Parag Sarkar

Dedicated and resourceful Legal Professional offering practical experience of over 22 Years in the areas of Legal Affairs People Management, Travel and hospitality, General Management, Site Acquisition, Estate management & Project Management in different capacities. Can be headhunted for spearheading the efforts across reputed organizations at Senior Leadership Role. Proven capability to perform in high growth environment studded with a mix of diverse cultures. Seek to contribute in a challenging work environment commensurate with my managerial and analytical skills.

Resolute and committed Management & Legal Professional offering cross-functional experience of the entire gamut of functions involved in Site Acquisition, General Administration, Strategic Planning and People Management and Legal Affairs. Qualified L.L.B. with excellent liaison skills, capable of coordinating with the Senior Advocates and Authorities on various Legal Matters; demonstrated ability to handle various cases pertaining to Civil and Criminal Law, Property & Contract laws, Laws pertaining to the state of Sikkim, and Darjeeling hills & Company related legal Solutions. Articulate communicator with demonstrated capability in Cell Site Acquisition, Estate Management, Liaison & Co-ordination, Legal Strategy Planning, Project Planning & Execution, Authentication/Verification, Management Consulting, Litigation & Non Litigation, Legal Drafting & Documentation, Vetting, General Commercial Laws, Cell Site Security management, Statutory Compliance, Due Diligence, Lease management, Vendor Procurement, Administration. Enterprising professional, highly adept at building prolific relations with clients and recognized for being detailed and exceptionally flawless in work. Ingrained confidence, adaptability, maturity, and tact to handle crisis on a virtually daily basis, thereby resulting in the ability to handle multiple functions for all kinds of Legal and Managerial functions in a high pressure environment and to identify and prioritize tasks at hand. Hold the distinction of handling Cell site Acquisition, Estate Management, Site Security management & legal work pertaining to establishing Cell Sites and construction projects across assigned territories; finalising Legal Agreements/Contracts; managing Legal Documentation; resolving Legal issues pertaining to installation and operation of Sites. Strengthened Key Operational Metrics in terms of Law with regard to Corporate Opinions, Litigation, Arbitration and Drafting and cell site acquisition/property acquisition. Significant experience in Cell Site Acquisition, Estate Management, Legal affairs, statutory compliances, regulatory affairs & Site Security management throughout assigned territories Strong leadership traits with excellent ability to coordinate with different people at one time under difficult situations and the ability to bring out the best in others while creating a healthy and friendly work environment, thus enhancing operational efficiency and optimizing resource utilization. Have firsthand experience as well as have good relations with the legal fraternity and the administration in the states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand

• Ensured the distinction of having reduced disputes/litigation, legal or otherwise by 80 % at all individual sites throughout the assigned territories & 100% compliance of all legal procedures for every individual site throughout the assigned territories.
• Received a letter of Appreciation from the Country Head - Acquisition & the Circle Business Head for reducing disputes/litigation and ensuring 100% legal compliance within the set timeline.
• Received a letter of Appreciation from the CDO and the entire H.O. Deployment Team for Achieving 191% of the target for statutory compliances in Q1 was also awarded for the same For Bihar & Jharkhand Telecom Circle.
• Awarded for maintaining the circle sigma scores of the SA function well above the National Average in Q1.
• Awarded in Q4 for closing all open audit points and having the distinction of having zero open audit points for financial year 2011-12.
• Awarded in Q4 for achieving 6 sigma score for the function in financial year ending 2011-12.
• Awarded in Q3 for achieving all KPI(s) for the function in financial year ending 2012-13.
• Achieved 110% of the target for acquisition for each and every month for the financial year 2007-08 & 112% for the first three quarters of the financial year 2008-09 and had already achieved 100% of the target in acquisition for the fourth quarter of the financial year 2008-09.
• Achieved capex cost reduction of 30% against the budgeted parameters in Electrification of sites and acquisition throughout assigned territories for the years 2007-08 & 2008-09 and 50% capex cost reduction against the budgeted parameters in Legal.
• Obtained rating of '4' out of 5 in the annual performance appraisal for the year 2007-08.
• Received a letter of Appreciation from the CEO and VP HR for surpassing expectations.

• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Enthusiastic for the task assigned.
• Team-focused and patient.
• Possess creative artistic mind.
• Ability to work as team and individually.

Date of Birth: 12/31/74

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• Oriya

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