Grant Bishop Email & Phone Number

London/Home Based

Promoted to lead the UK-based multi-discipline team of Sales Engineers, Enterprise Architects and Bid Managers for the Enterprise solutions division. My role was to provide and support expert resources to engage multinational enterprise clients to consult on the full range of communication services, with SDWAN and security services at its core. The aim.

London/Home Based

Promoted to build and manage a dispersed international team of 7 Global Solutions Engineers responsible to consult on, and supporting global digital transformation initiatives for multinational clients Highlights: Fostering the team's evolution into trusted advisors by driving a customer-centric culture, focussing on business outcomes and not product..

London/Home Based

Working with Telefonica’s multinational customers developing opportunities and solutions through capturing business requirements aligned to organisational goals. Owned the strategic direction of complex global projects. Managed multi-tower solution areas, ensuring operational model assurance. Led cross-functional global teams to achieve project milestones..

Slough, United Kingdom

UK Transition Manager for DHL ETO Project. This was the largest B2B deal that Telefonica had ever won in its history and I was in charge of Transition of the largest geographies by revenue (UK and Ireland) who represented 33% of the £250M TCV.

London And Manchester

• NetServices acquired Telefόnica UK’s broadband and IP VPN network services in May 2005. My initial role as Presales Solution Team lead was to retain the Enterprise client base post-acquisition, and set-up the Presales.
• Single-handedly rationalised the cost base, reducing… Show more NetServices acquired Telefόnica UK’s broadband and IP VPN network services in May 2005. My initial role as Presales Solution Team lead was to retain the.
• Single-handedly rationalised the cost base, reducing £750k annual OPEX comms spend from £3 million.
• Developed and productised a portfolio of data network services including managed and wires-only MPLS VPNHosted Voice and SIP trunking.
• Managed wholesale suppliers including Global Crossing, Virgin Media, BT, C&W, Kingston Communications and COLT.
• Retained all major corporate clients acquired in 2005.

London, United Kingdom

• Presales consultant for Telefónica’s UK division. Responsibilities:
• Design of bespoke customer solutions to facilitate IP VPN and MPLS VPNs utilising access technologies including ISDN, ADSL, SDSL, Ethernet and Leased Lines.
• Negotiating with wholesale suppliers, carriers and equipment manufacturers to competitively price customer solutions
• Design of bespoke wholesale DSL solutions for Tier 2 and below, Broadband ISPs utilising the Telefonica UK DataStream and IPStream DSL… Show more Presales consultant for Telefónica’s UK division. Responsibilities:
• Design of bespoke wholesale DSL solutions for Tier 2 and below, Broadband ISPs utilising the Telefonica UK DataStream and IPStream DSL platforms. Show less

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Integral part of a focused team of eleven which turned a loss-making entity into a profitable operation. Highlights include:
• Designed and implemented a Gigabit Ethernet based IP Network, the Redstone Cambridge Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), serving over a hundred SMEs with Internet Connectivity and other data services via Optical Fibre or.
• Designed and Project Managed the first Customer Data Centre to be deployed at the Newton House Site. Included Electrical Power… Show more Integral part of a focused team of eleven which turned a loss-making entity into.
• Designed and Project Managed the first Customer Data Centre to be deployed at the Newton House Site. Included Electrical Power Design with, UPS & Backup Generator, HVAC, Racking, Access Control and CCTV requirements.
• Grew service portfolio from leased line internet connectivity to include on-line data backup, usage-based internet, IP video conferencing and LAN extensions within two years.
• Designed an IP based SDSL technical architecture.

Banbury

• After graduating from Cardiff with a specialisation in communication systems, my first role focused on global network design and documentation for international telco carrier network rollouts. This project-based role.
• Supervision of network element deployment, installation, commissioning and link testing.
• Creation of customer acceptance documentation
• Responsibility for due diligence of… Show more After graduating from Cardiff with a specialisation in communication systems, my first role focused on global network design and documentation for international telco.
• Responsibility for due diligence of the work performed by Alcatel Services before customer acceptance.
• Delivering product demonstrations in technical workshops.

Managing The Digital Telco, Postgraduate Diploma, Excellent

MDT is a ten month long blended learning programme with an MBA type focus that enables the participant to acquire the knowledge and skills.

M.Eng (Hons), Electrical And Electronic Engineering, 2:1

Specialised in communications technology, main areas covered: HF, RF and Optical Engineering, Digital Signal Processing, Microwave Radio.