AKASH TANDON |Prince2 Certified| (B. Tech) Email ID: akashtandon89@yahoo.

com | Mobile: +91-8826390217

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nokia Networks India Private Ltd. Services Stream Lead 6.5 Years Nov 2015 – till date
Ericsson Global India Private Ltd. Senior Engineer 4.0 Years Jan 2012 – Nov 2015
Ericsson India Private Ltd. Engineer 1.5 Years May 2010 – Dec 2011

PROFILE AND STRENGTHS

• Prince 2 Foundation and Practitioner Certified professional
• Consulting, Competitive Bidding, Pre-Sales and Post-Sales Support
• Bid Management , Business Forecasting, Profitability and Cost Analysis
• Customer Experience improvement and Care management.
• Methodical in articulating and sketching an execution strategy to handle multiple stakeholders including customers, internal
team members, third party vendors etc.
• Sharp problem solving and client management skills with strong decision-making ability
• Capable of grasping inputs at a quick pace and working within tight timelines
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Enjoy solving complex problems and taking on difficult challenges to find creative solutions

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Received Appreciate Excellence Award from Nokia Market team for 1st Quarter in 2022
• Received Appreciate Excellence Award from Nokia Market team for 3rd Quarter in 2021
• Received Applaud Excellence Award from Nokia Market team twice for 2nd Quarter in 2020
• Received Appreciate Excellence Award from Nokia Market team for 3rd Quarter in 2017
• Received Appreciate Excellence Award from Nokia Market team for 4th Quarter in 2016
• Candidate for Ericsson President Award; received Ace award for 4th Quarter in 2015 owing to notice period
• Key Contributor Award for the year 2014 from the CEO of Ericsson for ESOP
• Received Ericsson Power Award for 3rd Quarter in 2013
• Received Ericsson Ace Award for 3rd Quarter in 2012

KEY PROJECTS AND CLIENT ENGAGEMENT

Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) & Middle East Nov 2015 – till date
Nokia Networks India Private Ltd.
Africa (MEA) - Remote
• Provided winning solution across APJ and MEA Customers for Services in Telco cloud domain, Transmission, Radio Access
Network, Utilities and Passives domains of Telco network TEPS (Enterprise Customer)
• Drive E2E Bid Management and stakeholder management through the sales cycle
• Drive the solution and cater to all document control functions , close loop working with the Market/Account Team. Submit all
documents related to Bid and assist Account Team in managing Bid
• Supported and won a mix of Major bids for >5M Euro as well as small bids ranging from Euro 300k -1M
• Worked with Accounting Team/Channel partners to resolve solution enquiries and issues, understanding client/operator needs
& matching them with Nokia Networks products/systems/services and translating solutions to provide clear customer value
and benefits.
• Orchestrated in building customer experience based on client demand and improve problem areas.
• Responsible for timely CARE Contracts and Renewals
• Handled multiple RFP/RFIs and accountable for driving negotiation, scoping, costing and owning approval processes
• Responsible for Smart Tendering and generating leads for up-sell opportunities based on customer interactions.
• Implemented, ran and managed successful customer pilots (POC); collaborated with the Sales team to analyse pilot results and
provide inputs to the business case
• Challenged and negotiated with stakeholders (Multiple Business Units and cross domain Expert group) on solutions provided
to ensure optimal bid in terms of scope, risks and cost to meet customer expectations
• Liaising with Sales to get clarifications from customer regarding RFx.
• Liaising with 3rd party suppliers to propose E2E solution including 3rd party components.
• Interacting with product managers to maintain Nokia recommended Software & Hardware Releases.
• Managed multiple stakeholders and led internal programs for efficiencies and accuracy of solutions delivered
• Led key initiatives involving interactions with Global teams, liaised with Global Services product lines on opportunities in
new technology
• Managed communications across levels such as with Region Head, Head of Sales, Services Delivery Head, Pricing Manager,
Procurement Manager, Business Line Head to ensure competitive and winning offers are presented to customers
• Developed services sales strategy along with the regional sales team
AKASH TANDON |Prince2 Certified| (B. Tech) Email ID: akashtandon89@yahoo.com | Mobile: +91-8826390217

Bharti Airtel, Idea, Vodafone (India) May 2010 - Nov 2015

Ericsson India Private Ltd.
Nawras (Oman) , MTN (South Africa) , Telcel
Ericsson Global India Private Ltd.
(Mexico)

• New Greenfield, Brownfield Network rollout and swap to meet customer requirement and contracts.
• Regular client facing onsite and customer management for Managed services and projects
• Project management leading a team of RF Engineers for day-to-day activities to meet contractual KPI optimization and
monitoring with alignment across business lines to achieve set targets.
• Adopted learning and best practices from other projects to improve coordination within project and with customer.
• Presales support to the ongoing projects.
• Customer handling and project delivery.
• Introduced new Radio Features and optimized associated parameters for best performance.
• Manging the NW operations for RF domain and inter working within departments
• Conducted New Batch Training for Graduate Engineer trainees on technical skillsets and requirements

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
B. Tech. in Electronics & Telecommunication Amity University, Noida 7.6/10 CGPA 2006-2010
Class XII (CBSE) Amity International School, Noida 76.2% 2006
Class X (CBSE) Amity International School, Noida 82% 2004