1. ABHISHEK KAUSHIK
18 - C, Sector - 61, Shatabdi Vihar, NOIDA, M :( +91) 97177 33663, 989986 8877,
- 0120-4100737 Email:akaushik25@gmail.com; akaushik25@hotmail.com
Seeking senior level position in areas of IT Strategy, Digital Transformation, Project Management, IT
Operations, with a reputed organization. Open to assignments anywhere globally.
With over 15 years of experience and a proven track record of helping organizations achieve high
productivity and profitability along with risk analysis on technology investments.
Specialize in building highly motivated teams, strategy & planning, business transformation through
targeted corporate and business automation.
Proficiency Matrix
- Project Management - IT Consulting & Operations - IT Infra Management
- App Development - SOP & I.T Policies - Digital Transformation
Profile Summary
Led and managed projects in the IT domain right from their initiation through to
planning, executing, monitoring & control and closing projects for companies like
DEN Networks Ltd, Tata Sky Ltd, IBN-7, NewsX, and Zee Tv. Ltd.
Adept in IT system software/ apps, digital transformation, risk assessment,
resource management, and establishing vendor networks & partnerships.
Distinction of launching and driving new IT initiatives and contributing towards
achievement of organizational objectives.
Mapping various business strategies & roadmap to business objectives.
Led, managed and evaluated process description documents, RFP/ RFI, SOW.
Defining team KRA for various IT initiatives and operational uptime, KPA.
Working closely with top management on defining & managing AOP, along with
optimizing IT enabled solutions as per business requirements.
Work Experience
Jan 2012 – Till Date A.G.M Technology DEN Networks Ltd.
Achievements:
Enabling of complex IT systems running various apps and network architecture
across India catering to a subbase of 8 million.
Creating virtual environment for business apps like DUO on .Net and SQL
architecture in cluster environment and reporting services/ systems.
2. As a PM have enabled and executed across India, complex server & apps
workflows and encryption systems with fallback redundancies.
Annual outage report showed an uptime of 99.99% on systems and services in the setup.
Led and interfaced over 30 member teams between DEN and DUO application
developers – Managing the Subscriber Management System (SMS/ CRM/ Billing/
B/OSS), translating various business requirements to system defined processes and
logics, within the DUO system hence meeting business requirements .
Responsibilities:
Chief evaluator/ selector for CRM/ business app & solution.
Creating business plans/ presentations around vendor technologies for
transitioning into automated process.
KPA, Training, Appraisals and employee evaluations.
MIS and presentations to higher management.
Creating innovative solutions for enabling 500+ digital video services over the
existing network and their redundancies for PAN India offices.
Apr 2009 – Jan 2012 AVP Technical PlayBox Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Achievements:
Samaya TV – As a Sr. project manager stitched the complete end to end chain of
custom applications & playout systems including disaster recovery.
SLRC – As a project lead for National Television of Sri Lanka, was responsible
for digital transformation of complete system.
Synchronizing with virtual and global teams for successful scheduled go-live on
various projects.
Airtel DTH – As project manager lead the deployment of Active darshan services
as an exclusive premium revenue stream hence contributing to the clients P&L.
News24/Himalayan TV– Nepal. E2E design and integrated business systems/ apps.
Responsibilities:
Managing and leading global teams of more than 40 engineers for SARC countries
for all technology related issues and validating project designs and performance.
Constant evaluation of new products and features to provide optimized solutions to
various clients.
Budgeting. KPA, Training, appraisals and employee evaluations.
Dec 2007 – 2009 Chief Mgr. Sys Design/ Planning INX News (INX NETWORK)
Achievements:
Head IT/projects enabling end to end solutions from various vendors. Achieved
Go-Live as per project plan, within 3 months of aggressive timelines.
Designing the Infra expansion plan for launching initiatives PAN India (Metra).
Multiple location client server architecture/ designs supporting PAN India ops.
3. Responsibilities:
My role involved the initiation followed by selection of new technology, designing
IT workflow and Network, automation/ expansion/ optimization plans.
Making presentations to management and senior editorial staff on technology
usage.
March 2006 – Dec 2007 Asst. Manager I.T Systems Tata Sky Ltd.
Responsibilities:
Ensuring the timely delivery of any task/ project and minimizing downtime.
As a lead - with the help of virtual teams enabled multiple site SSL access.
Vendors management to get the DTH platform up and running as per timelines
Designed and implemented the complete IP Networks for our Tata Sky setup.
As proposer and evaluator for new initiative on WiMax technology (Singapore)
As project lead for planning IT systems and resource at the uplink center.
Jan 2004 – March 2006 Senior Engineer – Broadcast
Systems
Channel7 (IBN-7)
Achievements & Responsibility:
Successful go live in 6 months.
International system setup for IIFA awards from Amsterdam to New Delhi HQ.
Designed backup policies for Oracle databases and critical apps.
Connected bureaus across the county via MPLS and lease lines, through careful
planning and design to enable the feeds to be ingested.
Professional Certifications and Affiliations
Project Management Professional (P.M.P) & member of PMI institute, USA.
Cisco Certified Network Associate (C.C.N.A)
Higher Diploma in Software Engineering from Aptech (2Yr Program),
Academic Qualification
P.G.D.M (equivalent to M.B.A) from IPEM. Second rank holder in college.
Information technology (Majors)
Marketing (Minors)
B.Com, Delhi University.
Trainings
App servers and SAN Storage – Burbank’s (US)
Prasar Bharti (Doordarshan)
Personal Information
4. Passport : H8949938
Nationality : Indian
Family Status : Married
Languages Known : English & Hindi
References : Available upon request