Hozefa Abid

Experience

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  Reliance Globalcom

  Nov 2006 - Aug 2013

  1.To take care of all the non standard requirements of customers by offering both IP and Transmission solutions.e.g Customer looking for higher capacities,customized SLAs,faster delivery timelines etc.....2.Handling of RFPs/RFQ/ITT received from Global customers and to prepare responses showcasing our strenghts and capabilities.3.To handle all the strategic opportunities involving Colocations and partnerships. Taking care of the entire submarine cable system of Reliance Globalcom Taking care of all the optical cable and submarine equipment from the Global Networks Operations Center for the under sea cable systems like FLAG, FEA, FALCON,Trans-Atlantic and Trans-pacific.

  • Solutions Specialist and Bid Manager

    Sept 2011 - Aug 2013

  • Senior Transmission Engineer

    Jun 2008 - Aug 2011

  • Transmission Engineer

    Nov 2006 - May 2008
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  GTL Limited

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2014

  Product Manager

  To develop Remote Network Infrastructure Management Services related to1.Small Cell Networks-Pico/Femto/Wifi2.International MPLS3.Undersea Cable O&M4.RAN

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  Vodafone India

  Sept 2014 - Nov 2015

  Pre-sales Solutions Manager for VBS

  1.To provide the technical, business development support to circle enterprise sales for integrated solutions using various technology platforms on Fixed line and Mobility Value added services across Voice/Data and Video communications.2.Understand wide product range and propose integrated solutions comprising of fixed line data, voice and mobility value added services3.Be the SPOC for all large fixed line services bids and RFPs for the Enterprise Sales team in the specific segment. 4.To take care of technical,commercial, financial, legal and regulatory compliances for all bids.5.Provide feedback from the market on competition, products, new opportunities, operations etc to ensure that Vodafone builds and retains the edge in the Enterprise services market.6.Train account management & service teams periodically on the products and new technologies.7.Interface with the internal technical teams and other delivery teams for ensuring compliance to customer requirements. Maintain updated product reference documentation for Enterprise customers and team8.Achieve differentiation in the market by delivering value to the customer by way of modifying the available products to fit and exceed the customer requirements. Providing guidance to the Product/ Technology team in terms of new product development based on the customer/ market requirements. Show less

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  Netcore Solutions

  Nov 2015 - May 2016

  Product Manager in IoT, AI and Machine Learning

  Handling the Product development and Vendor ecosystem for Internet of Things

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  Gaia Smart Cities

  Jun 2016 - Dec 2019

  Product Manager in IoT,Machine Learning and AI

  1.Completed the project for remote monitoring system for a leading dairy company which wanted to ensure the right temperature for their products pan India.2.Completed the project for remote monitoring system for a leading logistics company which wanted to ensure the right temperature for their customers products in the transit.3.Managing the entire sales life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities for the Remote Monitoring System for clients in the cold storage, pharma cold supply chains, manufacturing and smart cities including Sensing, Communications Layer, Data Management Layer, Applications and Services Layer4.Managing the SLA for the customers and handling escalations5.Managing Bids and tendering process for different verticals6.Data Analytics on the information gathered from different sensors using tools like Excel, Jupyter Notebooks, Python and Machine Learning 7.Delivered the solution for gathering feedback from the public utilities using IoT. Show less

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  Course5i

  Dec 2019 - May 2020

  Program Manager in Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

  Program management1.Successfully delivered the solution to generate insights from the sales data for a leading technology provider using agile mindset and scrum framework.2.Successfully delivered a project on data visualization using Tableau.3.Manage entire lifecycle of Analytics Solutions - Leading design, agile development and deployment of customized analytics solutions to deliver factual, causal & predictive insights for customers across ecommerce, retail and technology domains4.Ensuring that the client SLA is met and handle escalations 5.Managing and delivering various digital analytics, visualization and insights projects6.Managing a cross-functional team involving data scientists, business analysts, visualization experts, developers, data engineers, quality analysts, UI/UX designers and data architects as per project need Show less

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  Rubikon Labs

  Sept 2020 - Jul 2021

  Helping companies solve their critical business problems leveraging the power of AI.

  • CEO

    Mar 2021 - Jul 2021

  • Sr. Data Solution Architect

    Feb 2021 - Mar 2021

  • Head of Marketing and Business Development

    Sept 2020 - Feb 2021
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  Wipro

  Aug 2021 - now

  Lead Consultant and Solutions Architect in Data Analytics and AI

  Building Modern Cloud Data Analytics platforms on Hyperscalers with the revolutionary GenAI infused technology for Databases,Business Intelligence, Data Engineering,Data Analytics solving the data challenges for customers across the world