MURUGA BHOOPATHY
Chennai
Summary
Senior Professional in Electronics and communication engineering with over 35 years of successful experience in Defense service, Manufacturing, and Service Industries. Demonstrated expertise in Technical and Administrative skills, People management, and resolving complex issues. A dynamic leader with a strong track record of performance in high-paced organizations.
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Consultancy
Govt and Non Govt Organisations
Chennai
04.2020 - 10.2023
- Advised on project management, rollouts, and skill enhancement missions
- Represented South India in a consultancy role for various Telecom Sector Skill Council projects. Led projects for Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation, managing two major initiatives. Managed Apex skill centers in healthcare, logistics, banking, and financial services.
- Facilitated for the Apex skill center for the Automotive sector.
- Managed Government of India's SANKALP project focusing on skill acquisition and knowledge awareness
Consultant - Director
Srigom Infra Projects Pvt Ltd
03.2018 - 12.2019
- Developed Telecom Infrastructure for new startup
- Guided on Telecom Infrastructure requirements efficiently.
- Served as authorized signatory for contracts and agreements
- Represents company during official meetings with external agencies
- Consistently drove business growth
- Supervises employees and external partners
Head - Network Operations Center
Vectone Mobile
Chennai
03.2017 - 02.2018
- International Mobile Virtual Network Operator pioneering innovative telecommunications
- Operating throughout UK, France, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Belgium and Czech Republic
- Led managerial and engineering team overseeing round-the-clock operations
- Managed a team consisting of 3 managers and 50 engineers.
- Handled fault, configuration, and performance management tasks
- Managed incidents, problems and changes effectively
Circle Head - Field service operations (GM) (Rajasthan)
Ericsson India Private Limited
Jaipur
03.2014 - 06.2016
- Led Swedish multinational in communications technology
- Offering includes services, software, and infrastructure in ICT for telecom operators and various industries
- Ericsson is the world leader in the 2G/3G/4G mobile network, with a market share of 35%.
- Maintained service quality and ensured availability
- Managed operational and maintenance duties for Bharti Airtel, R.com, and Vodafone networks.
- Led team of 10 managers and 600 engineers
- Major Project Achievements: Rolled out 3,640 new sites for 2G, 3G, and LTE. Also, achieved cost savings to the tune of INR 32 Mn. In the year 2014, the budget allotted was saved by 8%.
- Maintained multi-operator network with unified team
Free Lance Consultant
Self
Chennai
01.2013 - 02.2014
- Delivered consultancy services to telecom industries
General Manager - Service Operations
Uninor
Chennai
11.2009 - 08.2012
- Telenor, a Norwegian company, serves a substantial number of global mobile subscribers.
- It has mobile operations in 12 markets and additionally in 17 markets through their ownership in Vimbelcom Ltd.
- Oversaw coordination of network planning initiatives across TN & Kerala regions
- Had been in planning, roll out, and operations and maintenance.
- Entire Management includes Administration, Ensuring availability and Quality of services
- Managed team dynamics, vendor relations, and financial resources.
- Major Project Achievements: Rolled out and managed the operations of around 2500 BTSs, 2 MSCs, 17 BSCs, and 2 GMSCs of the GSM network.
- Handled team size of 25 direct and 200+ from vendors.
- Network cost savings done to the tune of INR 19.09 Mn in 2012 by various measures in Tx/Bulk BW, POIS, IBSS, Power & Fuel, IT bandwidth, NW elements optimization.
Regional - PMO (Program Management Officer) for 5 Circles (AP, KL, KA, MH&TN)
Alcatel-Lucent Managed Solutions (p) Ltd
Chennai
04.2009 - 09.2009
- Global mobile phone manufacturer and telecommunications equipment company
- The company focuses on fixed, mobile, and converged networking hardware, IP technologies, software, and managed services.
- Designed networks in alignment with business strategies
- Collaborated with teams to develop project plan aligned with business goals
- Finalized alignment of project scope with cross-functional groups
- Ensure and monitor implementation of the project plan.
- Monitoring the milestones with respect to the base plan. Identify risks and mitigation strategies.
- Management Reporting. Generation of daily, weekly reports, and dashboards. Maintaining the Databases and MIS.
- Consistently prepared detailed Management Presentations on time
Head- Wireless Network Operations (GM)
Reliance Communications Ltd
Chandigarh
04.2002 - 04.2009
- Reliance Communications (commonly called RCOM) is an Indian Internet access (commonly called 'broadband') and telecommunications company headquartered in Navi Mumbai, India. It is an operator with more than 150 million subscribers.
- Oversaw DGM-level responsibilities for cluster management in Tamil Nadu.
- Entire Management includes Administration, Ensuring availability and Quality of services
- Controlled team, finance, and vendor operations for efficient project execution.
- Handled project rollouts, operations, and maintenance with a team size of 30 direct resources and more than 200 through managed services.
- Managed the operations of around 3000 BTSs, 7 MSCs/11 BSCs, and 2 GMSCs of dual technology CDMA and GSM in Punjab.
- Major Project Achievements: Worked from the scratch to the operations of Network in TN and personally involved in Installation and commissioning of Lucent CDMA 5 MSCs and Huawei 3 MSCs later.
- Also played lead role in GSM rollout by R.com in Chandigarh as Circle Head and rolled out 2 MSCs, 5 BSCs, and 2500 BTSs.
Manager - Technical
Aircel Ltd
Madurai
07.2000 - 04.2002
- Indian mobile network operator provided voice and data services
- Dealt with project planning, execution, operations, and maintenance.
- Managed Operations and Maintenance of Network, both NSS and BSS.
- Supervised Operations and Maintenance of SDH/PDH Transmission network.
- Coordinated for Telecom Regulatory requirements like TEC (TERM) testing for Coverage, Service, and Point of Interconnections Dept.
- Interacted with vendors and other agencies related to telecom network for various coordinated activities.
Head - Production
UMS Radio Factory Ltd
Coimbatore
09.1994 - 10.1998
- Headed the production department of 5 Engineers, 100+ Skilled workers, manufacturing 1. The TV Boosters, Satellite Dish system Modulators, and Receivers. 2. Dish Antennas, and Yagi Antennas.
- Also involves quality control of the products. Maintenance of CNC machines in the production line.
- Supply chain inspection and raw material quality acceptance.
- Labor management.
Indian Air Force
05.1979 - 05.1994
- Air Defense wing of Indian Armed Forces.
- Operations and Maintenance of Surveillance and Warning Radars, Operations and Maintenance of Electrical Flight control systems, and Operation and Maintenance of Electronic Warfare Systems.
- Monitoring the Aero Engine health through Spectrum analysis
- Management of team, Inventory control, and Office.
Education
B.E. - Electronics & Communication
IAF,Ministry of Education,Govt. of India
01.1994
Diploma - Technology
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
Bengaluru, India01.1994
M.A. - Economics
Jiwaji University
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India01.1992
PG Diploma - Production Management
Annamalai University
Tamil Nadu, India01.1991
B.Sc. - Mathematics
Madurai Kamaraj University
Tamil Nadu, India01.1989
Diploma - Electronics & Communication
Electronics Training Institute,Air Force
Bangaluru, India01.1983
Skills
- Industry Expertise
- Business Analysis
- Scope Definition
- Effective project management
- Cost Management
- Budget mastery
- Root Cause Analysis
- Quality Control
- Task Delegation
- Team motivation
- Efficient work breakdown structure
- Client communications
- Requirements Gathering
Certification
- Trained and Certified as ISO 9000:2000 Lead Auditor from BUREAU VERITAS and ICRA in Mumbai
- Certified Uninor Supply chain Inspector from Business Assurance Telenor Group, Norway
- Internal training on Fundamentals of Data Communication, CDMA Growth towards 3 G, RF Performance Engineering, CDMA Overview, in Reliance Communications Ltd, Mumbai
- Internal training on GSM System Overview, from Ericsson in Coimbatore
- Certificate course on Quality control -Japanese 5S Concepts/Kaizen by NPC in Chennai
- Trained in Radars, Navigational systems, Electronic Warfare systems, Electrical Flight Control Systems (Fly by wire), Avionics, Digital Technology and Aeronautical Inspection services from various Institutes of Indian Air Force
Languages
Languages known: proficient in English, Tamil, Hindi. To speak only Malayalam & Telugu
References
Reference can be provided as and when sought Regards V.M. Bhoopathy Resume V. M. Bhoopathy Page 2 Page 1
Timeline
Project Consultancy
Govt and Non Govt Organisations
04.2020 - 10.2023
Consultant - Director
Srigom Infra Projects Pvt Ltd
03.2018 - 12.2019
Head - Network Operations Center
Vectone Mobile
03.2017 - 02.2018
Circle Head - Field service operations (GM) (Rajasthan)
Ericsson India Private Limited
03.2014 - 06.2016
Free Lance Consultant
Self
01.2013 - 02.2014
General Manager - Service Operations
Uninor
11.2009 - 08.2012
Regional - PMO (Program Management Officer) for 5 Circles (AP, KL, KA, MH&TN)
Alcatel-Lucent Managed Solutions (p) Ltd
04.2009 - 09.2009
Head- Wireless Network Operations (GM)
Reliance Communications Ltd
04.2002 - 04.2009
Manager - Technical
Aircel Ltd
07.2000 - 04.2002
Head - Production
UMS Radio Factory Ltd
09.1994 - 10.1998
Indian Air Force
05.1979 - 05.1994
- Trained and Certified as ISO 9000:2000 Lead Auditor from BUREAU VERITAS and ICRA in Mumbai
- Certified Uninor Supply chain Inspector from Business Assurance Telenor Group, Norway
- Internal training on Fundamentals of Data Communication, CDMA Growth towards 3 G, RF Performance Engineering, CDMA Overview, in Reliance Communications Ltd, Mumbai
- Internal training on GSM System Overview, from Ericsson in Coimbatore
- Certificate course on Quality control -Japanese 5S Concepts/Kaizen by NPC in Chennai
- Trained in Radars, Navigational systems, Electronic Warfare systems, Electrical Flight Control Systems (Fly by wire), Avionics, Digital Technology and Aeronautical Inspection services from various Institutes of Indian Air Force
B.E. - Electronics & Communication
IAF,Ministry of Education,Govt. of India
Diploma - Technology
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
M.A. - Economics
Jiwaji University
PG Diploma - Production Management
Annamalai University
B.Sc. - Mathematics
Madurai Kamaraj University
Diploma - Electronics & Communication
Electronics Training Institute,Air Force
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