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Al Seef, Capital Governorate, Bahrain

Bahrain

Working as Product Manager for Network, ICT and Cloud solutions. Roles : Product Specialist ,Solution Associate, Technical consultant, Presales consultant, Sr. Analyst, Cisco revenue steam management.Brief description :• Requirement analysis, Technical request for proposals/ request for Information (RFP/RFI) for tenders, supporting,technical support for customers , Proof of concepts, Site survey, and technical consultation .• Analyze the exact requirement of the client by considering the organizational and technical constraints.• Prepare, plan, design, Implement, operate and optimize the IT infrastructure requirements (routing, switching, security, voice, wireless storage and servers) for the client as per site survey and requirement analysis.• Drive revenue by managing the presales technical process and evangelizing the solution to existing and prospective customer.• Understanding client business, the technical environments including the existing pain point and suggest an efficient solution.• Conducting site surveys , direct customer visit , conference calls, creating RFI/RFP responses, proactive proposal responses conducting solution presentations, demonstrations and establish proof of concepts ,technical evaluations, technical objective handling, proposal and follow up on all requirements.• Oversee the client’s proposal process and ensure that all technical information and recommendations are properly defined.• Working closely with Distributor, OEMs and Local suppliers.• Support and educate sales , marketing and other internal departments to ensure that customers get appropriate updates, upgrades and new service offerings.• Managing a team of project managers, networking technicians and engineers to implement the networking projects as per the customer requirement.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Worked as Product Manager for Network, ICT and Cloud solutions. Roles : Product Specialist ,Solution Associate, Technical consultant, Presales consultant, Sr. Analyst, Cisco revenue steam management.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Working as Assistant Product Manager for Network, ICT and Cloud solutions. Roles : Product Specialist ,Solution Associate, Technical consultant, Presales consultant, Sr. Analyst, Cisco revenue steam management.Brief description :• Requirement analysis, Technical request for proposals/ request for Information (RFP/RFI) for tenders, supporting,technical support for customers , Proof of concepts, Site survey, and technical consultation .• Analyze the exact requirement of the client by considering the organizational and technical constraints.• Prepare, plan, design, Implement, operate and optimize the IT infrastructure requirements (routing, switching, security, voice, wireless storage and servers) for the client as per site survey and requirement analysis.• Drive revenue by managing the presales technical process and evangelizing the solution to existing and prospective customer.• Understanding client business, the technical environments including the existing pain point and suggest an efficient solution.• Conducting site surveys , direct customer visit , conference calls, creating RFI/RFP responses, proactive proposal responses conducting solution presentations, demonstrations and establish proof of concepts ,technical evaluations, technical objective handling, proposal and follow up on all requirements.• Oversee the client’s proposal process and ensure that all technical information and recommendations are properly defined.• Working closely with Distributor, OEMs and Local suppliers.• Support and educate sales , marketing and other internal departments to ensure that customers get appropriate updates, upgrades and new service offerings.• Managing a team of project managers, networking technicians and engineers to implement the networking projects as per the customer requirement.

Hyderabad Area, India

Responsible for Cisco network projects within all phases like preparation, planning, design, implementation, operation and optimization.Managing the business development process of the company and also the partnerships with Vendor (Cisco) in order to achieve customer trust and satisfaction.ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES• Proof of Concepts • Visit all the main partners of Redington who do Cisco business or capable of doing Cisco business immediately. • Responsible to conduct Partner Training @ Kerala and AP• Answerable for regular updates,weekly reports and review calls• Responsible for solutions designing and implementation.• Handling Wireless Site survey and generate Heat map reports.• Bid Management (RFP/RFQ)• Partner Enablement and provide technology training's on regular basis

Cochin Area, India

• Work side by side with sales& marketing team to achieve the sales target in different regions of Kerala, Kartnataka .• Provide design solutions in the fields of IT Networking, Voice communications and related applications (Conferencing, IVR and UC).• Responsible for conducting customers meetings and solutions presentation to assist the sales team.• Responsible to contribute to presale activities working with sales, marketing and client support services, preparing, creating and delivering technical client presentation and POCs when required.• Responsible for all Cisco technical products (Voice& data) related issues• Responsible of creating complete IT Networking Solutions (technical and commercial sides) for the various fields of Industries, hospitals & Educational institutions • Participate and contribute to RFP (Request for Proposals) technical specifications, and proposal development.• Determines appropriate products or services with customers to define project scope& requirements in the area of IT Networking (Cisco, Extreme,Fortigate,Aruba) Products, IP Telephony, VoIP networking, Conferencing, IVR and Unified Communication solutions works side by side with sales & marketing team to meet the objectives of different markets resources & leads.

Cochin Area, India

Provide L1 level supports to the clients, Basically Hardware installation, Troubleshooting, OS installation, Repair, Printer Installation and configuration, Active Directory Management, User Creation, 2003 Server Management, Mail Configuration, Technical supports, LAN Managenent.. Etc.

Diploma, Electronics

Diploma in Electronics Engineering

Vhse, Mrda