Vikram R Chari
Plan, Collaborate and Lead.
Vikram R Chari – Plan, Collaborate and Lead
Vikram R Chari – Plan, Collaborate and Lead
Senior Operations and Strategy Actualization Executive
Leverages Technology, Analysis, Creativity and Insight to achieve the “art of the
possible”
An award winning, strategic, pragmatic and analytical International
Executive in the Telecommunications, Media & Technology (TMT),
Corporate Planning, Strategy & Governance, Board Advisor and
Executive Consultancy space who has had P&L responsibility in
excess of $350 million at the Executive level over the last twenty years
as well as pioneering some of the most successful technology
initiatives in the Digital Communication Services, Value added
Interactive Services, apart from Strategy, Risk Management, and
Governance. Dynamic, proactive, strong communicator, consensus
builder, challenge seeker with forward thinking orientation.
Vikram R Chari – Plan, Collaborate and Lead
Highlights
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Exceptional knowledge of leveraging latest technology to drive
interactive Services internationally across client sectors.
Led successfully multi-cultural, multi-functional and talented teams
worldwide.
Worldwide experience, has worked in Europe, the Americas, Asia
and the Middle East.
Extensive knowledge and experience in Start-up situations – Asia
and US.
Excellent connections in the consultancy, telecommunications, Ondemand Technologies, Video Broadcasting, Wireless Telecom and
IPTV.
Member of the IEEE - Telecommunications, Society of Satellite
Professional International, Society of Cable Telecommunication
Engineers, American Management Association International, DVB,
GSMA, Association of Computing Machinery and Open Mobile
Alliance
Vikram R Chari – Plan, Collaborate and Lead
Key Achievements:
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Won Team Emmy Award for technical excellence for new technology
development and implementation in the digital television space.
Member of the prestigious Lexington’s Who’s Who for the millennium 19992000, and Cambridge’s Lifetime achievement award.
Directed $3.5 million manufacturing start-up in Asia from concept initiation to
commercial production.
Led the establishment of Indian office and signed two contracts with the two
tier-1 groups worth $ 75 million for digital video content based services.
Designed master plan for regionalizing and expanding business; opened 5
international offices in Europe, Americas, and Asia.
Developed strategic partnerships with large technology companies (IBM, HP,
Intuit) for providing Fortune 500 clients end-to-end solutions.
Effectively translated growth objectives to sales staff through ROI / total cost
ownership modeling and revenue sharing plans.
Captured 55% bottom-line profit on $125 million high-tech DTH - Digital Video
Communications program; led to new $120 million business unit in company.
Completed $10 million high-tech advanced telecommunication project in
Middle East on target; using local subcontractors at height of Gulf War.
Vikram R Chari - Plan, Collaborate and Lead
Key Achievements (continued) –
- Recruited and led an international team of 4 Regional GM/PM’s and
40 engineers, technicians, analysts and operations and maintenance
people.
- Launched and implemented 3 new IP technology based services
worldwide in six months worth $50 million.
- Directed a team of 5 Managers and 450 staff in the Engineering
department in a Cable MSO building triple-play, two-way infrastructure
to 1.5 million subscribers in 12 months.
- Forged relationships, on behalf of client companies, with various
technology partner companies such as Cisco (Scientific Atlanta),
Intelsat (PanAmSat), Motorola, Harmonic Lightwave, Tandberg, Leitch,
MCL, California Microwave, Microsoft, IBM Global, HP, etc.
Vikram R Chari – Plan, Collaborate and Lead
Strengths
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International Strategy, Planning & Implementation leadership skills
Leading Business Development in International Regions and new
territories round the world
Soft skills such as leadership, mentoring, team development, succession
planning and shining in multi-cultural settings
Technology savvy and future oriented thinking
Process and change strategy management expertise
Enterprise Risk Management & Disaster Recovery Management
Cost Management and Control
Strategic Market development
Business turn around
Relationship building
Vikram R Chari – Plan, Collaborate and Lead
Capabilities
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To strategize, plan and implement new telecom/new media services, and
programs
To build a new business internationally, with sustainable future
To collaborate and build consensus toward new and better ways to solve
problems facing companies today
To proactively manage risk at various level - individual, program, portfolio
and enterprise wide
To grow existing businesses using new technologies with partnerships and
alliances
To expand existing business by understanding the customer’s market
space and actively participating in synergistic growth of business
To initiate and manage change in process and methods for increased
efficiency at lower cost
Vikram R Chari – Plan, Collaborate and Lead
My Value Proposition –
• Keen multi-cultural leader
• Bringing International perspective in local settings
• Strategic “big picture” thinker with situational tactical focus
• Expertise in Digital Video, Cable television, Satellite communications,
IPTV, Connected Television, Social TV, Smart TV, and OTT technologies
• Large Budget and Large Team leadership
• Customer Satisfaction and Business Development driven
• International Planning, Program/Portfolio Management
My Keys to success –
COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION AND CONSENSUS
THINK, LEARN AND ACT
Vikram R Chari – Plan, Collaborate and Lead
Key Capabilities
International Business Expansion
International Program
Management
International Business Strategy &
Planning
P&L Management
Large Team Management
International Leadership
Vikram R Chari
Need to discuss, or need a solution, or want an expert opinion,
or want a leader to address your business challenges I am
available at –
• Telephone: +1 905 819 9586
• Mobile: +1 416 970 8207
• E-mail: vikchar@yahoo.com OR vkrmchar@yahoo.ca
• LinkedIN Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vikramrchari
• Skype: “vasisht12”
• Twitter: @vikramrchari
• Blog: vikchar.wordpress.com
• Blog: vikramrchari.blogspot.com