Hitesh Dave

Phone: (+91) 94276 39140 | Email: hvdave@gmail.com |

Address: 1, Shripad Prasad Duplex, Near Jaladarshan Soc, Gotri Road, Vadodara, Gujarat, India -390023
(Currently at Ahmedabad location)

SUMMARY
M. Tech, PMP Certified Professional with 08+ year strong experience in Project Management in RF Telecom & IT
Infrastructure projects possessing over-all technical managerial experience of 16+ years in ICT field. Seeking
opportunity to work in a senior manager role for project management function to apply my knowledge and skills with a
growing organization for mutual growth.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE (8+ YEARS)

Project Head Dec. 2020 to till date

Madras Security Printers, Chennai

 Assigned on the on-going Smart City Project for Implementation of ICT Enable Smart City Solutions
across the city like CCTV Surveillance, VMB, PA, ECB, ES etc. and commissioning ICCC with DC/DR Setup
with integration of Smart City Applications.
 Successfully completed field devices installations in a short timeline with Set-Up of DC at ICCC and during
Go-Live stage of the project.
 Responsible for the project planning, execution, and project scheduling for timely closure of tasks and
achieving milestones.
 Conducted daily and weekly review meetings for work execution and evaluation of project progress,
team management with a team size of 10 technical experts/managers domain-wise, coaching and
leading the team, vendor management, Client Meetings for Project Progress review and project
communications with the stakeholders on important issues and project updates and stakeholder
engagement and management.

Manager-Projects Jan. 2020 to Sept. 2020

GNFC Ltd, Gandhinagar

 Responsible for CCTV & Data-Centre (O&M) Projects

 Business Development, New Tender Study, Tender Bidding, Solution Designing, Project Planning &
Delivery, O&M, Team Management, participating in pre-bid meetings
 Responsible for Communication with Clients, Vendor & Contracts management, internal approvals

Project Head- Smart City Project Sept. 2018 to Dec. 2019

GNFC Ltd, Gandhinagar

 Responsible as a Project Head for overall project management and execution of the Smart City Project of
100 Cr./1 M Revenue
 Responsible for Project Planning till Closing phases with complete project I&C of the CCC and the Field
Network using OFC, achieving the project objectives for scope, schedule and cost
 Successfully managed a team size of 20+ as a team lead. Mentored the team of Network & Security
Expert Video Mgmt. Expert & CCC Software Expert, technical managers and support team for Data
Centre, UPS/ DG-Set, DC Help Desk, EMS Software, BMS and Field IoT’s Network of CCTV Surveillance
Cameras, ATCS (Adaptive Traffic Control Systems), ANPR Cameras, RLVD (Red Light Violation Detection),
 ECB (Emergency Call Box), VMB (Variable Messaging Signboards), ES (Environment Sensors) and
achieving required performance accuracy of IoT’s during I&C.
 Experience with network systems, storage, data routing, VLAN, virtualization, backups, scheduled
preventive maintenances of DC, and carrying out of important procedures.
 Project Scheduling using MS Project, Project Cost and performance tracking and monitoring viz. the
actual performance against the baselines
 Implementing Corrective Actions conducting risk analysis and mitigation plans
 Responsible for daily review and planning, weekly Review Meetings for tracking project progress against
planned schedule using crashing, fast tracking techniques, providing regular project updates to Client
 Managing Vendors on the project and project partners
 Project Communications including the important communications with the key project stakeholders and
effective stakeholders management
 Individual Contributor towards process improvement working with PMO & Quality dept. for the CMMI
v5 certification process.

Head – New Technologies-Strategy & Planning May 2017 - Oct. 2017

Manager – Projects Jan 2016 - April 2017
Teleysia Networks Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad

 Managed and successfully handled multiple telecom circle/state wide projects viz. Telecom Services
Delivery of 2G/3G/4G Mobile technology RF Planning and Optimization, each of 2-5 Cr Annual revenue
 Achieved revenue objective by services delivery processes improvement, building customer trust by
timely execution & work reporting ensuring QoS , implementing PM concepts
 Project Planning, Project Scheduling, Project Execution, M & C
 Boosted company revenue by more than 50% by Process Design and Execution, Resource optimization
and winning new project assignments
 Promoted to Head-New Technologies Strategy & Planning within a short span of a year
 Handling in-house projects of Wi-Fi Survey, Planning and Design using iB-wave and Air Survey Pro
 G-suite super administrator for Email & Google Apps.
 Exploring, Implementing and Optimizing latest IT solutions like geometrics attendance, field workforce
tracking, online work reporting, internal communications, vehicle tracking, performance statistics for
increasing work efficiency and company’s business growth

Project Manager, NetCable Craft, Vadodara June 2013 – Sept. 2014

 Managed and coordinated project activities viz. Wi-Max Internet Broadband Services on
 Technical configurations, network planning, QoS improvement
 Executing and supervising tasks as per WBS
 Coordinating Technical Performance Measurements, Monitor Microwave Link Quality, LOS Conditions,
Escalations Handling and Issues Resolution

Project Engineer, GNFC Ltd – IT DEPT, Bharuch April 1999 – Sept. 2001

 Worked on Satellite communication projects worth INR 150-200 Cr. viz. International Gateway for
Internet and VSAT Earth station from project initiation stage to Closing
 Successfully Handled Project Communications for particularly licensing applications, procedures as per
regulations
 Worked effectively under the guidance of project executive team and in a team of 5-10 leaders
 Assisted with technical configurations, planning, execution and participated, contributed and leading
project team meetings
 Tender Bidding, sellers proposal comparatives, monitoring actual versus fore-casted costs & schedules,
performance reviews, records management systems

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 (Immigrated to Canada on PR Visa ) Nov 2008 – May 2011

 In Canada, worked for 1.5 yrs. As a Technical Support Engineer for customer support role

 Attended six months course as a part of Telecom Specialist Certification

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE (8 YRS. 11 M)

Assistant Professor & HoD

Dr. Jivraj Mehta Institute of Technology, Mogar (AICTE Approved) Jan 2012 - May 2012

Assistant Professor,
Smt. S R Patel College of Engineering, Unjha (AICTE Approved) June 2011 - Dec 2011

Lecturer,
Sardar Vallabhbhai Institute of Technology, Vasad (AICTE Approved) Oct 2001 - Nov 2008

 Coaching and Mentoring Graduating Engineering Students, Teaching introductory and upper level
courses in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Data Communication and Networking
 Supervised and evaluated students' laboratory work and industrial application projects
 Guided student technical application projects and industry training
 Implemented LAN for the institute campus which include planning and designing of the LAN, structured
cabling and successfully managed the LAN operations, technical troubleshooting, configuring WAN
router
 Acted as Training and Placement Coordinator for students job placement

Technical Consultant May 2012 - May 2013

Oct 2014 - Dec 2016

+ Acted as technical consultant for academic and industry projects, technical troubleshooting, designing ,
testing etc.

EDUCATION
Master of Technology – LASER Technology 2004-2006
IIT, Kanpur

Bachelor of Engineering – Electronics and Communication 1994-1998

Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology, Gujarat University

Project Management Professional (PMP) 2015 – 2024 (valid till)

PMI, USA

PROFESSIONAL COURSE-WORK

 BSNL CERTIFIED RF ENGINEER ( 3 months) 2013

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  MS- PROJECT 2013/16 (01 month) 2018

 AGILE CERTIFIED PRACTIONER- LEARNER 2019

 ITILV4 Foundation Certification Training (Exam Based) 2020

SKILLS

Project Management, PMBOK Methodologies, Project Planning, Project Scheduling using MS Project Pro 2013/16, Agile
techniques, strong in Project Communications, Strategy and Planning, Client Management, Training, Coaching,
Stakeholder management, Vendor Management, having Good negotiation skills

Wireless telecom technologies 2G/3G/4G RF Planning and Optimization, viz. Wi-Max, Wi-Fi Networking, Data-Center and
cloud technologies, G-suite Administrator, CCTV Surveillance Systems, ICT Enabled Smart

Fast Learner, strong interpersonal, oral and written English and language skills, well organized.