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Hyderabad, In

Serilingampalli, Telangana, In

➥ Founder, Director of Oogram - Bootstrapped company focusing on products and solutions for Broadcasting and Communication devices➥ Clients in Africa and SAARC regions (India and Nepal) with high value tickets; GMV of values ranging from $ 2.5 million to $ 12 million➥ Partnerships with ODM/OEM providers based out of China and South Korea. Technology partnerships with solutions providers from Europe, Russia and USA➥ Software products developed to cater to operators offering Linear TV, Broadband and OTT; solutions include OSS/BSS➥ Hired consultants in regions like LATAM (Brazil) and Middle-East to promote our products and solutions.➥ Cross-border/cross-culture trade, FEMA were some of the keystones in building and functioning of business.

➥ Evaluating start-ups and partake in investing in innovative solutions.➥ Attending various founder pitch (es) and provide feedback (if any) to improvise their proposition.➥ Alternative investments proposal

Held C-level position @ Newland, China and happy to share below achievements during my career assignment:➥ Introduced products to broadcasting operators in India and Africa; increased market share and enhancing the product/brand awareness in new territories and existing regions as well.➥ Representative of company to various statutory organizations of India and Africa - viz., BIS, Communication Authorities (various countries - India, Nepal, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania are to name a few).➥ Experienced in Sales Administration and Business Excellence in defining success metrics throughout the sales life cycle (sales funnel, lead to sales conversion ratio etc.,) while undertaking the ownership of sales management, channel-partner engagements and market penetration.➥ Contributed $50 million revenue over multiple years with EBITA of around 14%; this achievement has significant importance in overall bottom-line results of the entity.➥ Participated and represented company in various conferences/events that took place in various parts of Europe, South East Asia, Middle-East (MENA) and India.

Hyderabad, Telangana, In

➥ Responsible for selling entire product Portfolio of Telecom Solutions, which comprises of Network, Roaming, Messaging and VAS (Mobile Commerce and Mobile advertisement) with a target segment of MNO, MVNO and MVNE’s➥ High focus on large opportunities by pitching company's end-to-end value proposition including consultancy, system integration for software & managed services.➥ Built & managed trust-based, long-term relationships with key business owners & decision makers; coordinated and onboarded regional consultants for first level sales process.➥ Successfully achieved a breakthrough in West Africa within 3 months of joining.➥ Coordinated closure of deal value over 7 million USD in Middle East region.

Hyderabad, Telangana, In

Led successful market penetration into non-English speaking African countries, managed a diverse 12-member team, and established key technology relationships.➥Penetrated non-English speaking countries in Africa through channel partner route.➥Managed a diverse 12-member team across various departments.➥Established technology relationships with key industry players.

Hyderabad, Telangana, In

Middle East region is added to my portfolio with and additional focus of Broadband business potential in the region. ➥ Designed market coverage plan for major countries in Middle-East; visited KSA, Oman, Bahrain and UAE. Identified local partners for OSS/BSS product portfolio. ➥ Secured deal worth $ 1.75 Million from with multiple year contract on product and managed services

Hyderabad, Telangana, In

➥ Responsible for BSS/OSS solutions and services business for Africa region, including Account Management.➥ Secured new business in Seychelles, Kenya and Nigeria - within 12 months of my association. ➥ Consistently contributed more than 20% of top-line for the organization➥ Could establish MQ as a brand in the region. Also, onboarded local consultants for product and services reselling.

Co-founder and business manager for Afro Computers:➥ Oversee all sales, business development and technology partnership functions.➥ Coordinate and be part of RFP - preparation, review and submission; Tender participations and contract negotiation➥ Dealing with Government tenders; won tenders at Ministry of Education, Health, Land and Buildings➥ Secured reseller partnership with HP, Adobe, AccPac and enrolled Afro Computers as a preferred vendor in the region.➥ Importation of computer hardware and its application for supply to technical schools in Botswana.

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