Colin Brooks

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ABOUT COLIN BROOKS

I am an Innovative & Thorough, highly motivated resilient Professional with a highly successful track record of securing and delivering Infrastructure Solutions Globally and within UK (see Projects). both The Vast Majority of these have been in the too hard to do box.(this is my specialist area of expertise.(either as bid Manager (19••••••••21 in openreach and now post 2021 outside of Openreach and now in 2026 as a Connectivity Specialist for RM. I Am always trying to leave a community (in what ever form that is) in a better Place than i find them (both from a technical and socially connected perspective) and am always looking for a win / Win with the community/Client/Business/Education Establishment i was been involved in Openreach Fibre Community programme since Day (December 2010 and personally secured its first contract in December 2011) and based on the contracts secured by Myself and premises contracted/connected which covered circa 130 contracts -(mix of Community Groups/Business Park etc covering in excess of premises covered) that in 2015 this became Board Level Programme which is now known as Fibre community Partnership (This Programme has now secured well over over and well in excess of 150, premises since its conception) and i finally left that programme on my retirement from Openreach in December 2021I was Honoured to have my achievements and expertise externally recognised (by a wide range of industry expertise judging Panel) when i was shortlisted down to Final 3 in the inaugural Outstanding Contribution to Digital Industry 2019 (by the ITP - Institute of Telecomms Professionals)In December 2021 i retired from Openreach and since January 2022 i have been working with Market and Industry in 2 two main areas (Bidding and securing new contracts) and also consulting around my industry area of Expertise which is the challenging and too hard to do stuff in the Uk and global broadband / infrastructure Market and those premises beyond the commercial / funding caseIn March 2016 I have joined RM as a Connectivity Specialist