Experience

CityFibre

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Delivery Officer

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  London, United Kingdom



Digicel Group

• Jamaica
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Dec 2017 - Nov 2019

  Kingston jamaica



Actavo

• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• CEO Americas

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2017

  Jamaica With the Acquisition of Atlantic Engineering Services Activo now has an established presence in North America. We will be combining all of our FTTH and in home solution experience from the Caribbean with AES extensive engineering and design capability across the USA. This will give our customers a one stop shop for all of their fibre connectivity and in home solution requirements

• CEO Caribbean

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2017

  Kingston Jamaica FTTH, HFC, 4G network design and build. Service Delivery for customer connections network O&M and expansion into new markets across the Caribbean region



Vodafone

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Fibre Program Deployment

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2015

  Newbury Berkshire Development of UK wide FTTH Enterprise and mobile backhaul network investment business plan.



nbn® Australia

• Australia
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• EGM Construction

  • Nov 2012 - Jul 2014

  Sydney, Australia Head of Construction reporting to the Chief Operating Officer NBNCo. Team of over 450 permanent employees and six Tier 1 contracting companies, each with multiple $100M value work packages. Responsible for the physical roll out of National Broadband network in a highly visible and politically pressurised environment. Successfully restructured a centralised command and control organisation into six regional programme directors with E2E construction, commercial and contract capability… Show more Head of Construction reporting to the Chief Operating Officer NBNCo. Team of over 450 permanent employees and six Tier 1 contracting companies, each with multiple $100M value work packages. Responsible for the physical roll out of National Broadband network in a highly visible and politically pressurised environment. Successfully restructured a centralised command and control organisation into six regional programme directors with E2E construction, commercial and contract capability. Reviewed performance and capacity of delivery partners and implemented structural contractual and commercial changes. This resulted in the rapid turnaround of capability increased industry capacity and quickly re-baselined to planned targets. The programme remains on track to exceed corporate targets for premises passed for 2014. Show less



Openreach

• United Kingdom
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director Ethernet Products

  • Jan 2010 - Nov 2012

  London, United Kingdom Openreach is the access infrastructure business of British Telecom. It is a highly regulated business which provides products and services on an equivalent of input basis to all licensed UK wholesale telecommunication fixed and mobile operators. Directly accountable to the Openreach board for overall Wholesale Ethernet business, optimising and developing the existing £1.1Bn Data Connectivity Ethernet product portfolio, ensuring it was strategically well placed within the evolving UK data… Show more Openreach is the access infrastructure business of British Telecom. It is a highly regulated business which provides products and services on an equivalent of input basis to all licensed UK wholesale telecommunication fixed and mobile operators. Directly accountable to the Openreach board for overall Wholesale Ethernet business, optimising and developing the existing £1.1Bn Data Connectivity Ethernet product portfolio, ensuring it was strategically well placed within the evolving UK data connectivity business market. Transitioned the team from a pure technical to a more proposition based organisation thereby underpinning top line revenue growth (£507M 09/10 to £592M 10/11), dramatically reducing cost base and increasing market share. Re-established performance criteria and metrics ensuring the in life performance of the portfolio remains fit for purpose.

• General Manager Engineering & Innovation

  • 2005 - Jan 2010

  London, United Kingdom With the introduction of cutting edge technology, innovative and cost efficient solutions responsible for optimising the performance of the network driving enhanced circuit performance, improved cost base and out performing ROI.



Level 3 Communications

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director European Field Services

  • 2004 - May 2005

  Europe Upkeep and maintenance of Level 3 pan European High Speed optical network consisting of 3500 KM intercity and Metro fibre optic cable and over 1million sqft Data centre space contained within 11 Carrier Grade data centres

• Director Infrastructure Deployment

  • Jun 1999 - Nov 2004

  Europe Level 3 communications are a Denver USA based international data carrier, data hosting and network operator providing cloud based services, VoiP, video and managed services to other licensed operators around the world. As Director of Infrastructure Deployment, achieved significant business turnaround, delivering major infrastructure design and construction across a range of US and European (7 nations) jurisdictions. Managed design, build and commissioning of six Carrier Grade European… Show more Level 3 communications are a Denver USA based international data carrier, data hosting and network operator providing cloud based services, VoiP, video and managed services to other licensed operators around the world. As Director of Infrastructure Deployment, achieved significant business turnaround, delivering major infrastructure design and construction across a range of US and European (7 nations) jurisdictions. Managed design, build and commissioning of six Carrier Grade European Data Centres and 3500 mile, intercity and metro optical fibre network. Total CAPEX budget US$880M, OPEX US$1.2M, NETEX US$3.6M



Scottish Telecom

• Operations Manager South

  • Jan 1998 - Aug 1999

  London, United Kingdom Scottish Power, one of the UK main utility providers, formed a subsidiary, Scottish Telecom. ST sold data connectivity services to other licensed operators primarily in Scotland. To expand its business into London Metro and address the growing Data centre hosting business, ST purchased the largest ISP in the UK at the time Demon Internet. As Project Director UK Southern Region, accountable for the construction of two new Data centres in London and integrated Demon internet and Scottish Telecom… Show more Scottish Power, one of the UK main utility providers, formed a subsidiary, Scottish Telecom. ST sold data connectivity services to other licensed operators primarily in Scotland. To expand its business into London Metro and address the growing Data centre hosting business, ST purchased the largest ISP in the UK at the time Demon Internet. As Project Director UK Southern Region, accountable for the construction of two new Data centres in London and integrated Demon internet and Scottish Telecom into a single transmission platform, creating a strategic presence for ST in the London Metro market.

• Senior Project Manager

  • Jan 1996 - Aug 1998

  Glasgow, United Kingdom Accountable for the Design and Build of the first two Scottish Telecom data centre and switch sites in London, totalling 125,000 sq ft within budget and 10 weeks ahead of schedule. Delivered Dundee and Perth City Centre CCTV system connecting the Universities of the Highlands and Islands via a 46Mbit ATM Wide Area Network.



Royal Navy

• United Kingdom
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Petty Officer

  • Sep 1983 - Aug 1996

  United Kingdom Maintained various weapon and control systems ranging from nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile systems to close quarter combat units Completed 5 year apprenticeship in Electrical and Electronic Engineering serving on various ships submarines and shore establishments throughout. Completed last year as a Project manager representing MOD for roll out of Trident submarine nuclear refit facility in Faslane Scotland.