Ramesh Kumar Arora Email & Phone Number

India

Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Led country-wide operations including strategic partnership and setting up of a state-of-art VRF Battery manufacturing facility capable of producing 10MWh battery capacity per year• Steered the long-term strategic Product Roadmap and defined the Product Life Cycle (PLC) to build a scalable energy storage solution that exceeds customer expectations• Established a hands-on team to surpass annual production goals of 10MWh within 6 months while upkeeping high quality standards

Gurgaon, India

• Spearheaded the development of a 240MWh state-of-art LiB production facility and oversaw country-wide operations to secure funding upwards of US $5 million through multiple partners• Engineered the development of a next-gen battery management system and other ancillaries in-house to reduce costs by approximately 35% • Designed the Product Strategy and long-term vision to pioneer the battery development for lightweight automobiles and stationary storage applications in India. Later expanded to 4-wheeler automobiles within 2 years of launch• Exceeded organizational objectives of meeting US $250k in promised sales within the first year by ensuring high quality standards of reaching 80% charge capacity within 2 hours up to 55 degrees Celsius

Raipur Area, India

• Expanded the network by incrementing site count by 32 and improving operational efficiency by 10-15% through grid connections and best-engineering practices across the circle• Boosted business KPIs by upkeeping network uptime of 99.95% annually to ensure optimal network performance to handle aggregate operator tenancy rate of 2.65• Re-defined the cost management system and fostered a team of 12 highly motivated individuals through multiple employee motivational programs to meet aggressive business targets

Nairobi, Kenya

• Managed data center operations across 75+ locations in Africa with 100% uptime and managed the cell site operations by partnering with multiple managed service partners (Ericsson/NSN/Huawei)• Expanded the business by introducing five new MSCs through end-to-end complete program management including vendor selection, design specifications, construction management, and commissioning• Directed a team of 70+ engineers to manage core engineering infrastructure including DC Power plants, Storage Batteries, UPSs, DG sets, Aircons, transformers and switchboards• Key member of the Africa Tower Co. team to ensure reduction in OPEX by 7-10% and increase uptime from 99.92% to 99.97% by devising SOPs for optimal operations of mission critical facilities across Africa

Mumbai, India

• Administered network operations in Mumbai circle for Aircel including five MSCs, 20 BSCs, 2000+ telecom sites & 2 million+ subscribers to ensure higher uptime with minimum OPEX• Achieved network KPIs including uptime and regulatory compliances by strict adherence to SOPs between NOC and field teams with a focus on root cause analysis (RCAs) to avoid repeat incidents

Gurgaon, India

• Headed the product development of a flow-based Energy Storage platform and implemented a network monitoring centre for battery health, thus enhancing reliability and reducing product down time • Directed the R&D team to define product specs, incorporate market insights and predictions, reviewed prototype for feature improvements to enhance efficiency and customer experience

Gurgaon, India

• Orchestrated the launch of tower sharing concept for the first time in India among telecom operators, cutting cell site expenditure to almost 50% by changing the model from owned site to a hotelling concept• Headed the product specifications, design, testing and type approval of energy equipment including remote site management, generator automation, switch-mode power plant, battery bank, air-conditioners, cable tray, hatch plate & mains power connection; first aimed at retrofitting existing equipment and then designing new cell sites for multi tenancy

Mumbai, India

• Administered the network operations and governance of data centers across five circles by leading close managed-service partnership with Nokia and Ericsson to achieve desired network KPIs• Established three new data centers across Western India and implemented a state-of-art innovative technology of anti-sulphur air purifier to improve electronic equipment reliability and reduce failure rates

Pune, India

• Established 2 new data centers and cultivated a team to manage operations & maintenance of cell sites, BSCs, and MSCs in Maharashtra and Goa

New Delhi, India

• Directed the project planning, roll-out and operations & maintenance of a new data center and multiple cell sites

New Delhi, India

Chennai And Mumbai, India