Bob Storey Email & Phone Number

Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Providing support including bid, mentoring, coaching, facilitation of workshops.

United Kingdom

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Providing management insight through consultancy, interim support, coaching and mentoring.

United Kingdom

Visiting Lecturer to the the Business School, working on the MSc in Project Management Course

Warwick

Temporary engagement to mobilise c£100M fibre network infrastructure programme serving approx. 160 radio sites around the UK coastline. Successfully mobilised the programme during Covid 19, recruiting key talent, putting in place processes and systems to support the 10 year service requirements and liaising with the client Programme Director. Completed this assignment by handing over the programme to the permanent Programme Director.

Warwick

Having led and won a bid in the Energy Sector securing a c.£80M contract to deliver IT and Communications, I mobilised the project recruiting key staff to manage the project over its planned 6 year life, putting in place processes and systems and liaising with the client.

Warwick

Led and won a bid in the Energy Sector securing a c.£80M contract to deliver the full range of IT and Communications to a new build generation plant. Contract includes:- NEC3 contract management- Equipment Qualification- Primavera P6 Project Planning Software

Warwick

I have led several key work-streams in support of telent’s strategic objectives:Interim Operations Director - responsibility for some 350 staff including:- ISO 20001 accredited 24x7 Network and Customer Operations Centre,- National field force covering maintenance and Installation activities- Customer Management teamAchievements include:- Reviewing, agreeing and delivering a major restructure of our ITIL based 24x7 operations.In addition I have led a number of key initiatives and projects:- Supported the acquisition and successfully led the Integration of Richardson Eyres business into telent- Worked across the business to introduce a common Project Management Methodology within Network Services- Took over leadership of a key Cisco project with Virgin Media, firstly to make it profitable and then to introduce processes with the customer to manage changes, ensuring governance for additional works.- Supported the successful transition of Secure Solutions from Arqiva into telent. Being the mostsenior person that transferred with the business, I liaised closely with the 70 transferring staff,the MD of Technology Solutions and the General Manager, Public Safety and Defence to ensurea successful transition. In addition I had responsibility post-sale for all transitional servicesprovided by Arqiva.

Midlands & London

Returned to role as Head of Customer Service following the external appointment of new MD for the Business Unit (former CEO of Tracker UK). Senior member of the team that sold the business to telent, responsible for all Engineering, Operational, Customer and Project aspects of the Asset sale. Transferred to telent as the most senior member of the team.

Midlands & London

Managed business unit through financial year end, achieving all financial targets, re-setting long term plan and completing the FY14-15 Budget.

Midlands & London

Joined Senior Management team, undertaking a full strategic review of Arqiva’s Government, Transport & Utilities business in the UK and Ireland. Following this review the decision taken was to restructure and grow the business. The remit within this post encompassed all delivery aspects of the business including Mobile Device Software Development, Service Desk, Technical Operations and support, Field Operations, Service Transition, Problem Management, Change Management, Project Management and Customer Management.

Responsible for the delivery of managed services to broadcast and telecommunications CustomersP&L ownership for these customer accounts representing revenues in excess of £100M p.a.

Working to the Director of Network Operations and Engineering at National Grid Wireless on a number of specific initiatives.

Responsible for the service quality for Wholesale customers, representing some £200M of revenue. Interfacing directly with internal departments and customers at board level.

Responsible for supplier relationships with OLOs such as BT and Cable & Wireless and Carrier sales support functions of project, bid and forecast management.

Increased delivery to committed date from 30% to over 90% and reduced cost per circuit by 26%.

Responsible for all aspects of new service provision of 20,000 new circuits p.a.

Network Manager (Telecommunications) 1994 - 1997 Business Development Manager 1993 - 1994Telecommunications Project Manager 1991 – 1993Lecturer/Course Manager (BBC Training Department) 1983 - 1991

Mba, Finance, Operations And Marketing

MBA - focussing on Finance & Operations

Bsc Hons, Electrical And Electronic Engineering