Vipindas Vijayakumar

Experience

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  Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Technical Intern

  • Operational study of the Tar distillation plant, Benzol distillation plant, Ammonium sulphate plant and Hydro - refining and extractive distillation processes.• Studied the operation of the Coke dry cooling plant and suggested measures to increase efficiency of separation of particulate matter from coke oven gas.

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  Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India

  May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Technical Intern

  • Design and simulation of auto-thermal reactor for on-board production of hydrogen in fuel cell vehicles• Optimized the catalyst loading and operational parameters of the reactor.• Studied the kinetics of the reforming

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  Vodafone

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2018

  Global graduate program of 12 months in Sales, Retail, Technology and Supply Chain ManagementSales & Retail | Kutch,Gujarat• Enhancing customer experience at Vodafone retail outlets• Streamlined workflow at the stores to improve efficiency and overall user experience• Shadowed Relationship Manager, to understand different business models, operations and market dynamics outlets• Addressed grievances of sales partners, to strengthen the relations and to improve the efficiency of the distribution channelsNetwork Stint | Ahmedabad,GujaratTransmission planning• Worked with the network planning team in deployment of transmission network• Conducted audits of transmission network to ensure compliance and network qualityIT Stint | Pune,MaharashtraSuper Network Operations Centre – Pune• Created logical inventory for Vodafone’s packet core network (MPBN) for different services• Updated existing databases for Network to Network Interfaces(NNIs)• Live monitoring and maintenance of pan-India network Show less

  • Manager I Technology Strategy and Architecture

    Mar 2017 - Sept 2018

  • Assistant Manager | Network Operations

    Jul 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Discover Trainee - Leadership Program

    Jul 2014 - Jun 2015
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  Vodafone Idea Limited

  Oct 2018 - Aug 2019

  Manager | Transformation Initiatives

  • Building next generation platforms with advanced analytics, personalization and optimization capabilities• Creation of analytical models for traffic forecasting, analysis of demand and market potential, development of strategy and investment portfolio for technology• Cost reduction, Optimization and implementation of lean operation models

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  PwC India

  Aug 2019 - now

  Management Consulting, Telecom

  • Asset Lifecycle Management Strategy and Transformation for a leading telecom operators in the Middle East• Preparation of target operating models for asset lifecycle management• IT asset governance and portfolio management • Data modeling for master data and transactional data. Data preparation and quality enhancement• Implementation of asset governance controls, process reengineering, system architecture enhancements and institution of a reporting framework to improve end-to-end lifecycle management Show less