Results-driven Senior UC (Unified Communications), AV (Audio-Visual) and Extra low voltage (ELV) System Technical Support Engineer with 8 years of experience in providing expert designing, implementing, configuration,troubleshooting and technical support for complex UC, AV and ELV systems. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams, clients, and stakeholders to deliver top-notch support and drive customer satisfaction. Possess a strong foundation in networking, system integration, and technology trends, enabling effective problem-solving and innovative solutions. Committed to continuous learning and staying updated on the latest developments in UC and AV technologies to provide cutting-edge support.
Installation and Configuration of AV and UC systems.
Technical Troubleshooting: Identify, diagnose, and resolve technical issues related to unified communications and audio/video products.
This could involve analyzing hardware, software, network, and configuration problems to provide effective solutions.
Customer Support: Interact with customers to understand and assess their technical issues, provide guidance, and resolve problems efficiently
Maintain a customer-centric approach and ensure a positive customer experience.
Remote Assistance: Provide remote technical support to customers via phone, email, chat, or remote desktop tools
Guide users through step-by-step troubleshooting processes to address their concerns
Provide technical guidance to UC and AV systems and ensure the best products are proposed which will fully comply with the specification
Documentation: Create and update technical documentation, user guides, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge base articles to assist both customers and internal teams in resolving common issues
Escalation Management: Determine when issues need to be escalated to higher-level support or development teams
Collaborate effectively with other support tiers to ensure timely resolution
Testing and QA: Assist in testing new product releases, updates, and patches to identify potential issues or bugs
Provide feedback to the development team to enhance product quality
Training and product demonstration: Conduct training sessions/product demonstration for customers, partners, and internal teams to educate them about product features, best practices, and configuration and troubleshooting techniques
Remote Monitoring and Maintenance: Proactively monitor customers' UC and AV systems to identify potential problems before they become critical.
Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, engineers, and product managers, to communicate customer feedback, report bugs, and contribute to product improvement.
Feedback Loop: Gather customer feedback and insights from support interactions.
Share this feedback with relevant teams to influence product development, improvements, and updates.
Time Management: Efficiently manage and prioritize multiple support cases to meet response and resolution time targets
Customer Satisfaction: Strive to achieve high customer satisfaction by providing accurate, timely, and effective technical support that addresses customers' needs and concerns.
Ensuring that customers can effectively utilize unified communications and audio/video products, resolving any technical challenges they encounter, and contributing to the overall success of the product and the customer's experience.
ELV/AV Project Engineer
REGAL TECHNOLOGIES CO.LLC
Dubai
12.2020 - 10.2022
Prepare, schedule, coordinate and monitor the assigned engineering projects
Expertise in ELV /AV systems performance. (Exp-CCTV, ACS, GB, ICT, HAS, PA, AV, Intercom).
SIRA Portals, Video Guard Portal related works
Designing a security solution as per SIRA, GRA, MCC, and other industry regulations standards.
Direct, supervise, and control qualified sub-contractors /internal project team members to ensure work is executed to approved drawings/specifications and take appropriate corrective actions.
Manage the project team and complete the daily assigned tasks based on the SLA.
Being a point of contact for various working groups.
Participate in project design meetings and propose improvements if necessary.
Manage project-related paperwork by ensuring all necessary materials are current, properly filed, and stored.
Interact daily with the clients to interpret their needs and requirements and represent them in the field.
Analyzing technical drawings, interpreting specifications, and determining the ELV/AV requirements of a given project.
Cooperate and communicate effectively with the project manager and other project participants to provide assistance and technical support.
Prepare BOQ and project executions.
Provide technical support to the sales staff as and when required.
Planning and procurement of installation material from the stores as per the requirement of the site.
Ensuring that the installation materials are as per the requirement of the site.
Training of the customer's assigned representative in the usage of the installed system.
Coordination with Draftsman and Document Controller for preparation of Shop Drawings & Material submittals respectively.
Meeting with clients to clarify the queries issues related to the proposals.
Coordinating with the Project Manager and Engineers to provide the brief about the Project Design
Support the Sales team by technically qualifying opportunities and making recommendations on solution feasibility, quantifying risks, and authoring technical bid content
Creating detailed design reports, project program, progress reports and other technical documentations as per the scope of work
Pre-planning & labor/manpower forecasting for engineering and other technical activities relating to project
Develops project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans, and conferring with management
Design, installation, configuration, integration, testing, and Maintenance of CCTV and Access Control System, Barriers, P.A system, SMATV, PABX, BGM intercom & Intruder Alarm Systems
Ensuring handing over of projects as per Project Specifications, Schedule, and in line with Company Standards
Reviewing Manpower planning and allocating resources where necessary for the efficient execution of works
Collaborate with the procurement department to ensure the timely availability of necessary materials
Assist in the development of project schedules and manpower requirements and ensure execution as per the schedule
Prepare methods statements, submit them for the client’s approval, and ensure adherence to the approved statements throughout the project
Perform project engineering duties on small to medium-sized projects including ELV coordination
Verifying the scope of works based on tender documents on the award of the Project
Making technical presentations and demonstrating how a product will meet client needs
Conduct customer site surveys and provide sales engineering support, including collecting and recording detailed operational, functional, and technical requirements, developing project scopes, and providing overall system costing
Understanding plans and specifications to identify the types and grades of materials and equipment needed to ensure compliance with project requirements
Determines project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards; completing technical studies, and preparing cost estimates.
Education
Master of Technology (M. Tech) - VLSI and Embedded Systems
Mahatma Gandhi University
Kerala, India
09.2011 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Vinayaka Missions University
Tamil Nadu, India
08.2007 - 04.2011
Skills
UC,AV and ELV System Design, Installation and Configurationundefined
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