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Pramod Giram

Pramod Giram

Technical Manager
Pune

Summary

Dynamic Technical Project Manager with 17 years of experience leading all phases of diverse IT projects using Java/J2EE technologies in BSS/OSS Telecom Domain. Leverages strong business, financial and technical acumen to drive continuous process improvements, increase competitive advantage and bolster bottom-line revenue growth.

Detailed and organized with proven strength handling multiple accounts in aligning business goals with technology solutions. Agile and Waterfall expert with track records of producing high-quality deliverables within timeline and budgetary constraints.

Work experience with various clients like Virgin Media (UK), and at onsite including Indosat, (at Jakarta, Indonesia), BOFINET (at Gaborone, Botswana, Africa), TELEFONICA O2 Germany (at Munich, Germany), Avaya (at Tel Aviv, Israel) with Customer engagement for requirements gathering, UAT execution, Project Go-Live and establishment of E2E business processes and Post Production Support.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certificates
3
3
Languages

Work History

Technical Manager

Netcracker Technology Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
07.2016 - Current

Clients: Virgin Media, UK ( (Nov 2020 – till date) & Indosat, (Indonesia): (Sept 2016 – till date)

  • Developed suggestions for technical process improvements to optimize resources.
  • Liaised between business and technology units to manage delivery schedules for applications.
  • Communicated project status, delivering audience messages and change management with clients.
  • Increased employee productivity by 75% through training and mentorship.
  • Designed, implemented and monitored integration between applications while coordinating updates and developing test cases.
  • Managed implementation of new technological improvements resulting in increased efficiency.
  • Met with clients to gather and understand requirements and coordinated with system administrators and directors to plan and schedule project activities.
  • Analyzed project-related information and made recommendations based on discoveries.
  • Created, managed and integrated application interoperability while coordinating updates and developing test cases.
  • Gathered requirements and maintained communication between project teams, internal clients and external stakeholders.
  • Guided, coached and lead project teams, delegating tasks and evaluating performance and progression of project pace.
  • Managed deliverable estimates, negotiated resource conflicts and allocated resources.
  • Recruited and trained IT team members.
  • Worked closely with customers to evaluate various types of risks such as impact, reputation and regulatory.
  • Communicated cross-functionally with technology leaders across analysis, architecture, build, quality assurance, deployment and support teams on project execution.
  • Generated earned value management data capture spreadsheets and reports for management.
  • Prepared status charts for daily management meetings in Excel and PowerPoint.

Senior Tech Lead

Elitecore Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
11.2014 - 05.2016

Clients: YTL Communications (Malaysia): (Nov 2015 – May 2016) & BOFINET (Botswana, Africa): (Nov 2014 – Oct 2015)

  • Drafted system setup and imaging documentation, creating standardized frameworks to rapidly onboard new hardware.
  • Tracked equipment and inventory, maintaining prescribed levels for technical equipment and supplies.
  • Lead Offshore team to handle design, development, unit testing, integration and implementation Sprint-wise.
  • Performed Code reviews and timely guidance to team to follow standard coding practices.
  • Handling build releases and providing technical support for on-time deliveries.
  • Established Internal Governance and Customer Governance co-ordination and daily Status reporting.
  • Supervised end-user support efforts, designing policies to establish consistent service guidelines and reliable ticket resolution.

Deputy Manager

Vodafone India Ltd.
Pune
06.2012 - 10.2014
  • Introduced new methods, practices and systems to reduce turnaround time.
  • Managed over 20 calls per day.
  • Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
  • Liaised with team members, stakeholders and vendors to coordinate activities, provisioning, environment setup, risk mitigation and follow-up.
  • Analyzed and reported performance data, translating findings into practical improvement actions.
  • Assumed senior management workloads in absence of general manager to maintain operations continuity.
  • Handle design, development, unit testing, integration and implementation, build releases and providing technical support for on-time deliveries.

Technical Architect

Tech Mahindra Ltd.
Pune
01.2008 - 06.2012

Client: TELEFONICA O2 Germany: (Feb 2008 – June 2012)

  • Collaborated with clients to determine project specifications and scope.
  • Developed network and system architecture according to business needs.
  • Driven successful migration of Prepaid IT Application from WebLogic to JBOSS involved in Requirement Analysis, Design and Development, Unit testing, Implementation and Documentation.
  • Managed long term Post Production Support for TELEFONICA O2, at Onsite- Munich, Germany.

Software Engineer

Wipro Technologies Ltd.
Pune
08.2005 - 01.2008

Client: Avaya Israel (Sept 2005 - April 2007) & Danaher Motion, Inc. (May 2007 – Dec 2007)

  • Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability and performance.
  • Worked for requirements gathering at onsite at Avaya Headquarters at Tel Aviv- Israel.
  • Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
  • Coordinated efficient large-scale software deployments.
  • Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns.

Software Engineer

Datacore Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
04.2005 - 07.2005

Client: BSNL (at MBT):

  • Performed technical support for implementation of product.
  • Managed over 30 customer calls per day.

Education

Master of Computer Applications - Computer Applications

MAEER’s S.S.I.C.S.R. Under Dr. B.A.M.U.
Aurangabad, MH
07.2001 - 06.2004

Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications

Yogeshwari Mahavidyalaya Under Dr. B.A.M.U.
Aurangabad, MH
07.1998 - 06.2001

Skills

Proficient in C, Core Java/J2EE, Oracle SQL, Servlets, JSP, EJB, Design Patterns, WebLogic, Web Sphere7x, Jboss-423GA/ 61, CRM, Install Shield 12/70, Windows2003/ 2007 Server, Windows7/8/10, UNIX, Shell Scripting, JavaScript, Perl Script, RHEL64, Oracle10g/11g, CVS, Visual Source Safe, Rational Clear Case, Clear Quest, Hudson Remedy, JIRA, XML, JUnit, Eclipse, Routers, Gateways, LAN Switches, SMON

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Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 20 staff members.
  • Collaborated with team of18 the development of Prepaid IT - Telefonica O2 Germany.
  • Have won the Outstanding Performance Award twice at Netcracker Technology Solutions (India) Ltd., ‘Pat on the back’ Award twice and ‘Cookies appreciation awards at Tech Mahindra Ltd., Appreciation award by TELEFONICA o2 Germany’s C.I.O. for “Continuous Production Support under tremendous pressure”, Customer Appreciation Award in Elitecore for BOFINET (Botswana, Africa) for outstanding performance.

Certification

Certified Crestel Billing BSS (Elitecore-COTS Product) Prepaid and Postpaid training.

Interests

Astronomy - Participated into seminars related to astronomy at “Khagolshastriya Sahitya Sammelan”, organized by Dr Jayant Naralikar – President, IUUCA, Pune

Travelling - Interest in traveling visiting places to know different cultures

Timeline

Technical Manager

Netcracker Technology Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd.
07.2016 - Current

Certified Crestel Billing BSS (Elitecore-COTS Product) Prepaid and Postpaid training.

10-2015

Senior Tech Lead

Elitecore Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
11.2014 - 05.2016

Deputy Manager

Vodafone India Ltd.
06.2012 - 10.2014

Agile Overview training in Tech Mahindra Ltd.

03-2008

Technical Architect

Tech Mahindra Ltd.
01.2008 - 06.2012

MSI technology and InstallShield12 two week course in Wipro Technologies Ltd.

10-2007

Unix Basics 2 day’s course in Wipro Technologies Ltd.

02-2006

Java / J2EE two weeks course in Wipro Technologies Ltd.

11-2005

Software Engineer

Wipro Technologies Ltd.
08.2005 - 01.2008

Software Engineer

Datacore Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
04.2005 - 07.2005

Master of Computer Applications - Computer Applications

MAEER’s S.S.I.C.S.R. Under Dr. B.A.M.U.
07.2001 - 06.2004

Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications

Yogeshwari Mahavidyalaya Under Dr. B.A.M.U.
07.1998 - 06.2001
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