Zafar Kirmani
Country Leader, Field IT, India and Singapore
- Role
- Country Manager at Amazon
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Zafar Kirmani
A hardcore soldier who quit the Indian Army after 25 years to pursue career in Corporate Sector. A go-getter. Thrives on relentless pursuit of excellence. Known to be a hard task master with an eye to identify, groom and promote talent. Those who choose to stay in their comfort zone seldom survive in my team. Love to pick up challenging roles, turn things around and move on. Not suitable for roles that demand maintaining status quo. Domain Knowledge• Senior level Telecom Professional with 24 years of rich experience in Telecom Sector of Indian Army in Telecom Program/Project Management. • Knowledge of GSM, CDMA, TDMA, 3G, MPLS and emerging telecom technologies.• Proven ability to handle Converged Data Networks.• Spectrum related regulatory affairs.Project Management• Strong Strategic Planning, Program/Project & People Management Skills to manage activities of large, geographically dispersed, cross functional teams and deliver programs/projects on time and within budget.• Successful execution of Telecom Network projects comprising of Radio, Microwave, Satellite, UG and OFC media of varying size and capacity consistently.• Expertise in all Procurement Management processes including vendor management, technical evaluation, price negotiations and resource management.Leadership Skills• Strong analytical and decision making abilities, with a mission oriented approach towards assigned task. Excellent communication, problem solving and conflict management skills. • Ability to understand multifarious dimensions of technology as also the human abilities and to integrate the two so as to fully utilize the potential of both.• Successful leadership of large teams in effective project management including recruitment, selection, skills and competency assessment, training and career planning.
Experience
Country Manager
Nov 2021 — Present · Gurugram, IN
Education
La Martiniere College, Lucknow
Senior Secondary, Physical Sciences
1973 — 1985
Military College of Telecom Engg, Mhow (Affiliated with Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi)
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Telecommunications Engineering
1993 — 1996
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Opto Electronics and Opical Communication
2004 — 2006
La Martiniere College
High School
1973 — 1985
National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics, Chemistry and Maths
1985 — 1988
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