Robert Machin

Telecoms product marketing and programme director

Guildford, United Kingdom

Current
  • Principal Analyst, Strategic Marketing at Comptel
  • Solutions Marketing Director at Comptel
  • Solutions Marketing Director at Comptel Oyj
Past
  • Director of Business Solutions at Openet Telecom
  • Head of Billing Solutions at LogicaCMG
  • Head of Billing Solutions at Logica CMG International Telecoms
  • Head of Billing Solutions at Logica
  • Programme Manager at Kingston SCL
  • Programme Manager at KSCL
  • Managing Consultant at Kingston SCL
  • Principal Consultant at X-Tension
Education
  • University of Wales, Lampeter
Connections
315 connections
Industry
Telecommunications
Websites

Robert Machin’s Summary

Senior telecoms professional with 20 years experience across BSS and OSS, programme management, consulting, proposition development and marketing.

Robert Machin’s Specialties:

Creative proposition development and communication. LIne and programme managemement. Broad (and sometimes deep!) knowledge of telecoms network and service technology and supporting IT software. Product marketing and marketing communications.


Robert Machin’s Experience

  • Principal Analyst, Strategic Marketing

    Comptel

    (Public Company; Telecommunications industry)

    January 2009Present (1 year )

  • Solutions Marketing Director

    Comptel

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    2008Present (1 year )

    Note that Comptel acquired Axiom Systems in April 2008.

  • Solutions Marketing Director

    Comptel Oyj

    (Public Company; Telecommunications industry)

    2008Present (1 year )

  • Product Marketing Director

    Axiom Systems Ltd.

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    March 2006Present (3 years 10 months)

    Responsible for communicating Axiom Systems' product capability and alignment with industry trends and direction.
    Axiom Systems acquired by Comptel Corporation in April 2008.

  • Director of Business Solutions

    Openet Telecom

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    April 2004March 2006 (2 years )

    Business proposition and solution development. Product marketing and market communications for a range of network-edge mediation, rating and charging products.

  • Head of Billing Solutions

    LogicaCMG

    (Public Company; Telecommunications industry)

    20042006 (2 years )

  • Head of Billing Solutions

    Logica CMG International Telecoms

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

    January 2000March 2004 (4 years 3 months)

    Responsible for developing and promoting business solutions and propositions based on third party billing, mediation and interconnect software.

  • Head of Billing Solutions

    Logica

    (Telecommunications industry)

    20002004 (4 years )

  • Programme Manager

    Kingston SCL

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    April 1997July 1998 (1 year 4 months)

    Managed the diversification programme which allowed Kingston SCL to address fixed network as well as mobile carrier opportunities.

  • Programme Manager

    KSCL

    (Telecommunications industry)

    April 1997May 1998 (1 year 2 months)

  • Managing Consultant

    Kingston SCL

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    February 1995April 1997 (2 years 3 months)

    Managed team of senior consultants in the customer care and billing market. Responsible for proposition development, business development and line management.

  • Principal Consultant

    X-Tension

    (Telecommunications industry)

    19921994 (2 years )


Robert Machin’s Education

  • University of Wales, Lampeter

    2:1 , English , 19751978


Additional Information

Robert Machin’s Websites:

Robert Machin’s Groups:

  •    MobileMonday
  •    Copyright Protection for Media
  •    Telecoms Billing Network
  •    LogiBod - The Logica Alumni
  •    OSS/BSS Professionals
  •    Telecom & Mobile VAS Professionals Worldwide
  •    The NGOSS Professional Network
  •    BSS/OSS Marketing
  •    Ex-employees of KSCL
  •    GSMA Mobile World Congress (The Official Networking Group)
  •    Comptel Connections
  •    TelcoSphere - Europe
  •    BackOffice™ IT Systems/Support for Telco Operations & Finance

Robert Machin’s Contact Settings

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  • career opportunities
  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
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