Vishal Parmar
Regional System Integration Manager- South and South East Asia
Summary
Executive-Level Head of System Integration & Services with 29 years of proven experience in Program/Project Management. Rich experience in management of large complex SI / consulting projects both in public and enterprise sector with key emphasis on Mission Critical Public Safety Government telecommunications projects. Currently heading SI teams for South Asia countries i.e. Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, etc. Proficient in Finance (US GAAP) as applied to Project Management and Project P&L.
Results-oriented management professional with extensive experience in regional leadership and strategy implementation. Known for driving impactful changes and fostering team collaboration to achieve organizational objectives. Highly adaptable and reliable in dynamic environments, with strong leadership and analytical skills that ensure success.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Regional System Integration Manager- South and South East Asia
Motorola Solutions
Gurugram, Haryana
09.2019 - Current
- Heading Project Management, System Integration and Engineering verticals supporting Mission Critical Public Safety Networks for Motorola Solutions- South and South East Asia
- Key verticals are Metros, Airports, Police, SPG, NSG, Refineries, Steel plants, Armed forces and I am responsible for Program Management and Service Delivery of their Projects within approved cost baseline and agreed schedule.
- Responsible for Leading and managing more than 100 Projects of Mission Critical Public Safety Tetra /APCO/DMR/ MCPTT/ Fixed Video/ CCTV Networks across India and South Asia for customers like Police (Delhi Police, SPG, Mumbai Police etc) , Metro (DMRC, RMGL, BMRC etc), Airports (DIAL, MIAL, etc) and Oil and Natural Gas Industries (MRPL, IOCL, etc). For South Asia key customers are Royal Malaysia Police (RMP), Royal Thai Police (RTP), King's Palace, IPOL (Indonesia Police), AFP (Armed forces of Philippines), VMOPS, Ho Chi Min City Police, MHA Singapore, MRT Jakarta, etc
- Monitor Project/ Program performance to ensure that financials and project deliverables are on schedule.
- Working with regulatory organizations such as DoT, TRAI, WPC, SACFA and Telecom Regulatory authorities on spectrum, Licenses and technological issues.
- Responsible for competence development, training and mentoring of Technical and Project Management Teams.
- Increased South Asia revenue by more than 50% in 3 years identifying new business opportunities and closing high-value deals.
- Improved regional performance by implementing strategic sales initiatives and effective team management.
- Implemented data-driven decision making, using analytics to identify trends and inform strategy development. Actively using AI based tools to generate the required outcome and bring efficiency.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve regional goals and improve overall business performance.
- Delivered consistent results in challenging markets, adapting strategies to meet changing conditions.
- Optimized resource allocation to maximize profits, reducing costs without compromising quality or service levels.
Project Director- Public Operators & Defense, Business Development, GSM-Railways - India Region
NOKIA (Networks Division)
07.2011 - 09.2014
- Was responsible for 7 GSM-R projects, 3 Public Operators Projects and Few business development projects. I was responsible for MTNL 2G3G Expansion project for Delhi and Mumbai valuing $189M. The scope of this large complex project included Project Initiation, Planning, executing, monitoring and delivering them against agreed customer milestones and performance metrics.
- Defining and initiating projects, and assigning Project Managers to manage cost, schedule, and performance component of projects, while working to ensure the ultimate success and acceptance of the project.
- Participate in pre-sales activities, ensure correct costing of services offered at the bid stage, and ensure incorporation of corrections based on lessons learnt of previous projects.
- Execution of projects and ensuring that the goals with regard to time, costs, characteristics and quality are set and achieved.
- Plan risk Management, identify risk, Perform qualitative and Quantitative risk analysis, plan and execute risk mitigation strategies.
- Monitoring and handling change and managing customer escalations and internal/ external conflicts.
- Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple related projects directed toward strategic business and other organizational objectives.
- Building credibility, establishing rapport, and maintaining communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization.
- Coach, mentor and lead personnel within a technical team environment.
- Apply the general policies and procedures required to successfully manage multi- million dollars projects
- Handling cross functional project teams and handling project execution in challenging Global matrix organization structure.
- Manage Project Finances while ensuring Project financial monitoring.
- Ensure capturing of Lessons Learnt and share with various team to drive operational/execution improvements.
- I was accountable for Profit and Loss, PARD, Gross Profit and Financial metrics compliance/targets of all Government Projects of Nokia Networks- India region.
Head of System Integration and Project Director- MTNL (Y2011)
MOTOROLA India (Previous Employer)
08.2004 - 07.2011
- As Head of SI, I was responsible for execution of all Projects of Motorola India i.e. Tata Teleservices CDMA Project, BSNL South Zone Project and Reliance GSM Project.
- As Project Director-MTNL I was responsible for Initiating, Planning, Execution, Monitoring, Delivery, Operation & Maintenance, Warranty Services, TAC support and AMC/ Care services of MTNL 2G/3G Project.
Education
Master's Certificate - Project Management
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.01.2012
B.E. - Electronics & Telecommunications
Jawahar Lal Nehru Engineering College (J.N.E.C.)
01.1996
XII th - undefined
S.D. Public School
01.1991
X th - undefined
S.D. Public School
01.1989
Skills
Customer relationship management, development and nurturing relationship with customer at all levels
Certification
ESI-Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University, School of Business, Washington DC.
Employment History
- A. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS India P Limited From 25th Sept 2014 to till date
- B. NOKIA NETWORKS From 30th July 2011 to 24th September 2014 – 3 Years
- C. MOTOROLA India P Limited From 5th August 2004 to 29th July 2011 –7 Years
- D. HFCL-Wireless/Wire line division, New Delhi From 31st March 2001 to 4th August 2004 - 3.5 Years
- E. Self Employed From Jan 98 to Feb 2001 – 3 Years
- F. Punj Lloyd Limited (Telecom Dept.), New Delhi From September1996- Nov 1997- 1 Year
- G. D.I. Telecom, New Delhi (OFC Turnkey solution provider) From October1995- August 1996- 1 Year
Timeline
Regional System Integration Manager- South and South East Asia
Motorola Solutions
09.2019 - Current
Project Director- Public Operators & Defense, Business Development, GSM-Railways - India Region
NOKIA (Networks Division)
07.2011 - 09.2014
Head of System Integration and Project Director- MTNL (Y2011)
MOTOROLA India (Previous Employer)
08.2004 - 07.2011
B.E. - Electronics & Telecommunications
Jawahar Lal Nehru Engineering College (J.N.E.C.)
XII th - undefined
S.D. Public School
X th - undefined
S.D. Public School
Master's Certificate - Project Management
George Washington University
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