SRIVATSA (SRI) CHAKRAVARTHY MBA, PMP

Dallas, TX · csrivatsa@gmail.com · 214-235-9411

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

  · 11+ years of wireless technology, operations, business development, and product/program

management experience in telecom technology systems for tier 1 telecom carriers and OEM vendors.

  · Implemented complex and large ($10M+) telecom projects leveraging technology, business acumen

and leadership skills to successfully deliver results which impact the company bottom line.

  · Executed successful customer products and solution delivery in a variety of customer facing roles in

engineering, product management and business development

  · Technical expertise with vast service delivery and program management experience managing

engineering and operations teams for implementing LTE, UMTS, GSM and CDMA technologies for

macro, DAS and small cell architectures.

  · Lead Business Development efforts through strategic alliances, vendor partnerships and negotiated

contracts for offering LTE, UMTS, DAS system services for OEM and carrier operators.

  · Excellent understanding and experience in RAN architecture (Macro, DAS, WiFi, Small Cells) and core

(EPC,UTRAN) and OAM network (OSS/NMS)

  · Formulated business cases, developed project budgets and forecasting, and produced and coordinated

product road maps and delivery functions.

  · Authored executive presentations, technical documentation by uniquely breaking down technology and

business jargon to create effective and meaningful presentations, and thereby influence decision

making.

  · A top achiever, leader and creative thinker who obtained his executive MBA from Kellogg School of

Management with focus on consumer marketing, finance and operations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AT&T Mobility, Richardson, TX

2013-Present

Sr.Program Manager, Small Cells

Lead consulting Program Manager for Outdoor Small Cell product within the AT&T NP&E organization for

realizing and implementing small cell technology products from design to market rollouts.

  · Drive small cell program objectives and goals from the initiation, planning to the execution stage of the

MetroCell deployment process

  · Manage and coordinate the product realization process with several stakeholders including AT&T Labs

(CTO), IPMO, ITO and NP&E for FFA product deployment roadmaps, timelines and deliverables

including hardware, software testing functionalities of the product

  · Develop technology best practice guidelines and integrate standards across several domains including

network design and planning, OSS/BSS, hardware configuration and testing

  · Manage and track the $15M+ RAN capital budgeting process including planning and forecasting or

three year Small Cell capital budget and track the budget spend against milestone targets

  · Create business cases which justify strategic objectives for small cell technology adoption and perform

cost benefit analysis(NPV, ROI) for different architectures such as small cells, ODAS and CDNB

  · Create and track program projects, resource utilizations and statuses for executive reporting (SVP,VP)

including reporting of Small Cell FFA trial statuses, Software Testing and Tools, SON integration and

deliverables

  · Device and document strategies for identifying and integrating business process improvements, job aide

workflows, IT eScore integration, IT tools across the whole ecosystem of program users

  · Work with AT&T Labs, OEM vendors (ALU,Ericsson) to monitor the product entry in FFA process,

product testing ,integration and implementation support

  · Work with Capital Planners on 3 yr. network planning targets for HQ RAN including creating small cell

forecasts for capital budget and POR volume for SVP and RAN Capital Directors review

  · Communicate weekly with several key stakeholders including at&t Labs, Product Management,

Director/AVPs, Project/Program Managers and Area Managers to coordinate program functions

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  · Created new revenue opportunities by winning new clients and achieved business growth in telecom

services for OEM clients.

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United Commtel, Plano, TX

2012-2013

Director, Business Development

Lead business development and sales activities for a telecom startup firm by creating and implementing

revenue growth plans in the telecom network services business.

  · Successfully developed new clients and service accounts for the engineering services through careful

account management and planning functions including providing domestic and offshore business

development activities in network services business( UMTS/LTE Optimization, EF&I, DAS)

  · Accelerated the business development activities by planning, market research and assessing market

opportunities for some tier 1 clients and proposing targeted services for those clients

  · Negotiated commercial contracts, pricing, partnership alliances for projects that required synergies with

other telecom software service vendors

  · Created new partnerships with software tools vendors and suppliers to jointly provide managed services

to a large client in transportation/freight industry

  · Managed client management and service functions, engagement planning, targeting and winning new

commercial contracts by working closely with client stakeholders, account managers to ensure program

deliverables are binding with customer SLA agreements

  · Boosted the sales, lead generation for sales initiation, planning, account budget forecasting and working

with engineering teams for resource management of the project teams to support the delivery

teams(software and hardware) through the solution definition, design and implementation stage

  · Engaged in RFI/RFP contract proposals, pricing sheets and scoping functions for wireless network

services including supporting network diagnostic testing software sales, 3G/4G network augmentation

and support, and several other types of infrastructure projects

  · Pre-sales support and business development covering enhancing OSS stack for large OEMs, third-party

partner products, consulting, systems integration and managed services

  · Participated in RFx responses, business presentations, consultations and commercial proposals by

providing product information, solution design and implementation

  · Proposed business solutions, scoping and services for network monitoring and diagnostic software tools

through effective management of solution development and support teams during the software

development life cycle process by working with agile scrum and development teams

  · Sustained existing client accounts through successful client management and support through project

delivery cycle and add on sales by identifying new opportunities during the life cycle stage

ERICSSON INC, Plano, TX

2008 – 2011

Customer Project Manager

Senior technical project manager responsible for supporting AT&T network implementation and upgrades for

providing services in 3G (UMTS) and 4G (LTE) technologies (macro and DAS).

  · Managed full life cycle project management of network services for a multi-phased technology

implementation rollout supporting AT&T CU including $5M P&L

  · Supported technical-sales as a subject matter expert to the regional CU accounts through the RAN and

OSS/BSS engagements and management of customer requirements

  · Developed executive level presentations & workshops for OSS architecture, product exploration and

features, and any solution offerings leveraging on the Ericsson portfolio, with focus on strengthening

Ericsson’s position in the BSS Revenue Assurance and Billing

  · Managed day to day customer engagement and communication supporting customer engineering

managers, directors and implementation teams for various network related activities

  · Supported customer RFI/RFP requests by engaging with CSR and CFR to scope out the services and

cost estimates for providing resources and equipment

  · Approved PO for third party vendors supporting field services (testing, commissioning) and also work

with implementation teams to support RF related activities during integration and testing.

  · Engaged in monthly project governance and change control process meetings with Director/VP,

CSR/CFR stakeholders in CU teams to provide program statuses, risks, and financial metrics

achieved(WIP,COS, POC, AC/PC)

  · Led a cross functional team of 15-20 engineers, vendor teams, dispersed geographically through Global

Service Centers (GSC) in Brazil, India and Mexico for supporting markets ranging from small $50M to

large $3B

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  · Achieved 30% sales growth for services revenue, while meeting efficiencies and project KPI metrics

based on service delivery compliance and billing milestones

  · On-time network implementation projects boosted sales revenue by 60% for field services and 200% for

network services

  · Worked closely with region CFR and other project managers to effectively create best practices/lessons

learnt for newer technology rollouts (LTE) for knowledge sharing within the CU and PMO organization

Sprint Nextel, T- Mobile and inCode Telecom

2003- 2007

Sr. RF Consultant

Worked on several technology consulting assignments for top tier telecom operators and vendors including

technology solutions and strategy for service providers for enhancing business and network performance.

  · Implemented various OEM vendor technology architectures and network overlay strategies to deliver

superior customer network performance to the carriers end customers. Lead key network augmentation

strategies through active client engagements and project management functions including scope,

resources and technology implementation planning

  · Managed NPI projects, and a key contributor in scoping and technical sales engagement functions for

sales teams and helped in upselling network consulting services to vendors

  · Produced audit studies for wireless network capacity expansion through analysis of existing

infrastructure and solution definition for several large telecom IT infrastructure projects

  · Performed RAN planning, RF network monitoring, IBW/DAS passive system optimization, RAN

parameter optimization on different vendor platforms and infrastructure to execute change orders in the

network

  · Worked on variety of technology strategy and network consulting projects including portfolio analysis,

go-to-market strategy, as well as network expansion, upgrades and technology portfolio analysis

assignments that added value to end customer.

  · Worked on diverse telecom software management, database and network monitoring tools to effectively

manage and deploy the right solution for the customer

  · Managed project governance and documentation requiring adherence to ISO9000 standards by

creating appropriate documentation processes and guidelines for rigorous audit and compliance

requirements

EDUCATION

KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, NU, EVANSTON, IL

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (SMU), Dallas, TX

Master of Science (M.S), Telecommunications Engineering

BANGALORE UNIVERSITY, Bangalore, India

Bachelor of Engineering (B.S), Telecommunications

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional, (PMP), PMI

AT&T Cloud Computing

R Programming, John Hopkins University

Cloudera- John Hopkins University, Data Science Specialization (In Progress)

2013

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SKILLS AND OTHER INFORMATION

  · Project Management: PMBOK, PROPS-C, SDLC, Agile Scrum, IT Management, Clarity, MS Project

  · Business: Operations Strategy, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Market Research, Consumer

Behavior, Consumer Branding , Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Cost Accounting and Advanced

Negotiations

  · Performance Tools: Actix Spotlight, Optimi Wizard, Atoll, Metrica, Skynet, ACP, iBWave, Nokia NetAct

Planner

  · Software: C, C++, Java, HTML, SQL, R Programming

  · Modeling: Financial Modeling (DCF, NPV, Valuations), Analytical Modeling(Statistical Analysis)

  · Analytics: Business Objects, SAP, and Stata

  · Cloud Computing: Iaas, Paas, Saas, API Integration.

  · Technology: LTE, VoLTE, IP/IMS, UMTS, GSM, CDMA, DAS, Small Cells/HetNets

  · OSS/BSS: TMForum (eTOM, TAM, SID) and Ericsson OSS/BSS portfolio (Billing, Mediation, Provisioning

and Revenue Assurance)

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