Steve Pellant Email & Phone Number

Chippenham, England, United Kingdom

Delivering a cyber security project using physical means to help secure Network Grid sites in multiple locations across the UK.

United Kingdom

Providing consultancy services, project management, logistical support, and smart metering to companies such as Landis + Gyr, SSE, Morrison Data Services, Alt HAN Co, Accenture, and Smart UK Consulting Ltd.

Bootle, England, United Kingdom

• Delivery of capability trial with Alt Han Co, to demonstrate their ability to survey/redesign and build out existing crowded meter rooms in blocks of flats UK wide.
• Directed the rollout of multi-dwelling smart metering projects, from building surveying to final implementation, across more than 20 properties, including the trial's largest—a 500-apartment building.
• Delivery of all completion reports and supporting documentation on completion of the trial

London, England, United Kingdom

• Delivery of security enhancement projects for Network Rail.
• Completed test assurance, close out/sign off of new security assurance portal
• Energised an inflight cyber security project, that was 18 months behind schedule
• Delivering approved design, full rollout schedule and plan on which to execute during my 6 month tenue

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

• Operational site management of Landis + Gyr UK HQ
• The Design & build of new Smart test lab for R&D testing of the new L+G Alt HAN bridge product portfolio
• Site QA for 3 party install of 120Kw roof mounted solar install & ETREL EV charges
• Designed new EV test lab

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the design & build of L+G’s new Global R&D test facility in Manchester.
• Design & build of new Gas test labs & relocation & commissioning of key eqpt from Stockport to Manchester.
• Design & build of new Electric test labs & relocation & commissioning of key eqpt from Peterborough to Manchester.
• Key works completed through Covid, without impact to required timeline or budget, enabling building leases to be successfully exited and £2M OPEX savings made.

Northfields

• Delivered new test lab to demonstrate New Prototype Smart Metering product as part of UK tender response.
• Designed & build of a new test lab to test in 4 months during Covid.
• Delivered within time and budget enabling the L+G test team to successfully demonstrate their products and ultimately win the UK contract to deliver the Smart Metering Alt HAN solution.

Havant/Thatcham

Contracting direct to SSE, I am responsible for delivery of all areas of single band meter testing as part of SSE's DCCI programme. This includes provision of all test meters for the various test stream & line management of the end to end support engineers. Role now expanding to cover support for the delivery of Dual band & new meter variants testing for.

Winchester

• Drive the capability building to deliver Smart Metering to the UK Northern Region, as part of the National Smart Metering roll-out programme by employing strong negotiation skills and superior client & stakeholder.
• Strategic contributor to the Arqiva programme team to deliver major elements of the solution from initial Bid Submission, through to Go-live.
• Direct the Comms Hub design and build to deliver, in partnership with EDMI, the in-home radio device with 400 Mghz band to ensure superior building penetration.
• Infrastructure Project Manager steering the planning and delivery of two New Data Centres, and several complex Smart Metering build projects.
• SIT Testing Project Manager directing the delivery of the Solution Integration Testing to the DCC, ready to Go-Live.

Cheltenham

• Steered the overall National Digital Switch Over programme planning to ensure efficient delivery of new masts, broadcast TV and radio antenna systems through effective coordination of six Project Managers, activities.
• Successfully met and exceeded client’s expectations by effectively engaging with all levels of customer architecture.
• Created and established an efficient delivery team to complete the contracted delivery of multiple Digital Switchover Sites as part of the National TV upgrade programme within established timeline.
• Initiative complex initiatives to overhaul and recover the multi-million pound programme over a 3-year period

Newbery

• PROJECT MANAGER, Nokia Siemens Networks
• Directed the National Deployment of the Vodafone Access Transmission Project providing microwave systems to replace lease line infrastructure and to significantly reduce OPEX costs, while exceeding client’s expectations.
• Strategic contributor to the efficient delivery of a new transmission & IP back-bone network to Telstra Europe within established timeline and budget.
• Successfully delivered a new Mission Critical Core network for Hutchinson 3G in a very aggressive timeframe without incurring any delay penalties.

Ledbury, United Kingdom

I was responsible for the restructuring of the operations & implementation team, who were delivery small secure IT infastructure projects and support contracts to companies in the South of England. During my period with the company, I also managed changes to practices within the business to achieve ISO 9000 accreditation.

Newport, United Kingdom

Promoted within the business to take on the programme role, responsible to BT for all high level aspects of the programme, covering budgetary control, strategic planning and network support functions.

Newport, United Kingdom

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• Successfully delivered a new Mission Critical Core network for Hutchinson 3G in a very aggressive timeframe without incurring any delay penalties.
• Identified, scoped and facilitated the provision of UK wide support organisation to service BT’s MSIP network, encompassing over 500 monthly site interventions to multiple new builds activities.
• Key stakeholder instrumental in driving the 60% service growth and the averaged 97% SLA success rate.

Newport, United Kingdom

As C&W Project Manager, I was responsible for delivery of all new installations, upgrades and maintenance support to their Global Network. This covered the delivery of a new ATM network across Eurpoe and UK, along with new installs in the US & ASIA for their second tier customers. Also during this period, I delivered worldwide installs for the AT & T.

Worldwide

A full career within the Royal Corp of Signals, including 11 years as a special forces operator in various junior and management rolls in Hereford. Offered a commission to Captain, but declined to seek a second career in industry.