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Work History
Education
Skills
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Certification
Accomplishments
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Affiliations
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Nestor Coutinho

Mumbai

Summary

Detail-orientated and adept at making critical decisions, managing deadlines, and meeting client expectations. With expertise in analysis and quantitative problem-solving skills, dedicated to company growth and improvements.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Operations Manager

ProimageExperts Private Limited
Mumbai
01.2021 - Current
  • Managing a team of over 300 editors and graphic designers across various departments, including retouching, color correction, design, video, and 3D, to ensure timely delivery of client projects following defined SLAs.
  • Reviewing existing workflows and implementing changes to drive efficiency and quality.
  • Carrying out multiple strategic projects toward cost reduction, efficiency, and quality improvement between internal stakeholders and clients using the JIRA project management tool.
  • Coordinating with the Vendor team and creating opportunities through training to outsource relevant services and reduce the in-house count of resources, as well as add-on expenses.
  • Liaising with the customer support team to review customer feedback and make changes in workflows where needed to achieve customer expectations concerning TAT and Quality.
  • Looking for AI opportunities in the market and finding the right fit for existing workflows across different editing departments.
  • Implement new methods to update and cross-check data through Robotic Process Automation and drive Machine Learning projects by collaborating with different stakeholders to improve final AI output.
  • Working with cross-functional teams, i.e. BD, IT, Customer Support, Human Resources, and Billing for the smooth onboarding of new clients and setting up their workflow.
  • Review team performance on a monthly and quarterly basis.
  • Bottom performers are put on improvement plans where needed, and accolades are given where candidates have been deserving.
  • Perform trend analysis on MIS/data and identify deficiencies (tools, metrics, and reports), and recommend solutions. Ensure maintenance of processes and procedures to facilitate the same.

O2C Analyst

SHL India Private Limited
Mumbai
10.2019 - 03.2020
  • Managed debt collection for the Mumbai office, aiming to reduce aging across the customer set and collaborated with the local Sales team to assist in negotiations and escalations.
  • Ensured adherence to processes, including phone calls, emails, and Dunning letters, and maintained checklists in Salesforce.
  • Made decisions on order releases based on client debt status and reported to the International Accounts Receivables Manager in Mumbai.

Operations Manager

Burrp.com
Mumbai
11.2018 - 07.2019
  • Managed a team of 50 FTEs across 5 departments: Data Updaters, Quality Checkers, Campaigns and Sales Liaison, Feet on Street, and Customer Support.
  • Responsible for recruiting and training new staff.
  • Every month, review and analyze performance reports against targets with the COO.
  • Investigate performance deviations.
  • Accountable for the inventory of restaurants published on the platform.
  • Ensure data quality and sanity checks are in place, and listings are audited on time with Zoho project worklist integration.
  • Manage the performance of individual teams through performance management techniques, career planning strategies, and sharing of best practices.

Project Lead

TCS Limited
Mumbai
07.2015 - 11.2018
  • Managing process for Bloomberg - US Municipal Bonds with a team strength of 15 members.
  • Ensuring the updating of the bonds was done within SLA from the preliminary stage up until the finalization stage of the security.
  • Scope of work included corporate actions updates, as well.
  • Conducting regular training sessions for the team with the latest updates in business rules.
  • Working with the client to ensure expectations were rightly set for Productivity, Quality, and TAT.

Process Leader

CMC Limited
Mumbai
01.2014 - 06.2015
  • Managing process for Bloomberg - Corporate Bonds with a team strength of 25 members.
  • Ensuring objectives were met with the flow of data within 4 sub-process teams, i.e. Procurement Team, New Issue Team, Finalization Team, and Quality Check Team.
  • Ensuring client expectations were met by streamlining processes between the sub-processes and driving product improvement initiatives.
  • Coordinating with various Global Data Centers for catch-ups and reviews with Clients.

Event Manager (Extended Profile)

CMC Limited
Mumbai
01.2014 - 12.2014
  • Appointed as the Event Manager for employee engagement activities across all CMC office locations in Mumbai.

Team Leader

CMC Limited
Mumbai
01.2012 - 12.2013
  • Managing process for Bloomberg - Corporate Bonds Quality Assurance with a team strength of 12 members.
  • Maintaining the team's performance data for appraisals, client interactions, rewards, reporting to superiors, etc.
  • Identifying training needs, dealing with and resolving work-related issues, and overall supervision of the team.
  • Involved in the recruitment of new staff by conducting interviews (Italian and English profiles).

Quality Analyst

CMC Limited
Mumbai
04.2009 - 12.2012
  • Performing quality checks on all fixed-income securities by cross-verifying with source documents, i.e., Termsheet, Preliminary, and Prospectus.
  • Updating Corporate Bonds, Government Bonds, Treasury Bills, Preferred Bonds, and Certificate of Deposits.
  • Work on various Coupon Type and Redemption Type securities, as well as Structured Products, of the global debt market.

Project Executive

Horizzon Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
10.2006 - 01.2009
  • Payroll management for Italian clients (chartered accountants).
  • Working in line with the Metal Mechanic Contract to update payslips accordingly.
  • Performing quality checks and an overall administrative role.
  • Managing a team of two data entry executives.

Education

PGDM, Operations -

Welingkar Institute of Management
01.2022

Bachelor of Commerce -

Mumbai University
01.2005

Higher Secondary Certificate -

Dr. Antonio Da Silva Junior College of Commerce
01.2001

Secondary School Certificate -

St. Stanislaus High School
01.1999

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Project Management
  • Customer Experience/Retention
  • SOP Development
  • Auditing/Quality Assurance
  • Stakeholder Engagement

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, TCS Limited, 07/2017
  • Prince2 Certification: Foundation & Practitioner, Axelos, 09/2015
  • Italian Language Certification, Mumbai University, 2015

Accomplishments

  • Transitioned from a 6-day to a 5-day workweek, implementing 24/7 operations.
  • Implemented capacity management fee for non-peak months.
  • Automated the download of Dropbox and WeTransfer files.
  • Transitioned the team to worklist tracking in ERP.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Transitioned from a 6-day to a 5-day workweek, implementing 24/7 operations to manage orders over weekends resulting in 7% incremental team utilization.
  • Implemented capacity management fee for non-peak months into MSA to maintain a minimum profitability of 40% throughout the year.
  • Automated the download of Dropbox and WeTransfer files and the upload to client FTP to reduce manual efforts by 2 FTE and improve order placement and fulfillment accuracy.
  • Transitioned the team to worklist tracking in ERP for order processing, eliminating the use of Excel sheets and saving support staff time by 0.2 FTE in consolidating daily production.
  • Implemented various quality measures, including audits, PIP, shadow sessions, checklists, QC calibration, and ZTP to maintain high-quality standards of 99.75% error-free rate.
  • Developed work packages in OES for vendor allocation, establishing a centralized folder structure that facilitated allocation to remote staff, resulting in the saving of 3 FTE.
  • Reduced video services TAT from 5 to 3 days by identifying waste in processing time and outlining a definite workflow to follow by the editor.
  • Reduced AHT resulting in reduced pricing of multiple services by identifying AI options to be used within workflows increasing total volume inflow by 18%.
  • Expanded service offerings by introducing 6 new services-Drop Shadow & Reflection, Boudoir, Basic Retouch, Professional Headshots, Culling only, and AI plus CC-leading to an increase in revenue
  • Responded to client demands for quicker TAT by revamping the order allocation process, ensuring delivery within a 2-day TAT by setting individual TATs for each process step
  • Created documentation, SOP, and training manuals for new and existing workflows for a detailed walk-through on system and processes
  • Setup voice and chat process and integrated Freshdesk with internal CRM
  • Through the CMS built-in Logic checks to filter out incorrect data updated and prompt corrections.
  • Designed an MIS system with the help of the Dev team which provided real-time data to review productivity, efficiency, attendance, and internal quality
  • Improved efficiency in data updation through a Lean Six Sigma improvement project showing a reduction of 1.5 FTE
  • Designed CRM for support staff to improve calling efficiency and automated error checks in the CMS to improve accuracy
  • Identified new sources of data to gather relevant information from the Prospectus and Term sheet of Bonds.

Affiliations

  • Proficient with Bloomberg Terminal, Salesforce, Zoho Projects, Jira Project Management Tool, FreshDesk and Microsoft Office
  • Fluent in Italian, English, Hindi and Marathi
  • Accolades – Exceptional performance 2022 (Proimage Experts), Best Event Manager 2014 (CMC Ltd), Best Performer 2013 (CMC ltd), Bright Idea Award 2013 (CMC Ltd)
  • Hobbies – Singer/Songwriter, Grey Area band, President to local community center (Marinagar Sports Club)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Operations Manager

ProimageExperts Private Limited
01.2021 - Current

O2C Analyst

SHL India Private Limited
10.2019 - 03.2020

Operations Manager

Burrp.com
11.2018 - 07.2019

Project Lead

TCS Limited
07.2015 - 11.2018

Process Leader

CMC Limited
01.2014 - 06.2015

Event Manager (Extended Profile)

CMC Limited
01.2014 - 12.2014

Team Leader

CMC Limited
01.2012 - 12.2013

Quality Analyst

CMC Limited
04.2009 - 12.2012

Project Executive

Horizzon Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd
10.2006 - 01.2009

PGDM, Operations -

Welingkar Institute of Management

Bachelor of Commerce -

Mumbai University

Higher Secondary Certificate -

Dr. Antonio Da Silva Junior College of Commerce

Secondary School Certificate -

St. Stanislaus High School
Nestor Coutinho