Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Interests
Timeline
Generic
Zahid Shaikh

Zahid Shaikh

Customer/Guest Experience Expert with Operational, Sales & Retail Excellence
Bengaluru,KA

Summary

Multi-talented professional with strong knowledge of Sales, Operations, Customer Service, Guest Experience and Online Reputation Management with 12 plus years of experience. Skilled in strategic planning, team leadership, collaborative, hardworking and result driven person well versed in improving process and strengthening compliance.

Seeking challenging position that offers good advancement potential to enhance knowledge and skills and to implement my learnings in the best way required to achieve organizational goals.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages

Work History

Operations Associate Manager - Guest Experience

Kempegowda International Airport, Benagluru
1 2013 - Current
  • Started career in Sales & Retail Sector.
  • Later have joined as an Executive in Marketing & Research firm.
  • January 2013 joined as a Guest Relations Officer in Bangalore International Airport Ltd.
  • In the month of November 2016 was given an opportunity to move in a new start up department Customer Engagement & Service Quality(ASQ).
  • Later in 2019 was nominated to be part of an upcoming team Engagement Center under Marketing Department at BIAL.
  • In 2022 cracked IJP (Internal Job Posting) for position of Executive in Guest Experience Team under Operations Department at BIAL.


Key Responsibilities in Guest Experience Department

  • Leading and managing team assisting VIPS
  • Protocol/Liaison Officer for the Dignitaries (VVIPs, VIP’s & CIP) traveling from Airport.
  • Concierge of Ceremonial Lounge and Reserved Lounges in Airport designated for Entitled Dignitaries(VVIP's).
  • Attending to requirements of Dignitaries/VIPS for smooth and hasel free travel.
  • Coordinating with stake holders & Govt. Agencies for smooth flow of movements.
  • Reverting to mails, messages, calls and maintaining records/data of the same in the software tool.
  • Creating Reports and PPT's on daily basis for the management.

Key Responsibilities of Customer Engagement & Service Quality Department

  • Established performance goals for department and provided methods for reaching milestones.
  • Handling and resolving grievances of travelers.
  • Arranging Special Assistance for PRM (Passengers with reduce mobility) and Passengers with special needs.
  • Monitoring and recording ASQ (Airport Service Quality).
  • Organizing events & activities for travelers/passengers and a making their experience memorable.

Key Responsibility of Engagement Centre

  • Handling ORM (Online Reputation Management) - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Feedback Mails of Organization.
  • Handling CPGRAMS portal (Centralized Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System). It is an online platform available for travelers to lodge their grievances linked to Government of India and States.
  • Handling Air Sewa portal (It enables travelers to submit grievances and seek information on air travel in India. It is an initiative by MoCA, Govt. of India)
  • Escalating received grievances/complaints to the concern departments and resolving it as per SLA(Internal & External).
  • Recording data in service cloud/Software Tool.
  • To develop and implement new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve results for best passenger experience.
  • Closing down grievances in coordination with relevant departments within the organization agreed time frame.
  • Managing and updating FAQ's on companies portal/website for travelers.

Senior Executive Team Leader - Guest Experience

Kempegowda International Airport, Benagluru
1 2013 - Current
  • Started career as Sales Representative/Executive.
  • Later have joined as an Executive in Marketing Research firm.
  • In January 2013 joined as a Guest Relations Officer in Bangalore International Airport Ltd.
  • In the month of November 2016 got an opportunity to move in new department Customer Engagement & Service Quality.
  • Later in 2019 was nominated to be part of a newly formed team Engagement Center under Marketing Department.
  • In 2022 cracked IJP (Internal Job Posting) and got promoted as a Executive in Guest Experience Team under Operations Department.

Key Responsibilities of Guest Experience Team

  • Protocol Officer/Liaison Officer for the Dignitaries (VVIPs, VIP’s & CIP) traveling from Airport.
  • Concierge of Ceremonial Lounges (VIP Terminal) and Reserved Lounge in Airport which is designated only for VVIP's, VIP's and Entitled Dignitaries.
  • Looking after dignitaries requirements and making their travel experience smooth and hasel free
  • Coordinating with all involved stake holders & agencies.
  • Pre-planning the movement flow/convey with internal & external agencies.
  • Reverting to mails, messages, calls and maintaining records/data in the software tool.
  • Creating Management Reports and PPT's on daily basis for the management.

Key Responsibilities of Customer Engagement & Service Quality in KIAL

  • Established performance goals for department and provided methods for reaching milestones.
  • Handling and resolving grievances of travelers.
  • Arranging Special Assistance for PRM (Passengers with reduce mobility) and Passengers with special needs.
  • Monitoring and recording ASQ (Airport Service Quality).
  • Organizing events & activities for travelers/passengers and a making their experience memorable.

Key Responsibility of Engagement Centre

  • Handling ORM (Online Reputation Management) - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Feedback Mails of Organization.
  • Handling CPGRAMS portal (Centralized Public Grievance Redressal and Monitoring System). It is an online platform available for travelers to lodge their grievances linked to Government of India and States.
  • Handling Air Sewa portal (It enables travelers to submit grievances and seek information on air travel in India. It is an initiative by MoCA, Govt. of India)
  • Escalating received grievances/complaints to the concern departments and resolving it as per SLA(Internal & External).
  • Recording data in service cloud/Software Tool.
  • To develop and implement new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve results for best passenger experience.
  • Closing down grievances in coordination with relevant departments within the organization agreed time frame.

Education

B.com - Accounting

Bangalore University
Karnataka, India
05.2007 - 08.2009

Skills

Risk analysis

Accomplishments

  • Active and participative student & employee in all activities & exhibitions organized by College & Organization
  • Awarded as one of the best student in the year 2009
  • Recognized by the organization and was rewarded with R&R (Reward and Recognition) Certificates for initiating new ideas for the benefit of the department
  • Rewarded with Star Quarter of the Year 2017 for the success of a project while in Customer Engagement & Service Quality Department
  • Nominated for a special/experimental project in a new department (Engagement Centre) and got an opportunity to Supervise team.
  • Collaborated with team members in the development of new project which made social media 24/7 at Airport.
  • Documented and resolved grievance which led to customer satisfaction.
  • Trained and certified on BCM (Business Continuity Management) & Fire Fighting.
  • Trained and certified on Aviation Safety, Aviation Code of Conduct, AVSEC and other Courses.
  • Documented and resolved issues which led to Results.

Interests

Cooking

Travelling

Animal Care

Community Service

Timeline

B.com - Accounting

Bangalore University
05.2007 - 08.2009

Operations Associate Manager - Guest Experience

Kempegowda International Airport, Benagluru
1 2013 - Current

Senior Executive Team Leader - Guest Experience

Kempegowda International Airport, Benagluru
1 2013 - Current
Zahid ShaikhCustomer/Guest Experience Expert with Operational, Sales & Retail Excellence