Balachandar D
PMP | Program & Project Delivery Expert | 20 Years in 4G/5G /FTTx Multi million Telecom Networks management across globe/ Operations / Strategy planning / Budgeting / P & L / Client Centric/Excellent liaising skills
- Role
- Program Manager at Cisco
- Location
- Chennai, TN, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Balachandar D
Iam a Seasoned PMP professional and a people manager with a demonstrated track record in project /program /delivery /performance management offering 20+ years of proven expertise in planning /building & Maintenance of several Multi million USD turnkey telecom networks with leading OEM multivendor of 2G/3G/4G/5G technologies for all leading telecom operators and experienced in IT domain in program & delivery management. • Led multiple turnkey network deployments for leading telecom operators (Hutch/Vodafone, Aircel, Airtel Africa, Reliance Jio, BSNL, AT & T, Mobitel srilanka) and managed leading OEMs (Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Cisco, NEC, Ciena, Juniper, Tejas, etc.) • Plan, built & deployed almost sites and km of fibre with associated core & BH network and managed operation & maintenance of the network and 24x7 NOC operations. • Build a FTTX network in TN State with 30K kms of fibre with 1561 FSA & delivered 28 Lakhs home pass • Headed IT service delivery and engineering for telecom software development at Aricent - Capgemini, ensuring high-quality service delivery with 360-degree relationships with key stakeholders/clients and 100% CSAT.
Experience
Program Manager
Feb 2025 — Present · Chennai, IN
Program Manager (Consultant) – (Customer Service Delivery – CX team)End to End Program & delivery management of Telecom TX Network Backhaul upgrade /Swap and new nodes deployment.Responsible for P&L of the project • Responsible for Opex management with optimum and effective planning for speedy delivery.• Managing resources, budgets, timelines, and stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget, meeting customer expectations and delivering value • Deployment of backhaul to IP network of new pop/SD-IP/swap/upgrade the network for 5G readiness • Responsible till HOTO within the set time frame • Ensure quality and HSW assurance as per Cisco compliance • Ensure PED/NDD/MOP are proactively made available in coordination with client • Manage the field teams L1/L2 and all the vendors teams management • Daily meeting with client and weekly meeting with client corporate about the project performance
Education
Annamalai University
MBA,engineering
BE ECE
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.