Richard Bristow
Leader in Energy | Innovator for SaaS & Digital Transformation | Veteran of Customer Success | Pioneer in IoT & IIoT | Field Operations Strategist | Committed to Adaptive Outdoor Recreation
- Role
- Business Development Manager at Hitachi Energy
- Location
- Park City, UT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Richard Bristow
I am an outcome-focused professional with considerable global experience in the energy sector, complemented by a sabbatical in 20••••25. During this time, I had the opportunity to revisit foundational skills and enhance my ability to identify and articulate client needs, while also pursuing a long-held dream of being a part of the ski industry, even if just for one season.I take pride in my negotiation skills and my ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders. I work to develop strategic initiatives that resonate with both boardroom and technical audiences. My experience in addressing complex internal and external challenges, from operational perspectives to customer journey mapping, allows me to translate issues into clear, actionable business requirements.Committed to fostering teamwork, I strive to support a collaborative culture through effective management and leadership. I am enthusiastic about leveraging innovative solutions in digital technologies to optimize operations and enhance performance in the ever-evolving energy landscape.
Experience
Business Development Manager
May 2025 — Present · Mount Pleasant, PA, US
Business Development Manager – Service Business at Hitachi Energy: I am tasked with driving expansion of service offerings and to strengthen customer partnerships across the U.S. commercial & industrial power-grid sector, identifying and validating new business opportunities for power & distribution transformers and HV circuit breakers. I partner with customers to understand operational pain points and design lifecycle management and service program roadmaps that improve reliability, resilience and sustainability of MV/HV infrastructure. By combining market research, competitive insight and close collaboration with service sales, technical, tendering and marketing teams, I position compelling solutions that add measurable value—while living Hitachi Energy’s values of safety, integrity and regulatory compliance.
Education
Bournemouth University
BSc, Engineering Business Development
Skills
- Oilfield Services
- Upstream
- Integration
- Strategic Planning
- Oil
- Offshore
- Energy
- Oil&Gas
- Engineering
- Strategy Development
- Petroleum Engineering
- Automation
- New Business Development
- Team Leadership
- Strategy
- Petroleum
- Oil/Gas
- Oilfield
- Contract Management
- Offshore Drilling
- Energy Industry
- Change Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Leadership
- Management
- Program Management
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
- Negotiation
- Human Resources
- Business Intelligence
- Consulting
- Oil & Gas Industry
- Software Documentation
- Process Engineering
- Management Consulting
- Business Process Improvement
- Outsourcing
- Operations Management
- Business Development
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