Rodrigo Barreto
BEng, MBA Managing Consultant , United KingdomRodrigo has 30+ years of experience in Telecommunications, specialising in technology, strategy, and regulation. He consults for diverse international clients and excels in Techno Economic Analysis modelling.
Rodrigo has over three decades of experience in the Telecom, Media, and Digital industries, holding various management and consulting roles and providing advice to investors, suppliers, service providers, regulators, industry bodies, and professional service firms. He has successfully led consulting projects across South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
He began his career as a pre-sales Engineer at Siemens in Brazil, subsequently joining Ericsson in Sweden, where he played a significant role in advising on the initial implementation of IP backbones for fixed and mobile communications. After earning an MBA in 2005, Rodrigo transitioned into management consulting, working first with Ovum (now Omdia) and later with Cartesian.
Over the past decade, Rodrigo has successfully undertaken numerous projects as an independent consultant. His assignments have encompassed business planning, technology strategy, and enterprise and solutions architecture. In this role, he has delivered consulting services to prominent clients such as Telefonica, Vodafone, the European Space Agency, and Inmarsat, among others.
Education
University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School, United Kingdom
- MBA, Marketing and Strategy
University of Sao Paulo, Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brazil
- Bachelor of Engineering, Telecommunications
- Post Graduate Diploma, Industrial Administration
Other team members
Marios Nicolaou
Managing ConsultantMarios Nicolaou leads the technical aspects of consulting engagements. These include the formulation of technology and spectrum strategies including advanced modelling and analysis of wireless networks. He finds the optimal trade-off between investments in spectrum and or associated upgrades in technologies to satisfy the 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G demand from users and devices.
Tim Bosworth
Managing ConsultantTim Bosworth is Coleago’s leadership development and team effectiveness expert. He focuses on supporting for Coleago clients through individual and team coaching, leadership development training and running team and individual psychometric profiling and assessment.
Mike Johnston
Managing ConsultantMike has over 25 years’ experience in telecoms and specialises in fibre network infrastructure and project delivery. He works on strategic development projects for government intervention to accelerate fibre delivery, technical M&A due diligence for private sector and financial institutions and business strategy and planning for telecom operators.
