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Y Arafat  Mohamed

Y Arafat Mohamed

Mgr-Account Svcs. ( Service Delivery)

Summary

Collaborative leader and a seasoned professional with deep knowledge in telecom, cloud, infrastructure, platform, security, and NexGen fields, I have proven expertise in providing business support for critical technology solutions. My focus is on driving winning digital transformation and customer success strategies, resulting in revenue retention and growth, usage adoption, acceleration, and contract management. I am passionate about building industry-leading customer experience models for high NPS, CSAT, and referenceability, and engaging with industry executives. I possess excellent leadership, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with great attention to detail and outcome. With fluency in APAC business languages, I engage with diverse regional customers and build relationships to influence buying and grow wallet share. My cross-functional collaboration and projects improve people and process productivity, and I inspire, motivate, and empower team members to work collaboratively towards a shared mission.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Manager-Account Services

Verizon
Hong Kong
08.2017 - Current
  • Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
  • Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.
  • Developed and implemented business strategies to achieve business goals and stay competitive.
  • Communicated clearly with employees, suppliers and stakeholders to keep everyone on same page and working toward established business goals.
  • Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
  • Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.
  • Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Identified and communicated customer needs to supply chain capacity and quality teams.

Technical Project Manager

Mobily InfoTech
Bangalore
10.2016 - 06.2017
  • Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines, and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination.
  • Communicated project plans and progress to key stakeholders and project contributors.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery.
  • Managed various IT projects to meet deadlines and customer requirements.
  • Coordinated with external vendors to deliver IT project components.

Global Program Manager

Tata Communications
Bengaluru
05.2015 - 07.2016
  • Engaged with customers, partners and constituent groups to create positive, trusting and professional relationships.
  • Collaborated with developers and project managers to assess program capabilities, features and testing demands.
  • Deployed Project and change processes, resulting in cost-effective implementations and high level of customer satisfaction.
  • Mentored and supported 40 Program employees from different department within the organization to create strong workplace culture.
  • Delivered clear presentations during meetings with clients and colleagues, using effective public speaking skills.
  • Formed business referral strategic partnerships with international partners.
  • Designed infrastructure solutions to resolve business issues and improve delivery processes.
  • Kept stakeholders updated on project changes or issues and provided details for resolution.
  • Devised tools and benchmarks to improve team performance and monitor production.

Assistant Customer Service Manager

Vodafone
Bengaluru
04.2011 - 04.2015
  • Conducted training and mentored team members to promote productivity and commitment to friendly service.
  • Conferred with sales team members to evaluate processes and improve integration of after-sales assistance.
  • Reviewed overdue tickets and followed-up with customer support personnel to resolve root cause of delay.
  • Created customer support strategies to increase customer retention.
  • Built partnerships with diverse internal teams and sales, finance, and operations departments to streamline processes.
  • Monitored metrics and developed actionable insights to improve efficiency and performance.
  • Maintained and managed customer files and databases.
  • Used industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve customer concerns and promote loyalty.
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Planned, created, tested and deployed system life cycle methodology to produce high quality systems to meet and exceed customer expectations.
  • Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.

Service Delivery Executive

Magna Infotech ( JPMC)
Bengaluru
08.2010 - 04.2011
  • Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
  • Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
  • Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.
  • Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.
  • Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
  • Optimized customer experience by delivering superior services and effectively troubleshooting issues.
  • Developed and updated tracking spreadsheets for process monitoring and reporting.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation

Visvesvaraya Technological University
India
08.2003 - 02.2009

MBA - Business Management

Sikkim Manipal University
India
06.2011 - 07.2013

Skills

PMP

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Accomplishments

was recognized by the Customer CXO for managing major operational crisis for one of the world largest asset management Banks (BFSI) by implementing follow-the-sun global infrastructure supports during COVID-19 and supporting a sudden shift of Technology for moving 80% of the work force to WFH

Managed a regional technology portfolio supporting 30k+ user base, 800+ high end network devices, 60+ international circuits,supporting 3K+ applications

Achieved highest satisfaction score from customers with consistency on delivery of services on the Program

Collaborated with team of Change Manager in the development of change process and reducing the Major incidents caused by change to 1%

Certification

PMP

Interests

Innovation & Technology

Business Transformation

Disruptive Market

AI

Timeline

PMP

10-2020

ITIL Professional

06-2019

Prince 2 Professional

08-2018

Manager-Account Services

Verizon
08.2017 - Current

Six sigma

02-2017

Technical Project Manager

Mobily InfoTech
10.2016 - 06.2017

Global Program Manager

Tata Communications
05.2015 - 07.2016

MBA - Business Management

Sikkim Manipal University
06.2011 - 07.2013

Assistant Customer Service Manager

Vodafone
04.2011 - 04.2015

Service Delivery Executive

Magna Infotech ( JPMC)
08.2010 - 04.2011

Bachelor of Engineering - Instrumentation

Visvesvaraya Technological University
08.2003 - 02.2009
Y Arafat Mohamed Mgr-Account Svcs. ( Service Delivery)