RAJEEV BHALLA Address:- B-601, Aravali Heights, GH-8 ,Sector 21 C Part III, Faridabad-121001 Mobile: +91 – 9560088553 E-Mail: rajeevbhalla28@gmail.com Professional Brief More than 2 decades of strong and diverse experience in Large Volume Project Management / Program Management / Service Delivery Operations / Customer Management / Business Generation / Partner Management / Spare Parts Operations / IT Infrastructure Support / Vendor Management A seasoned project management and service delivery operations management executive with significant and diversified experience in various leadership roles of increasing responsibility. Worked with reputed International and National organizations like Conax, HP, HCL, PCS, Usha and Teknotron . Deep Domain experience having worked across countries , industries, cultures and geographies. Proven record of driving transformational improvements across manufacturing organization. Excellent people management and leadership skills. Successfully supported businesses with timely new strategies. Outstanding track record of servicing business with timely and high quality sourced services. Outstanding leadership ability, collaborative style, innovative thinking, Pan India experience, broad based business knowledge, multidisciplinary knowledge, strategic vision and customer orientation. Demonstrated abilities in optimising network/ product performance and efficiencies Significant experience in evolving and executing Service SOPs and Guidelines. Proficiency Matrix - Program/ Project Management - ASP management - Incident/ Service Request Management - Business Development - Service Infrastructure setup - People Management/ Staffing - Transition and Transformation - Service Delivery Operations - Strategy Planning - SLA Management/ Ticket Resolution - Offshore Delivery Management - Revenue Management - Sales Support & Coordination - ROI Accountability - Key Account Management - Process Management - Customer Support/ Satisfaction - Post-implementation Support - Budgeting/ Financial Planning - Best Practices Implementation - Spare Parts Operations Employment Scan Conax Access Systems Pvt Ltd. August 2012 – till date MNC Conax Access Systems is Norway based organization having Global presence and core competence in IT Security .India region office in Noida. A B2B organization which secures the broadcast content for the Customers so that the Customer Customers view hackfree and secure transmissions and the no of channels for which they have paid for. As Operations & Support Manager am Managing 2 departments – Operations, for Pan India Service Delivery and Support for providing service to 350 Global Customers through a dedicated team of 20 team members. Digitech Services 2012 – 2012 Premium Service Partner for IBM , Lenovo and HP products and providing Infrastructure Management for Key Clients . As General Manager – Customer Services lead Operations team to Serve Corporates, SMB and End users through Field , Onsite and In-house teams HP India 2011 – 2012 Helwett Packard having global presence for IT products and Infrastructure Management Services. As Account Delivery Manager Managed Large and Medium Infrastructure Service Accounts through Onsite teams and hybrid model. 1998 – 2011 HCL Infosystems Ltd Indian MNC having global presence for IT products and Infrastructure Management Services. During the period in HCL graduated through the following designations Channel Support Manager – North Regional Support Manager – East National Manager – Customer Care Deputy General Manager – Service Delivery During various profiles Managed 275 nos. Channel Partners in Regional and National Role. Took care of Corporate, SMB,SOHO and Home Customers for 175000 systems - combination of Servers , Desktops , Laptops, POS systems. Ownership of National Key Clients 245 nos. People Management of teams sizes up-to 320 members comprising of Regional Managers , Team Leaders , Senior Engineers and Engineers. Handled Project and Program management for 25 Customers. Teknotron Information Systems Ltd 1995 - 1998 Exclusive India Distributor & Service Partner for Toshiba Notebook Computers and Copiers During my tenure as Assistant Technical Support Manager supported Corporate and Single users for Toshiba Notebook Computer base of 1200 nos. through a team of dedicated 20 Engineers covering 6 Metros . Patni Computer Systems – Data General 1990 - 1995 Indian Computer Organization having tie-up with Data General and Data Products of USA, with sale of Servers and Desktops Pan-India. As Senior Specialist was responsible for 2500 nos. of Server & Desktop support through 50 Engineers covering North Region . Usha Microprocess Controls Limited 1987 - 1990 First Indian Company to come-up with Desktop and Intelligent Terminals As Senior Engineer managed Field and TRC support for Desktop and printer base of 1100 nos. through 12 Engineers covering North Region. Project Owner Rural & Semi-Rural Projects Handled as Project Director Customer Duration Locations Managed Project Value / Systems nos. Description of Product supported Engineer Deployment POS system, Barcode scanner , Thermal Printer, UPS 125 nos. Service Uptime Achieve ment 92% Desktop, Electronic Weighing scale , UPS, Solar panels. Green project having solar energy as power source 75 nos. 90% Automated Milk Collection Unit comprising of Desktop, POS Printer, Milk Analyzer, Milk diffuser, Electronic Display unit, EWS, Power backup 85% Commissioning and supporting ATMs and Total Implementation Services during warranty period. 220 nos. , Peak team strength of 320 nos. during commissionin g phase. 25 nos. Sugal & Damani (Semi-Rural) Apr’05 – May’09 (4 years) ITC Echoupal & Sagar Malls (Rural) Jan’06 – Apr’08 (2 years) Parag Dairy , Paras Dairy, Mother Dairy, Karnataka Milk Union, Maharashtra Milk Union (Rural) Jun’08 – Nov’09 (1.5 years) 100% Rural coverage in 3 States of Uttar Pradesh , Karnataka , Maharashtra Rs 20 Cr. / 3000 POS systems commissioned at 2500 Lottery Agents Rs 14 Cr. / 2200 systems installed at Village Chaupal and ITC Mall Rs 56 Cr. / 5500 systems installed in villages SBI ATM (SemiRural) Nov’09 – Apr’11 (1.5 years) 4 States of Uttar Pradesh , Uttaranchal , Rajasthan , Delhi NCR covered Rs 7 Cr. / 332 ATM and 132 TI Services 60% Rural and 40% Urban coverage in 3 states of Punjab, Maharashtra , West Bengal 100% Rural coverage in 2 States of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Project / Program management of Govt and Semi-Govt & Corporates 82% Financial institutions: State Bank of India, Reserve Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Unit Trust of India Govt. Departments: Airport Authority of India, Department of Trade & Taxes, National Highway Authority of India Dairies: Parag Dairy and Mother Dairy. Private :- Sugal & Damani , ITC Echoupal, Paras Dairy , Drishtee.com, Easybill ,Fortis Escorts, Dish TV, WWIL, Philips-Morris, Co-operative Bank CTS, Tata Motors Finance, HDFC , PWC, Infosys, ITC Corp, AIIMS. Achievements Customer Results Increased Customer Retention from 15% to 45% for product and services lifecycle. Enhanced CSAT by 35% leading to Annual Customer Satisfaction Survey score improvement to 9.2. Coordinated Quarterly divisional audits and based on observations, succeeded in improving service delivery performance to 25% as well as optimisation of inventory levels. Developed new Processes like web-based module process for customer complaint resolution to resolve matters within specified timelines and Key Client System Performance Report to institutionalize operations transparency. Ensured Customer Complaint resolution within stipulated timeline of 4 BDs for Metro and 7 BDs for Non-Metro location. Dashboard Review Process implemented and adherence by entities resulted in improving Customer’s confidence . Implemented Pan India support for Toshiba Notebook Computer People Management Conducted Quarterly and Annual reviews of Team’s KRAs that helped in performance improvement. Organised team building exercises, events, award parties, monthly get-togethers for bonding and motivating team members. Quarterly Technology specific and soft skills trainings conducted for manpower skill building. Reduced Manpower Attrition to less than 8% . Manpower screening and on-boarding within specified timelines Partner / Principal / Vendor Results Ensured 100% processing of claims within 30 days of receipt at office. Conducted Quarterly Technical & Soft Skills Trainings for Engineers covering 85% of Service Partners. Improved Partner SLA adherence to 92% through periodic audits and reviews . Introduced 40% spare buffer buyback resulting in Partner savings. Participated in Senior Manpower recruitment at Partner / Vendor end . Part of Team for New Service Tie-ups with Principal Organizations Business Results Increased business by improving customer retention from 15% to 45%. 100% Divisional and National Business (Product and Service Lifecycle) Target Achievement. Bottom-line in the range of 25% to 30%. Rural projects netted 100% margins in product and services business. 100% billing collections through efficient client and partner co-ordination . 100% repeat business and 40% new business generated from Managed Service Customers. Spare Parts / Backend Operations Proper Inventory Planning led to spares optimization at hubs and SPO centres. Ensured 85% Defective Part Return to SPO within 3 days of call resolution Curtailed support inventory levels by 20% by liquidating non-moving spares. Field results shared with the Plant Lead brought in 30% improvement in product quality Ensured Vendor support at SPO centres nationally leading to 12% reduction in Inventory levels. Participated in Pre-sales meetings and Tender submitting process. Part of Management team taking decisions for India Office Administration. Laurels & Awards 1998-99:- Best Customer Satisfaction Results. 2000-01:- Best Customer Satisfaction and Revenue Results. 2001-02:- Overall Revenue Generation and Customer Satisfaction. 2002-03:- Backend Customer Care function. 2003-04:- Quality Customer Care Results. 2004-05:- Golden Trophy for Best Channel After Sales Support from Cyber Media. 2005-06:- Silver Trophy for Best Channel After Sales Support from Cyber Media. 2010-11:- Star Performer Customer Satisfaction and Revenue Generation. Education B.E. (Electronics & Telecommunications) from Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), New Delhi in 1987. Certification ITIL V3 Foundation Certification in 2011. Courses Completed Certificate program on: Project Management conducted by PMAC, Delhi in 2008. Quality Management conducted by HCL, NOIDA in 2002 and 2009. Trainings Attended Training from HP on printers in 1999; Toshiba, Singapore on Notebook Computers in 1995; and in 2005. Participated in training on Six Sigma conducted by LG, India, NOIDA in 2004. Personal Details Date of Birth Languages Known Location Preference : : : 28th February, 1965 English, Hindi and Punjabi Any Metro location in India or Abroad