Rajib Lochan Mahalik

Profile Synopsis

Summary: Extensively involved in the latest technologies, such as IPTV, Cable TV, DTH, HITS, Digital TV (DVB, ATSC, ARIB/ISDB-T, iTV, HDTV), Middleware (MHP, OpenTV, & others) Mobile phones (satellite, GSM/GPRS, DVB-H, DMB), mobile TV (DMB & DVB-H), VSAT, VoIP, Broadband/ISP (DOCSIS/Cable modem & Wireless Broadband), wireless (WiFi/Wimax), terrestrial & satellite two-way systems (DVB-RCS, DVB-RCT, DVB-S-W-CDMA ), Set top Boxes (STB) (DVB-C, DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-RCT, ATSC, ISDB-T/ARIB, IP STB, FTA, CI, CAS (Nagravision, Conax, & others), DRM (Verimatrix, Widevine, MSDRM7/9/10),EPG, invisible dot codes.

What do I have to offer (Haves): Proven track records for successfully leading and implementing wide varieties of projects, Products & System supports, Project Management, Pre-Sales, Product/Technical Marketing, consulting, and strategic partnering..

What do I seek (Wants):  Top management, Projects, New Initiatives, Technologies,.

Rajib Lochan Mahalik's Profile Overview

Current Company Sr. Vice President at Digicable Network (India) Private Limited
Industry : Media/Entertainment
Department: Top Management, from Oct 2009 till now

Job Description : Key Profile: Technical Head & Project deliveries

* Provide leadership to teams of over 350 personnel comprising of VP, AVP, GM, Engineers, Delivery /Group Managers, Migration Managers and Project Managers with multi-location delivery and audits.
* Project, Product & Vendor management
* Technical operation, Customer support & Services
* ERP – SAP project implementation along with IBM’s consulting & support
* Integration & Implementation of middleware
* Rollout of Broadband & VoIP services, NOC operation, installation & implementation of Wireless services
* Responsible of maintaining the quality of the product, solutions & Services
* Vendor selection and Approvals on the capex / Opex
* Cable Tripleplay – IPTV, Various VAS; Cabio – Cable Radio, nVoD, push VoD and VoD projects
* Implementation of Conax 7.0 & Latens CAS along with Service support including STB
* SMS and CRM; and integrating mobile payments in the system
* Proposed multimillion dollar IT & broadcasting infrastructure HITS project across India
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Past Company Vice President at Wire and Wireless India Limited
Industry : Electrical & Electronics
Department: Technology, from from Dec 2007 till Oct 2009

Job Description :  DVB-S/C project
 Responsibilities of several Digital and analogue Cable headends
 CAS implementation & services
 SMS and billing; integrating mobile payments in the system
 HITS (Headend In The Sky) project, installation commissioning and running it successful
 Digital STBs (DVB-C, DVR/PVR, CAS) rollouts
 Annul contract for STB repairing and maintenance to 3rd parties
 Multimillion dollar IPTV project with BSNL over xDSL network is in the pipeline
 Successful bidding for BSNL IPTV Project
 Various VAS Projects (Games, EPG, nVoD, MMI/UI, mosaic, etc..)
 Universal RCU including PVR/DVD functionalities
 Finalising suitable products/solutions and deciding on the technologies
 Vendor management, SLA, supports & single point of contact for the corporate communication
 Securing Digital STBs and Introducing PVR boxes
 Finalising on the middleware after discussing with several middleware vendors
 Mobile billing collection (instant printing and bills/receipts to customers)
 Various iTV applications for DigitalTV platform
 Introducing nVOD, IPTV, and MobileTV
 Decoders, IRDs, Encoders, multiplexers, PSI/SI, Modulators, etc...
 Channel placements, and dealing with broadcasters
 Upgrading the system to MPEG4 / H.264 AVC compatible and pushing more contents in the network
 Working on the concept of hybrid STBs for both Cable & IPTV / VoD.
 Integrating Worldspace radio in the cable network
 Nationwide support to Digital H/E, STB, ISP, HITS, IPTV, and other related products & solutions
 Broadband projects for all India rollouts (Internet service over DOCSIS/Cable modems/Ethernet/Wireless)
 Communicating with APNIC and supporting internal and external broadband customers
 NOC management, service to customers and team management are other areas focused on my KRA
 Training on SAP from Siemens India & Implementation of SAP is in the process at Essel group level
. Director at Zentek Technology Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Industry : Others
Department: Sales / Business Development, from from Jan 2005 till Oct 2006

Job Description :  Multimillion dollar first IPTV project in Singapore
 Successfully implemented IPTV projects in Singapore and USA
 Worked on IPTV projects for various markets worldwide
o IP STBs, (video conferencing, Video MAIL, VOD, KOD, WiFi, PPV, games, EPG, etc.)
o Many RFI / RFP / RFQ,
o Managed & controlled batch orders, delivery, support & maintenance, coordinated pre and post-sales services, installations, customer complaints, are other areas of responsibilities.
 First MobileTV (DVB-H) Project in Singapore
 Market Analysis and Study on MobileTV / DVB-H / DMB/DAB and future market
 Hardware and software solutions for STB (ATSC, DVB, MHP, & ARIB/ISDB-T) & iDTV
 Application developments for EPG, and UI / MMI customisation for various companies
 Dealing with various IPTV value chain companies such as STB, manufacturers, EPG, UI/ MMI, DRM, VOD, middleware, encoders, Billing, VoIP, Games, KOD, Content Aggregators, SI, etc
 Worked with several well-known semiconductor companies for STBs and digital TV
 Worked with well-known STB and TV manufacturers (Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and Chinese)
 Worked with well-known OEM/ODM companies for STB and iDTV (PDP, LCD & CRTs) products
 Responsible for marketing new product (reading audio/video from printed materials)
 Dealing with various SI and system support / repairing companies for Digital TV modules and related products
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Educational Information MBA/PGDM at Aegis School of Business & Telecommunication
from Jan 2010 till Nov 2010
BE/B.Tech at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
from Jul 1991 till Jun 1995

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Gender:Male

Interest:Technologies, top management, projects, new initiatives,