Abhijit Thengodkar

About Abhijit Thengodkar

A Telecom Solution Architect and Transformation Consultant with flair and rigor for new Business Development. I have 26 years of IT Experience with 18+ Years in Telecom Domain.Extensive experience of Architecting, Planning and Leading engagements with Telecom Clients in USA, UK, Europe, Asia & Middle East and Australia: o Telecom Digital-BSS-OSS Transformation Implementations: both B2B and B2C o Architectural Transformation Consulting for Telcos o Presales Solutioning for large Telco deals.• Extensive experience of working in a complex multi-vendor, multi-cultural set-up. On multiple occasions, successfully steered Business and IT teams in initial chaotic-uncertain period of Transformation Program.• Experienced in Defining Transformation and Modernization Journey for Telecom Clients by leveraging TM Forum artefacts• Experience of defining co-existence strategy for large phased Telco Digital Transformation Program• Extensive experience of leading Transformation Consulting Engagements• I enjoy Client-Focused Requirements Analysis, Solutioning, Creative Problem Solving,\'Selection, identification and implementation\' of architectural patterns.• Experienced with both waterfall and agile ways of working. Well versed with tools such as Confluence, JIRA• Experience of IT/Enterprise Strategy and Planning• Well versed with TMForum Open API• Well versed with NetCracker Telecom Solutions, Salesforce Industries Communications stack (vlocity), Oracle Communications stack, and also the competing BSS-OSS COTS products.• Experienced of On-boarding, Mentoring new team, Team Building & Training• Prior experience of Enterprise Integration in BFSI, Retail, Logistics and Automotive Industry.

Experience

1. Consulting Solution Director

   Oracle

   Dec 2024 — Present

   As a Consulting Solution Director, responsible for End To End Solution and co-owner for delivery of a mid-sized Upgrade (to Cloud Native Environment) and Transformation Program in Middle East. Successfully delivered Phase 1 of the program in Feb 2026.

Education

• ACWADAM

  Certificate: Ground Water Science and Governance in India, Basic principles and Science of Ground Water. Study of Ground Water Governance in Indian context

  2018 — 2018

• Steinbeis University Berlin

  MBA, Corporate General Management

  2007 — 2009

• Ecological Society

  Diploma in Sustainable development of Natural resources & Conservation

  2016 — 2017

• Deaprtment of Zoology, Abasaheb Garware College, Pune And ELA Foundation

  Certificate Course in Basic Ornithology, Basics of Ornithology. Bird Anatomy, Migrations, Conservation, Study Methods

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics Engineering

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Project Management
• Eai
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Consulting
• Project Delivery
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Telecommunications
• Integration
• IT Strategy
• Requirements Analysis
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Pre-Sales
• Soa