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Poonam Karnawat, Consultant - Tech Project Management

Poonam Karnawat

Consultant - Tech Project Management·Verizon Communications

India

Master's degree, Human Resource Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 14 years, 4 months

Consultant - Tech Project Management

January 2022 - December 2025

Verizon Communications

Chennai, India Hybrid

January 2022 - December 2025

Reduced deployment-related failures by 30% through the governance of change initiatives and
leadership of Change Advisory Boards.
Directed incident command for high-priority events, restoring critical services 20% faster while providing
real-time executive-level briefings.
Architected continuous improvement strategies using incident data, successfully eliminating $200K in
recurring technical debt.
Engineered custom automation tools in Looker Studio for real-time auditing, improving project lifecycle
transparency by 40%.
Neutralized systemic vulnerabilities through 'What-If' scenario planning, ensuring 100% alignment
between technical roadmaps and business continuity goals

Company industry:
Telecommunications

Specialist Quality Assurance Engineer

October 2018 - January 2022

Verizon Communications

Chennai, India Hybrid

October 2018 - January 2022

Facilitated Agile ceremonies, boosting team velocity and ensuring 100% on-time project delivery
Syndicated pre-sales requirements into technical specifications, increasing stakeholder alignment by
25%
Developed the Sheet Parser utility, leveraging AI to automate manual workflows, reducing data
processing time by 35%
Managed network availability across 150+ countries, maintaining 99.9% service uptime

Company industry:
Telecommunications

Analyst - End-user Support

January 2015 - January 2018

Verizon Communications

Chennai, India

January 2015 - January 2018

Streamlined L2 incident response, implementing a prioritization model that cleared a 15% ticket backlog in 90 days
Conducted monthly technical reviews, resulting in a 22% reduction in recurring system instabilities
Filtered engineering escalations through deep-dive investigations, ensuring high-fidelity data reached Tier 3
Secured a 95%+ CSAT score by verifying all technical resolutions with end-users

Company industry:
Telecommunications

Senior System Executive

January 2013 - January 2015

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Chennai, India

January 2013 - January 2015

Optimized operational efficiency by 15% through rigorous maintenance of global quality standards
Minimized hardware downtime by 20% for NCR self-checkout systems through proactive troubleshooting
Identified upselling opportunities that drove a 10% increase in service revenue

Company industry:
IT Services

Technical Support Officer

January 2011 - January 2013

HCLTech

Chennai, India

January 2011 - January 2013

Maintained a 90% First-Call Resolution (FCR) rate for customers by troubleshooting complex issues
Resolved an average of 50+ technical queries daily, earning Top Performer status

Company industry:
IT Services

Education

University of Madras

December 2015

December 2015

Master's degree, Human Resource Management

India

University of Madras

April 2011

April 2011

Bachelor's degree, Corporate secretaryship

India

Skills

AUTOMATION
Intermediate
AUTOMATION
Intermediate
COMMUNICATIONS
Intermediate
COMMUNICATIONS
Intermediate
COMPUTER LITERACY
Intermediate
COMPUTER LITERACY
Intermediate
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS
Intermediate
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS
Intermediate
ILLUSTRATION
Intermediate
ILLUSTRATION
Intermediate
INTERNAL AUDITING
Intermediate
INTERNAL AUDITING
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Intermediate
REAL TIME COMPUTING
Intermediate
REAL TIME COMPUTING
Intermediate
TEAM LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
TEAM LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Intermediate
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Intermediate

Languages

English
Beginner
Hindi
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certifications
ITIL®Foundation: ITIL
Agile Scrum Master: EXIN
CSPO: Certified Scrum Product Owner
SAFe 6 POPM: AI-Empowered SAFe® 6 Product Owner/Product Manager