A highly motivated professional with over 20+ years of experience in operations and delivery. Possessing excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Dynamic and dedicated expert with extensive experience in educational technology (edtech), education, and assessment (Online). Proven track record in designing and implementing innovative educational programs and technologies, evaluating educational effectiveness, and driving student success. Thrives in challenging job environments that utilize my skills and abilities while offering ample learning opportunities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
5
5
Certificates
Work History
DGM - Strategic Alliances and Program Management (Consultant)
Techademy ( IIHT )
05.2024 - 08.2024
Identify, evaluate, and negotiate potential partnerships with other organizations that align with the company's strategic objectives and goals
Negotiations and Contracting to establish mutually beneficial agreements, ensuring alignment of business requirements being delivered with clear T&C
Manage Program delivery co-ordination across different functions to deliver business outcomes for strategic customers to ensure highest customer satisfaction
Conduct period market research, competitor activities and satisfaction surveys to help business be in alignment with market trends and customer requirements
Cultivate and maintain relationships with key partners, ensuring mutual benefit and long-term success
Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, budget, and resource allocation, to ensure successful execution
Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation and provide regular reports to senior management on project status, milestones, and risks.
Sr Consultant Projects Delivery / Strategic Alliance Lead / Operations (Edtech / Assessment)
NSEIT
10.2020 - 04.2024
Customer Relationship Management, Customer Support (SPOC)
Project Management, Data Management
Strategic Alliance with more than 50+ new partners in 18 Months
Ground Operations Support (Assessment)
Ensure 100% Billing / Invoicing / Collections as per decided timelines
Manage the strategic business relationship for the Business segments to ensure sales readiness for the business
Develop and execute go-to-market strategy alliance partners
Market Study, New products
Manage entire delivery of Project with planning and executing
Planning / Costing / P&L for PAN India Projects and also ensuring a Positive P&L (EdTech)
Pre-Sales Support, working as a bridge between sales, customer and delivery team
Ensuring 100% customer satisfaction level.
ERP Services for the Education Ecosystem, Learning Management Services (LMS) implementation and first level support to customer.
Regional Manager Operations / Projects (West Region)
Sify Technologies
09.2016 - 10.2020
Handling Operations / Projects for entire west region states include Maharashtra, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Chhattisgarh having exam HUBS at strategic locations
Define and initiate projects in regions, and assign resources to manage cost, schedule, and performance of component projects
Leading Operations team in the region and ensure complete adherence to SLAs for all clients
Maintain execution cost of all budgets to ensure profitability
Ensure Client satisfaction visa vis delivery of exams in the region
Inter-Departmental coordination to ensure smooth delivery of all project deliverables
Maintain continuous alignment of project scope with strategic business objectives
Planning / Costing / P&L for PAN India Projects
Operation Vendor Management
Activity planning with scope of work as per agreement.
Resource Planning.
Developing Schedules / Timelines.
Costing / Budgets estimating internally.
Documentation.
Creating Charts and Schedules.
Managing Risks and Issues.
Monitoring and Reporting Progress.
Business partnering with vendors with necessary requirement.
Controlling Quality.
Manager Operations
Aptech Assessment & Testing Solutions.
01.2006 - 08.2016
Team with 15 members, Supervise a high performance team for the various operational and functional areas through responsibility allocation. Mentor to new joiner to the team.
Handling a team with different Projects over 85000+ exams each month, rolling out live projects as per the schedule for more than 100+ locations across India and Dubai, which also include technical support.
Software Testing and creating database.
Server Installation etc…(SQL Server,2000,2005).
Taking care of the online & offline exams.Testing of Question Papers.
Taking care of corporate exams for Corporate Clients & International Exam.
Meeting with clients, Business Partners and Collecting Requirements related to the conduct of exams in a structured way, understanding their needs and making project Plans, preparing MIS.
Translating Requirements into a detailed Exam Manual. Identifying & planning all necessary resources (Technical / Non Technical) for project executions in terms of deliveries e.g. Designing Booking sites and Server Installation.
Monitoring team performance.
Planning and translating the plan into a detailed Exam Project Plan covering activities, quality checks, risk mitigation and cost optimization.
Coordinating with external partners such as IT/Software partners to ensure software readiness.
Executing the Exam Project Plan through delivery teams that do not report directly into the project management team.
Taking care of the implementation part of exams at different centers through out the world & giving online technical assistance to different centers & guiding candidates.
Owing the project and reviewing, anticipating, following up and ensuring closure of line items on the project. Completing the project within cost, quality, time, risk parameters.
Part of the Delivery Team (Raising invoices to different clients,Bussiness Partners, declaring results etc).
Quality Control Implementation and Management nationally by the means of regular audits & attain the quality assurance plans for specific project.
Doubled Owned/Franchised exam center count PAN India.
Knowledge of ISMS (Information Security Management System (ISO: 27001))
Client Interaction and taking feedback at regular intervals and acting on it with corrective action.
Identifying new Business Partners (on a country Level) taking in to consideration the geographical location, the client requirement & the future business.
Carrying out up gradation & Quality Check in case of all the business partners with regards to technical, non technical grounds, legal, payments, infrastructure and ambiance.
Achievements: 4 constitutive promotions
(2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Award for Significant Contribution in Operation Management 2012 - 13
Senior Technical Support Engineer
SITEL INDIA PVT LTD.
08.2004 - 10.2006
Home networking Issues.
Internet related issues
Installation and troubleshooting operation system
Installation of 3rd party hardware & software installation and troubleshooting
Usage support for 3rd party software as defined by the client
Selling support plan to customer and later helping them with their computer software problem
Removal and protection against unwanted 3rd party s/w (Spy ware & virus)
Customization of operating system account to users' profile ETC….
Ranked TOP CSP several times across the site
Education
M.B.A - DL
ICFAI UNIVERSITY
TYB.COM - undefined
Mumbai University
HSC - undefined
CHETANA'S College
SSC - undefined
MOTHER MARY HIGH SCHOOL
Otherqualifications
DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
DIPLOMA IN BASIC COMPUTING & WEB DESIGNING
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 11/22/83
Certification
Fundamentals Of Digital Marketing ( Google )
Timeline
Generative AI for Beginners
02-2025
Project Management 101: PMP
02-2025
Agile Scrum Master_SkillUp
02-2025
Fundamentals Of Next Gen Marketing (6sense)
06-2024
DGM - Strategic Alliances and Program Management (Consultant)
Techademy ( IIHT )
05.2024 - 08.2024
Fundamentals Of Digital Marketing ( Google )
01-2023
Sr Consultant Projects Delivery / Strategic Alliance Lead / Operations (Edtech / Assessment)
NSEIT
10.2020 - 04.2024
Regional Manager Operations / Projects (West Region)
Cohort Head – Growth & New Market Development at IIHT Ltd. | Techademy Learning SolutionsCohort Head – Growth & New Market Development at IIHT Ltd. | Techademy Learning Solutions