Rob Macpherson

After serving 15 1/2 years in the Royal Navy and 25 years in Mobile Telecoms, its finally time to relax and enjoy life!

Witney, England, United Kingdom

About

A dependable, analytical and quick thinking Business Development Manager with extensive commercial and technical experience in mobile telecoms, covering GSM, UMTS, HSPA+ and LTE, Wireless Backhaul, Small Cells, Procurement and Implementation Services. Exceptionally proficient in Bid Management, Product Management, Product Marketing, Procurement Management, Sales Strategies, Operations and Network Deployment, Contract Negotiation, Business Growth and Account Development. Now retired :-)

Experience

  • Retired at Family
    Sep 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 10 mos

  • Business Development Manager at Cellular Asset Management Ltd
    Oct 2017 - Sep 2018 · 1 yr

  • Business Development Manager at Obelisk
    Nov 2015 - Jul 2016 · 9 mos

  • Business Development Manager at DMN Ltd
    Feb 2013 - Oct 2015 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Director of Business Development for Small Cells Solutions at Cambridge Broadband Networks Limited
    Sep 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Business Development Director responsible for defining the evolution of CBNL’s world leading Point-to-Multipoint VectaStar platform and positioning it as a preferred technology for backhauling 3G / 4G / Wi-Fi small cell solutions, and for developing and executing the commercial sales strategy for the VectaStar Metro solution. Developed close working relationships at all levels of management, with Tier 1 operators and RAN vendors, evangelising the total cost of ownership benefits and technical advantages of using point-to-multipoint microwave technology for backhauling small cell deployments. Also, investigated the market requirements for a small cell backhaul solution, and led the development and implementation of the CBNL VectaStar product strategy, which culminated in the successful development of the VectaStar Metro pre-commercial small cell backhaul solution.