, within 3 months.

Service Delivery Manager - Baggage Services and Eastern India

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Services
Mumbai
03.2016 - 06.2019

Responsibilities:

  • Manage regional station performance against the designated key parameters
  • Station Audits
  • Ensure implementation of Standard Operating procedure as documented in Ground Operations Manual

Achievements:

  • Standardization of policy and process in line with the company's guidelines.
  • Increase in regional ancillary revenue by 90% and On-Time performance by 80%.
  • Participated as a key team member in improving critical parameters for Jet Airways like On Time Performance (OTP), Passenger Complaints/Compliments and Mishandled Baggage (MHB), thru process mapping, policy changes, developing SMART goals for the Operational team, along with constant monitoring and follow-up with Critical stations, HUB’s and other functional units like Inflight, Flight Operations, Cargo, Network Planning and Commercial.

Manager - Network Baggage Services

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Services
Mumbai
04.2017 - 06.2019

Responsibilities:

  • Ensuring network baggage reliability at or > 99.50%
  • Implementation and ensuring adherence of laid down policy guidelines across the network
  • Ensure service delivery target of 80% and beyond is met for all guest complaints pertaining to mishandled baggage
  • Reviewing and introduction of best industry practice
  • Maintain and review Baggage services MIS
  • Management of Baggage Services Contact Centre

Achievements:

  • Standardizing the Standard Operating Procedure for Contact Centre operations for Baggage Services.
  • Successfully managed to align the processes as per industry standards, one of them being introduction of Claims unit both for settlement and prorate recovery, with recovery of 01 Cr, within 09 months.
  • Successfully managed to reduce the mishandling baggage numbers by 10% and achieving 99.43% of network vide baggage reliability. This has ensured the airline has 2.55 bags mishandled per 1,000 passenger against current industry trend 5.57 bags mishandled per 1,000 passenger.

Manager Flight Operations

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Flight Operations
Mumbai
11.2013 - 10.2015

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for planning, co-coordinating and follow up on activities / projects relating to the office.
  • Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously and follow through on issues in a timely manner.
  • Collate data and commercial information, analyze reports received from various sections of Flight Operations and submit summary sheet for action.
  • Provide support in terms of data and analytics for departmental presentations
  • Ensure systematic process is implemented and for documentation management and its retrieval.
  • To interact and co-ordinate with other departments on a regular basis.

Achievements:

  • Collaborating all areas of Flight operations i.e., fleet office, training, rostering, performance engineering and flight dispatch.

Assistant Manager – Customer Service

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Services
Mumbai
04.2011 - 10.2013

Responsibilities:

  • Collation and analysis of OTP (On Time Performance) data.
  • Analyzing the delays and taking corrective measures to ensure elimination/Reduction of future delays.
  • Analyzing Winter/Summer schedule planning for requirement of additional manpower and GSE (Ground Services Equipment) requirement for various stations.
  • Analyzing Safety Audit reports for all India stations. In case of any finding, follow-up for rectification and closure.
  • Represented Airport Services for IOSA audit 2013-14.
  • Updating of policy and procedure for Ground Operations Manual for both Jet Airways and Jetlite.
  • Implementation of safety related issues in the network.
  • Quarterly planning of Airport Services stationary and monitoring usage network wide.
  • Was in the core team which strategized and successfully implemented Safety Management systems for Jet Airways which included cargo, ground operations, flight operations and inflight services, along with successfully clearing the biyearly IOSA audit for Jet Airways.

Achievements:

  • Initiated and streamlined hazard reporting for Ground Operations.
  • Reduced operating stationary cost by 20% by disposing unused/redundant stationary and introducing standard format for monthly request post HQ's approval.

Executive-Airport Services

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Services
Mumbai
03.2007 - 04.2011

Responsibilities:

  • Compile and summarize data pertaining to Manpower, Equipment, Service Ratings, etc.
  • Coordination with other departments with regards to various requisitions.
  • Conduct briefings/trainings for World Tracer (Baggage Tracing Software).
  • Conduct workshops for various airports with respect to Baggage handling.
  • Conduct audit checks on all lost & found sections at various airports to ensure proper documentation and compliance in procedures and service standards.
  • Will be responsible for handling customer complaints and claims relating to mishandled baggage and resolving the same within the stipulated time period.
  • Prepare presentations for various meetings and support the department in various time bound projects.
  • Responsible for upgrading and maintaining Ground Operations Policy and Process Manual, as per Industry Standards
  • Was part of the core team at Jet Airways which managed new station setup and has single handedly managed successful cutover of new stations Kuwait, Dhaka and Brussels Airports.

Achievements:

  • Initiated and streamlined various operational reports, most important being the baggage services report.
  • Implemented mishandled baggage redressal unit by setting up specialized contact centre for baggage services and central baggage unit at head quarters.

Customer Service Supervisor

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Operations
Mumbai
01.2005 - 01.2007

Responsibilities:

  • Supervision of check-in counters, boarding hall, arrival hall.
  • Supervision of staff and handling various passenger-related queries.
  • Ensure On-time performance and process adherence.

Achievements:

  • Have been awarded best staff consecutively for 02 years.

Reservations and Ticketing-(2002-2005)

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Operations
Mumbai
01.2002 - 01.2005

Responsibilities:

  • Conversant with ticketing and reservation procedures for domestic and international sectors.

P/pp Executive Cargo Operations/p

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Cargo Department
Mumbai
01.2000 - 01.2002

Responsibilities:

  • Maintenance and updating of muster and leave records, of staff in Cargo department.
  • Maintenance and updating of Employee database, for Cargo department.
  • Preparation of overtime data and handling staff queries related to payroll.
  • Helping the manager in various projects and preparing power point presentations for the same.
  • Assisting in preparing MIS reports.

Education

MBA - Human Resource Development

Welingkar’s Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai University/p
Mumbai, MH
01.2004 - 05.2007

Bachelor of Science - Zoology/Botany

St. Xavier’s College. Mumbai
Mumbai, MH
01.1997 - 01.2000

Diploma in IATA Aviation Finance Management  -

IATA
Ontario
08.2018 - 12.2018

Project Management Certification (PMP) - Project Management

Project Management Institute
United States
08.2022 - 08.2025

Skills

Ground Operations

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References

Worked in Jet Airways as part of his core team. 

Quote

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney

Timeline

Project Management Certification (PMP) - Project Management

Project Management Institute
08.2022 - 08.2025

Customer Success Manager

Boeing India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2021 - Current

Sr. Consultant 

KPMG India Ltd.
12.2019 - 07.2021

Area Manager - Existing Installations

Schindler India Ltd
07.2019 - 11.2019

Diploma in IATA Aviation Finance Management  -

IATA
08.2018 - 12.2018

Manager - Network Baggage Services

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Services
04.2017 - 06.2019

Service Delivery Manager - Baggage Services and Eastern India

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Services
03.2016 - 06.2019

Manager Flight Operations

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Flight Operations
11.2013 - 10.2015

Assistant Manager – Customer Service

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Services
04.2011 - 10.2013

Executive-Airport Services

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Services
03.2007 - 04.2011

Customer Service Supervisor

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Operations
01.2005 - 01.2007

MBA - Human Resource Development

Welingkar’s Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai University/p
01.2004 - 05.2007

Reservations and Ticketing-(2002-2005)

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Ground Operations
01.2002 - 01.2005

P/pp Executive Cargo Operations/p

Jet Airways (I) Ltd, Cargo Department
01.2000 - 01.2002

Bachelor of Science - Zoology/Botany

St. Xavier’s College. Mumbai
01.1997 - 01.2000

References

Worked in Jet Airways as part of his core team. 

Kavya ShettyLead Customer Success @ Boeing Customer Relations/ Operations/Project Management/ Strategy and Business Development /Digital Solutions