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Available for roles & consulting

Hi, I'm Abhishek.

Application Support Manager & Support Operations Specialist with 8+ years of experience across B2B SaaS, restaurant tech, automotive SaaS, DevSecOps, and customer operations.

I help teams reduce escalations, improve RCA quality, clean up support workflows, and turn repeated customer issues into product fixes.

Application SupportSupport OperationsIncident ManagementRCAPostman + API LogsJira / Freshdesk / ZendeskCustomer Escalations
Abhishek C Naik — Application Support Manager
Abhishek C Naik
Application Support Manager
Open to roles & consulting
About Me

About Me

I'm Abhishek C Naik, an Application Support Manager & Support Operations Specialist with 8+ years of experience helping software teams handle high-pressure customer issues, technical escalations, API troubleshooting, release support, RCA, and support operations.

I've worked across restaurant tech, automotive SaaS, DevSecOps, and customer operations — close enough to debug logs and APIs, and senior enough to work with Product, Engineering, Customer Success, and leadership.

8+
Years Experience
50+
Enterprise Accounts Supported
30%
P1 Incident Reduction
~25%
Faster Resolution
25–30%
Ticket Volume Reduction
8–15
Member Teams Led
Core Strengths

Where I Add Value

I manage escalations, RCA quality, and support workflows so teams spend less time firefighting and more time shipping fixes.

Technical Support Leadership

I manage escalations, support workflows, RCA quality, and customer-impacting incidents, ensuring smooth operations and clear ownership.

Incident & RCA Management

I create structured RCA, P1/P2 handling, customer updates, and post-incident review systems for continuous improvement.

API / Postman Troubleshooting

I reproduce API issues, analyze logs, document failures, and create better Jira tickets for Engineering teams.

Support Operations Cleanup

I improve ticket flows, tags, macros, SLAs, escalation paths, and enhance overall support visibility and efficiency.

Product Feedback Loop

I convert repeated support issues into clear product backlog inputs and leadership-ready insights, driving product fixes.

Restaurant POS Support Consulting

I provide specialized support for POS, KDS, payments, printers, online orders, menus, and integration-heavy support issues.

Experience

Career History

8+ years across restaurant tech, automotive SaaS, DevSecOps, and customer operations — progressively moving into leadership, RCA ownership, and cross-functional escalation work.

Novatab Inc
Application Support Manager
Apr 2024 — Present
Restaurant TechPOSPaymentsIntegrationsP1/P2 OwnershipSupport Leadership
AutoRABIT
Lead Application Support Engineer
Nov 2023 — Apr 2024
DevSecOpsCI/CDAPI TroubleshootingEnterprise Escalations
Tekion
Application Support Engineer → Lead → Manager
Jan 2020 — Sep 2023
Automotive SaaSDMSCRMPaymentsRCARelease Readiness
Telligent Support LLP
Lead Consultant — Customer Operations
Mar 2018 — Jan 2020
Customer OperationsTeam LeadershipProcess Improvement
Concentrix
Customer Service Associate
Jul 2017 — Feb 2018
Frontline SupportCommunication Foundation
Case Studies

Selected Support Outcomes

Three real situations: the problem that came in, what I specifically did, and the measurable result.

Case Study 01

Reducing P1 Incidents

The Problem

Enterprise customers faced repeated high-severity incidents after releases.

The Action

Introduced structured RCA, release readiness checks, UAT coordination, hypercare workflows, and ticket trend analysis.

The Result

Reduced P1 incidents by up to 30% and repeat high-severity incidents by around 25% year-over-year.

↓ 30% P1 incidents · ↓ 25% repeat incidents
Case Study 02

Faster API Issue Resolution

The Problem

API, payment, configuration, and integration issues were slow to reproduce and difficult to explain to Engineering.

The Action

Used Postman, API logs, structured reproduction steps, and better Jira ticket writing to bridge support and engineering.

The Result

Improved resolution time by around 25% and reduced client-side failures by around 20%.

↑ 25% faster resolution · ↓ 20% failures
Case Study 03

Support-to-Product Feedback Loop

The Problem

Repeated tickets were being solved individually, but recurring product gaps remained invisible to leadership and product teams.

The Action

Analyzed ticket trends, clustered recurring issues, improved backlog inputs, and created QBR-ready insights for leadership.

The Result

Reduced ticket volume by 25–30% by converting support patterns into actionable product fixes.

↓ 25–30% ticket volume
Services

How I Can Help.

Short-term engagements that solve a specific support problem and leave your team in better shape.

Support Operations Audit

48-hour review of ticket flow, SLAs, tags, macros, escalation paths, reporting gaps, and bottlenecks. You'll get a clear picture of what's broken and how to fix it.

RCA + Escalation Playbook

P1/P2 templates, RCA format, escalation matrix, customer update format, and post-incident review flow — built for your team's reality.

Zendesk / Freshdesk Cleanup

Cleanup of views, tags, macros, routing, SLA rules, escalation ownership, and reporting structure for a cleaner, faster support org.

API / Postman Troubleshooting Support

Help support teams reproduce issues, test APIs, document failures, and create cleaner Jira tickets that Engineering can actually act on.

Restaurant POS Support Consulting

Specialized support for POS, KDS, payments, printers, online orders, menu configuration, and complex restaurant tech integrations.

Support Dashboards & QBR Packs

Leadership-ready summaries for ticket trends, SLA compliance, CSAT, repeat issues, product gaps, and account health scores.

Starting Packages

Transparent pricing for high-impact consulting engagements.

Support Ops Audit
₹4,999
48-hour turnaround
RCA + Escalation Playbook
₹9,999
3-day delivery
Zendesk / Freshdesk Cleanup
₹14,999+
5-day engagement
Monthly Support Ops Consultant
₹25,000+
Ongoing retainer
Side Skills

Additional AI-Assisted Work

Portfolio & Landing Page Builds

Simple, clean personal websites and landing pages built with AI-assisted workflows for clear, direct communication.

AI Workflow Documentation

Support SOPs, internal documentation, customer-facing guides, and reusable templates created with AI assistance.

Basic Dashboards & Reports

Simple support reporting, Excel/Sheets dashboards, ticket summaries, and leadership-ready views for small teams.

Tools & Skills

What I Work With

Tools and skills I use regularly across incident management, API troubleshooting, and support operations.

Support Tools

ZendeskFreshdeskSalesforce Service CloudJira Service Management

Technical

PostmanREST APIsAPI LogsWebhook DebuggingSystem LogsPayment / POS Integrations

Leadership

Incident ManagementRCAEscalation ManagementRelease ReadinessHypercareTeam Mentoring

AI & Documentation

ClaudeChatGPTGeminiAI-assisted DocumentationSOPsTechnical Writing
Open to Roles & Consulting

Open to Roles & Consulting.

I'm actively open to full-time roles and short-term consulting work where I can help teams improve support operations, incident response, RCA quality, and customer escalation handling.

Need a support ops audit? I can review your workflow and share a clear fix plan in 48 hours. Email me to get started.

Application Support ManagerTechnical Support ManagerSupport Operations ManagerProduct Support ManagerTechnical Customer Success ManagerTechnical Account ManagerIncident ManagerEscalation Manager
Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Abhishek C Naik?
Abhishek C Naik is an Application Support Manager & Support Operations Specialist with 8+ years of experience across B2B SaaS, restaurant tech, automotive SaaS, DevSecOps, and customer operations.
What roles is Abhishek open to?
Abhishek is open to Application Support Manager, Technical Support Manager, Support Operations Manager, Product Support Manager, Technical Customer Success Manager, Technical Account Manager, Incident Manager, and Escalation Manager roles.
What does Abhishek do best?
Abhishek helps software and support teams reduce escalations, improve RCA quality, clean up support workflows, and turn repeated customer issues into product fixes.
Can Abhishek help with Zendesk or Freshdesk cleanup?
Yes. Abhishek can help clean up ticket flows, tags, macros, SLAs, escalation paths, reporting gaps, and support workflows.
What tools has Abhishek worked with?
Abhishek has worked with Postman, REST APIs, Jira, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Salesforce Service Cloud, API logs, webhook debugging, support reporting, and RCA workflows.
What industries has Abhishek supported?
Abhishek has worked across restaurant tech, POS systems, automotive SaaS, DevSecOps, customer operations, payments, integrations, and technical support environments.
Can Abhishek help with API and Postman troubleshooting?
Yes. Abhishek can reproduce API issues, analyze logs, document failures, and create clearer Jira tickets for engineering teams.
How can I contact Abhishek?
You can contact Abhishek at abhishek.c.work18@gmail.com.
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If you're hiring for support leadership or need help cleaning up support operations, RCA systems, escalation workflows, or technical support processes, reach out.

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