Vishwajeet Deshmukh

Experience

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  Ericsson

  Mar 2004 - Nov 2005

  RF Planning and Optimization Engineer ( Through CellPlan Technology )

  Working for Ericsson India Pvt Ltd on the Airtel Delhi network. Actively involved in planning and optimization of new sites, Microcell planning for high capacity areas.Achievements:>Planned more than 300 Microcells in High Capacity Areas.>More Than 500 Sites Surveyd and Planned in Delhi NCR.

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  Idea Cellular Ltd

  Nov 2005 - Mar 2008

  Assistant Manager - Network Planning and Optimization

  Working as Zonal Manager RF planning and optimization for Pune city & Thane DHQ.Achievements:>Achieved Call Drop Rate < 1%>Call Congestion < 0.5 %>EDGE Performance Improvement by CODEC optimization, achieved upto 160 Kbps ( 4 TS) in No load Network.

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  Telekom Networks Malawi PLC

  Mar 2008 - Nov 2020

  •Transformed marketing department in to analytics driven targeted marketing department.•Achieved 30% growth in data revenue through pricing strategy optimisation.• Implemented site profitability tracker and weekly action plan• Lead products team to implement baby care strategy. •Overhauled enterprise business unit to grow revenue by 30% YoY and increase high value customer acquisition of which 90% are major banks in 3 years.•Coordinated the advancement of the company’s mission and objectives by launching ground breaking products such as cloud telephony, video conferencing and Data Center as a service Achievements:>Accomplished mission critical projects which are played key role in TNM`s growth.>First to rollout 4G LTE in Malawi.>Low cost site deployment strategy which helped to reduce site rollout cost by 60%. Achievements :> Green Power - Strategy and Initial Trials with Selected Suppliers.> Collaboration with Regional Operations technical Teams to execute critical projects with SPEED.> Capacity Management - Achieved good Network Quality by regular optimization campaigns with Minimum CAPEX requirement: traffic grew by 150 % to support high growth. Reporting to the CTO as an Key member of the Planning and Optimization TeamAchievements :> 3G Network Launch - 1st 3G Network in Malawi> Alcatel B7 to B9 Software Upgrade> Huawei Swap for Blantyre & Lilongwe sites> 2G Rollout - Planning and Optimization for new sites to increase the site count by 200 % in 2 Years

  • Chief Marketing Officer

    Jul 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Managing Executive - Enterprise Services

    Oct 2016 - Jul 2019

  • Head Of Division - RAN ( Planning, Optimization , Projects )

    May 2012 - Sept 2016

  • Manager RF Planning and Optimization

    Feb 2011 - May 2012

  • WCDMA/ GSM RF Planning and Optimization Consultant ( Through ProjexCi)

    Mar 2008 - Feb 2011
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  NearBuzz

  Dec 2015 - now

  Founding angel investor

  NearBuzz is a deep tech start-up in the Digital OOH advertising space. It has developed a cloud based DOOH Adverting Platform with audience measurement technology powered by Artificial Intelligence.

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  AdOnMo

  Nov 2018 - now

  Seed Investor

  Adonmo specialises in OOH digital advertising, enabling targeted ads at relevant localities using Hyperlocal Intelligence & patented tech.

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  Fleetx.io

  Feb 2019 - now

  Seed Investor

  Fleetx is an intelligent fleet management platform that helps fleet owners improve their efficiency.

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  CredR

  Feb 2019 - now

  Angel Investor

  India’s Only 100% Inspected and Certified Used Bikes Marketplace.

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  TNM Mpamba Limited

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

  Board Member
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  Crofarm

  Jul 2019 - now

  Angel Investor

  Crofarm provides a digital supply chain of fruits and vegetables from farm to business. It manages the logistics, storage, supply to clients in retail chains like Big Bazaar, Reliance Retail, and online stores like BigBasket and Grofers.

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  Eeki

  Jan 2020 - now

  Founding Angel Investor

  Agritech platform focused on providing pesticide free, fresh and nutritious vegetables at market price to end-consumers. The company's platform utilizes IOT enabled medium-less growing technology

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  Rupifi

  Mar 2020 - now

  Seed Investor

  Rupifi is a company that is building India's first Lending-As-A-Service play for SMEs, based primarily on the Cash Flow Lending

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  Phablecare

  Jun 2020 - now

  Angel Investor

  PhableCare is an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled healthcare management player.

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  Chingari®

  Aug 2020 - now

  Seed Investor

  Chingari is Bharat ka Super Entertainment App where people record and share short video clips.

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  Kutumb

  Sept 2020 - now

  Seed Investor

  India's Largest Community App - backed by tiger global , sequoia etc

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  Mailmodo

  Sept 2020 - now

  Pre-Seed Investor

  Mailmodo is an email marketing solution that enables users to create and send app-like interactive AMP email

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  CUSMAT

  Oct 2020 - now

  Seed Investor

  Cusmat enable organisations to assess, train, upskill, plan learning tracks for employees by using AR/VR cloud learning management systems.

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  Scalenut

  Nov 2020 - now

  Pre Seed Investor

  Scalenut is a SaaS enabled fully managed marketplace for on-demand business services.

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  Redwing

  Nov 2020 - now

  Seed Investor

  Redwing is building a "virtual cold chain" for logistics by using an on-demand drone logistics system.

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  The ePlane Company

  Dec 2020 - now

  Seed Investor

  Affordable electric flying taxis. ePlane is on a mission to eradicate waiting in traffic.

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  KarmaLifeAI

  Dec 2020 - now

  Seed Investor

  KarmaLife serves blue-collar workers with subscription-based finance built on Digital Karma. It offers them digitally integrated credit, payments, and insurance solutions to better manage their day-to-day cash flows and become more financially resilient.

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  Nivesh

  Feb 2021 - now

  Seed Investor

  Nivesh.com is an award-winning digital-first platform that enables independent mutual funds distributors to grow their AUM with state-of-the-art technology.

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  Kutuki

  Feb 2021 - now

  Seed Investor

  Kutuki is an early learning platform that is reimagining learning for young Indian children that is safe, affordable and most importantly, high quality.

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  Questt | Unique Study Plan

  Apr 2021 - now

  Seed Investor

  Questt is a remarkable homework app that lets teachers assign objective & subjective homework by choosing from a question bank.

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  NGTTS

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2022

  Head of FinTech

  Market access , Partnerships, Business development, regulatory compliance