Amit Prabhu

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Amit Prabhu, MSE

Overview

My career so far, has been an uncommon corporate example of successfully transitioning from a technical domain into a business domain, without a full-time MBA degree.  Most of my business skills and competencies have been developed on job by working in different management and leadership roles, with people belonging to various cultures and managing transformation programs across the globe. My biggest career breakthrough till date happened at Ericsson, when I was selected for the Excellerate Global Leadership Program. It was an early career talent management program, focused towards nurturing future leaders and executives for Ericsson. It gave me a rapid exposure to global telecommunications business environments and helped me build industry-wide professional networks. Any minor gaps between my business competencies and job requirements were bridged through one-week crash executive MBA courses at Boston University and IMD Lausanne.  I am a very social person who loves developing and interacting with people. To fulfill my teaching interests, I am also working as a part-time trainer at Ericsson Academy, enabling employees develop management and leadership skills. I run a food-tech startup in Stockholm, selling packaged ready meals, where I am frequently faced with new business problems and situations that put my skills to test and inspire me to continuously find innovative solutions. I feel great joy and satisfaction in sharing my valuable knowledge and experience with as many people as possible and help them progress in their personal and professional lives. Twelve years in IT & Telecommunications industry have made me realize that every individual journey is unique and success formula for one may be different from the other. However,  I strongly believe that with a combination of clarity, passion and efforts, one can achieve great heights in one’s career.

Professional Experience

Program Manager, Ericsson, Sweden      (2016- current)

  • Drive global digital transformation program
  • Enable cost efficiency through Robotic Process Automation
  • Incorporate AI, Machine Learning, IoT, 5G, XaaS and cloud features in products and services

Co-founder and CEO, Eurovego Foods AB, Sweden      (2017- current)

  • Sell vegetarian packaged ready meals under the brand name ‘Vegoloka!’
  • Plan for growth and scale-up
  • Use technology and social media to engage with customers

Development Coach, Ericsson Academy (2015- current)

  • Drive digital skills development program
  • Coach and mentor employees
  • Develop and delivery trainings

Solution Sales Manager, Ericsson, UK      (2014- 2016)

  • Support KAM in achieving sales target
  • Orchestrate cross practice business develop and propose new business models
  • Consult operators on merger & acquisition strategies

Product Marketing Manager, Ericsson, Sweden      (2013- 2014)

  • Drive new OSS/BSS agility suite product launch at Mobile World Congress
  • Manage BSS transformation program
  • Develop value argumentation and business case

Account Manager, Ericsson, USA      (2013)

  • Sold products and services worth $12 million USD
  • Manage existing flow business and customer relationships
  • Add-on sales and new business opportunities

Project Manager, Ericsson, Malaysia     (2012- 2013)

  • Business Value Argumentation for Singtel, Indosat, Maxis, AIS
  • Best Performing Networks Program for Telstra, Australia
  • Enterprise Wifi Strategy for Regional Telcos

ICT Consultant, Ericsson, India     (2010- 2012)

  • LTE Optimization and Tuning for AT&T, USA
  • 3G Planning and Design for Airtel –Kenya and Nigeria
  • 3G RF Design for AT&T, USA
  • 2G Managed Services, Zain, Nigeria
  • 2G/3G Small Cell Solutions, Vodafone, India

Trainer, Ericsson Academy      (2010- 2012)

  • Trained 150+ employees on 4G-LTE and 3G technologies
  • Developed web content
  • Delivered trainings at customer locations

Business Development Manager, Bashpole Software, USA      (2009-2010)

  • Develop new ideas for marketing a new and proprietary social networking app
  • Identify new partnerships and strategic alliances
  • Devise attractive propositions for investors

Consultant, Excelacom  Inc, USA     (2007- 2008)

  • OSS excellence and process modeling for Comcast Inc, Philadelphia, USA
  • IT web interface for channel selection for Sirius Satellite Radio, New York, USA

Data Analyst, Motorola Inc, USA     (2007)

  • Plan and position CPE products to meet operator requirements
  • Produce use cases and product design documents
  • Meet cost targets, differentiate products from competitors and manage product life cycle

Business Analyst, Motorola Inc, USA     (2006)

  • Collect and analyze data from live networks
  • Monitor and report monthly sales and revenue streams
  • Analyze new markets for 3G services

Education

  • MSE- Telecommunications and Networking, University of Pennsylvania
  • BE- Electronics Engineering, University of Mumbai
  • Fast-track Executive MBA in Corporate Strategy, IMD Lausanne
  • Fast-track Executive MBA in Innovations, Growth and Development, Boston University