• Works closely with the senior executive team to formulate overall organisational strategy. • Develops the strategic technology plan by identifying the solutions to deliver value for all stakeholders. • Designs networks and related IT infrastructure to enable effective planned rollouts. • Works with the CCO to ensure the best possible customer experience; establishing systems and processes that drive customer focus. • Also devises and drives a long-term innovation plan to broaden the strategic horizons of the company. • Keeps up-to-date with fast-evolving technological architectural standards and trends, evaluating the viability of new technologies and recommending possible options to the executive team.• Ensures the smooth and effective functioning and monitoring of the network (data centre operations, network operations, applications development and maintenance, security etc).• Enables optimal utilization of existing infrastructure through competitive analysis, technology assessments, technology partnering/ alliances, prototyping etc. • Handles negotiations with the technology and IT vendors, develops evaluation criteria and processes. • Communicates direction and vision to staff and takes initiatives to develop the Augere culture.

• CTO for this green-field GSM network roll-out for central India which included delivery of network KPI’s and OPEX reduction as well as managing regulatory and security aspects. • Managed RF and transmission planning for 3,500 sites for 2 circles and 450 towns. • Drove start-up of a new circle. • Successfully implemented number portability and LI (Lawful Interception) integration and testing achieved with certification from DOT. • TEC certification completed for 34 operational towns with all O&M KPIs achieved.

• Led a low CAPEX model network roll-out of 750 sites in 4 Months with 100 sites completed in the first month; the highest number ever completed in East Africa in this time frame.• Managed ZTE, the turnkey vendor and all other vendors.• Ensured network availability for CORE, BSS, VAS and transmission equipment.• Recruited, led and trained a team of 82 in Kenya. • Successfully reduced OPEX from 1,800 to 1000 USD per month. • Created a new process driven approach for network functions; O&M projects, VAS, RF, quality and interconnect.• Led regulatory compliance with CCK (Communications Council of Kenya).• Designed a protected MW-SDH backbone across Kenya for backhauling of BSC and IP switching traffic of MGWs across 5 Clusters based on traffic projections. Also optimized lease line requirements based on traffic.

• Managed Ericsson operations: network size of 10 MSC’s & MGW’S, 2HLR, 29 BSC, VAS nodes, 2500 MW hops (800 Km backbone & access) and 3500 BTS..• Ensured OPEX per site was within the allocated budget • Responsible for network quality parameters like SD congestion, TCH congestion, drop, ASR, POI augmentation, TRX augmentation, augmentation of resources for signalling, transcoder A and Abis interfaces.• Ensured PM processes were in place for BTS ,BSC and MSC .• Carried out BSNL POI management with BSNL for regular augmentation, ASR and level opening.• Managed regulatory compliance of MSC & BSS parameters.•Managed daily traffic and availability report generation and circulation.•Managed vendor SLA’s for Ericsson, NEC, Railtel, BTSOL, PGCL, GAIL etc.

• as Head of Fault Management at the National Operations Centre (CDMA operations), managed 3000 Base stations and 60 MSC's with a team of engineers and managers.

Earlier roles from 1993 to 2002 include Senior Manager – Network, Deputy Manager CDMA Operations, Operations Engineer and Customer Support Engineer