1. LOKESH SRIVASTAVA , BSc. BTech. I.E.S.
Certified Project Management training from PELCON, PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
Contact: 09223349534, 022-26740090
E-Mail: lokeshsrivastava59@gmail.com
Sr.Telecom Project Manager- Key Skills- Program Management, Project ,Vendor and Supply Chain
Management, Telecom Fiber Roll out- OSP and ISP, RF Tower erection, RF Network Equipments planning,
installation, commissioning ,Operations & Maintenance.
PROFILE SUMMARY
• Nearly 30 years of experience in Project Management ,Program Management , Access management
(feasibility ,planning and service delivery), Operational Efficiency improvement projects, Operation &
Maintenance, Installation Management and Team Management in Telecom industry.
• Worked as a India Head NLD Project – 2002-2008 , planned and rolled out National Long Distance
(NLD) fiber and Telecom exchange Project in 660 cities through out PAN India covering all states,
established POI/POP and network for execution and expansion of the project and saved Bank
Guarantee worth 400 Cr as a rollout obligation for Company (VSNL/TCL) in 4 years from the
Department of Telecommunication, Govt. of India.
• Successfully planned, installed and commissioned Gateway Digital exchange at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat
involving installation of exchange, SDH and DWDM transmission equipments and other related
activities - 1997-2002.
• Led more than 30 live Telecasts of International Cricket Matches between 1987 to 2000.
• Exposure experience in Project Roll-outs (fiber and RF), Satellite Communication, Microwave
Technology, NLD & ILD Communications, SDH & DWDM Technology, NOC and Program Management.
• A team player with honed entrepreneurial, risk taking, analytical and collaborative skills.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Since Jun’87 with TATA Communications Ltd, Mumbai/VSNL (Erstwhile Overseas Communications
Services) : Qualified through Indian Engineering Services 1ES 1985 UPSC All India Examination and last
worked as General Manager- All India Access management Head
GROWTH PATH:
Assistant Engineer( RF/ Microwave Projects/OCS/VSNL): Jun’87-May’90
Deputy Engineer In-charge(Transmission Incharge/VSNL): Jun’90-Jun’93
Engineer In- charge(Branch Head Gandhinagar/VSNL): Jun’93-Jun’96
Deputy General Manager(NLD Projects, OPS head /VSNL/TATA Comm. Ltd): Jun’96- Jun’11
General Manager – Country Head for Access Feasibility (Global Network Services/TATA Comm.Ltd.): Jul’11
-- April 16

2. Skills Summary
Project Management:
Telecom NLD PAN india rollout ,
DWDM Transport and IP /RF
Network Project Management
Access automation , MS
Exchange , Improvement , Cost
Optimizing ,
Telecom Billing Mediation
Offnet to Onnet Migrations/ system
Integrations
Enterprise-carrier customer LM
orders , planning , Network
Implementations and assurance,
Program management
IT/Telecom Project
Lifecycle:
Business case, SOW,RFP
Requirements Analysis
ROI Analysis
Costing & Budgeting
Project Scheduling, supply
chain management ,
Testing/QA/Rollout/Support/
operations and Maintenance,
Value-Added Leadership:
TL9000 , Quality assurance, Risk
& Security Assessment and
Management ,E-E TAT
improvement ,
Malcom Baldrige Business
Excellence
Cross-Functional Supervision
Team Building & Mentoring
Client Relations & Presentations
Business & IT Planning
Vendor Management
CERTIFICATIONS, AWARDS, TRAININGS & APPRECIATIONS :
1- Certified PROJECT MANAGEMENT Member From PELCON , Project management institute .
2- Letter of appreciation received from Director-Operations (VSNL) for setting up the emergency
communications facility in earthquake hit area of Bhuj, Gujarat during the natural calamity that hit
Gujarat on 26th
Jan 2001.
3- Appreciation Memo received from Chief General Manager (WR) on 31st
Jan 2002 for successfully
planned , installation and commissioning of Gujarat station at Gandhinagar after coordination with
local state authorities , BSO’S and vendors , DOT and TRAI . Also effectively discharging Branch Head
duties , like commissioning of international digital switch , Y2K testing , overall operation of ITMC
and internet node of VSNL , opening of ISP code at Ahmedabad for its connectivity to Gandhinagar
after pursuing with BSNL Ahmedabad along with TRAI.
4- Received Extra mile award from President (Global carrier solutions, TCL) on march 2011 for
significant support and contribution towards successful SPRINT MDNS deal .
5- Received Leadership Signature 2012 award from TATA Communications for voted as Regional Top
40 Global leader for displaying all the Leadership Behaviours .
6- Deputed to Banjul, Gambia, West Africa for Advanced training in digital network synchronization
by Teleglobe Canada from 21st
March to 1st
April 1994, Organised by Commonwealth
Telecommunications Organization.
7- Deputed to 9th
SAARC SUMMIT at MALDIVES on MAY 97 for making Telecom arrangement for
Indian Prime minister.
8- Completed SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT course successfully on Oct 2004 .
9- Completed Situational Leadership II training successfully held on June 2014 .
10- Received Performance Excellence Team Award from Chief Officer (CSO , TCL ) for accomplishing
mission zero with billing and completion of DMS data load project for customer documents .
11- Received VSNL Network excellence award for outstanding project on elimination of excess
payments to BSNL in 2006-07.
12- Completed Conscious Inclusive Leadership at TATA communications training successfully .
13- Deputed to ASTANA , KAZAKHSTAN in April 2011 for making Telecom arrangement for Indian
Prime minister.
14- Deputed to Johnesburg for Transition management of Neotel Access Feasibility function from
Johannesburg south Africa to Pune India

3. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS :
• Neotel Feasibility Operations head in Pune for 1 year
• Managed:
o "Supply Chain -Cost Optimization" project initiated through negotiation with "Offnet vendors" for
Confirmed orders.
o "Tulip" migration project completed for 2500+ circuits by doing alternate feasibilities on "Onnet"
& "Offnet" BSOs
o Biggest Project of "ESIC" of 4500+ locations : completed successfully.
o "HFR" (High Fault Rate) improvement project .
• Piloted various special projects for overall improvisation of Feasibility Function, Sales Satisfaction,
survey Cost Reduction, New Vendor Introduction, CQ Database Clean-up, TCL POP BW Crunch Issues,
Revision of Validity & Onnet Prefeasibility and Bulk Feasibilities.
• Expertise in Leading installation on wireline and wireless equipment.
HIGHLIGHTS OF VARIOUS PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN FOR AUTOMATION & IMPROVEMENT :
• Initiated and completed automation projects in Access function which helped to save time & cost
• Implemented Auto task Generation process of access vertical for probable confirmed cases which
helped to save the feasibility survey time for customer last miles and cost by 20%.
• Designed & implemented UNFR process (Order logged without feasibility) successfully.
• Designed & implemented Jeopardy process (cases Failed during implementation) successfully.
• Recognized by Tata Business Excellence vertical for improving customer LM order to Delivery Success
Ratio for Wimax & TTSL E2E.
• Developed concept for offnet to onnet migration, initiated the project O2Net . Successfully migrated
1500+ circuits in span of 1 year.
• ESAT ( Employee satisfaction ) Score average 4.0 + for all occasions
• Shifted Neotel south Africa feasibility operations to Pune, India from Johannesburg successfully before
given target timelines .
• Deputed multiple times with Indian Prime minister for making telecom arrangements for him and
his delegate team during international visits like Maldives, Astana, Germany, Malaysia etc.
• Worked as NOC Head (Network Operation Centre ), Project Head on All India fiber Roll Out Project, All
India Implementation Head and Operation Head - Andhra Pradesh region .
• Recognized with Extra Mile and ACE Awards for excellent work
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE:

4. Jun’85-Jun’87 with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.(HAL), Amethi, U.P. as Assistant Engineer(FDR/JAGUAR)
EDUCATION:
• B.Sc. (PCM) from Allahabad University with 1st
Division: 1981
• B.Tech. (Electronics & Telecomm.) from Allahabad University with 1st
Division: 1984
• 10th
and 12th
, passed with 1st
Division.
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Address: Flat No. B-402, Dheeraj Gaurav Heights, Building 2, Off New Link Road, Near Infinity Mall, Andheri
West, Mumbai 400058
Languages Known: Hindi and English