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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

• Hands-on leadership of a multidisciplinary team of Solution Architects, Network Engineers, Business Analysts, and Software Developers.
• Led the Solutions Architect & Engineering team in projects, including the lifecycle, expansion, and migration of Data Center networks across Australia (NEXTDC, Equinix etc.).
• Experienced with complex network architectures with Juniper Routers (MX), Cisco Routers (ISR, ASR and NCS), Cisco Switches (Catalyst and Nexus), Cisco SDN Controllers (DNA and… Show more
• Experienced with complex network architectures with Juniper Routers (MX), Cisco Routers (ISR, ASR and NCS), Cisco Switches (Catalyst and Nexus), Cisco SDN Controllers (DNA and ACI), Fortinet Firewalls (FortiManager &.
• Restructured the Delivery Engineering team into Squads with Agile Scrum methodologies, optimizing the resource management and saving the cost of revenue.
• Developed different templates for Personal Development Plans for the team members, establishing individual objectives that covered the majority of the company's goals and resulting in overall growth of hard and soft.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Led the network assessment for a Top 3 Bank in LATAM, including recommendations for ITSM (ITIL 4), Observability, NetOps, Firewall Optimization, in parallel to the implementation of quick wins throughout the project.
• Developed the Cisco DevNet Acceleration Program to support engineers in learning network programmability skills and certifications, resulting in onboarding engineers in the study… Show more
• Developed the Cisco DevNet Acceleration Program to support engineers in learning network programmability skills and certifications, resulting in onboarding engineers in the study program, with other engineers certified.
• Established practices and defined the certification paths and business requirements, supporting the company to expand opportunities with 4 new vendors: VMware, Fortinet, F5, and AWS. Show less

Milan, Italy

• Led the global LAN & Wi-Fi connectivity team, as the Product Owner for Network Platforms and Services.
• Defined the global architecture of Network Infrastructure Platforms and Services in the Connectivity Team.
• Established the technology roadmap, integrated with the Cisco SD-WAN and Zscaler technologies, resulting in a standard hardware & software lifecycle for 180+ countries.
• Reformulated the Connectivity Platforms & Services catalogue based on SD-Access solutions for LAN &… Show more
• Reformulated the Connectivity Platforms & Services catalogue based on SD-Access solutions for LAN & Wi-Fi, by developing operational standards and contributing to the short-term technology refresh of sites globally in.
• Redesigned the SD-Access Controller (Cisco DNA Center) elements, by virtualizing the management and authentication platforms, reducing the required Data Centre space.

Sydney, Australia

• Solid knowledge on VXLAN, STP, VTP, EtherChannel, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, NTP, RADIUS, ACL Filter, QoS, HSRP, GLBP, VRRP, RIP, OSFP, EIGRP, BGP and MPLS.
• Designed Edge & Core Refresh for regional Telcos, including Cisco NCS5K as new routing platforms, resulting in new use cases for the company.
• Led the Solutions team on the Annual Roadmap 2019-2020 for one of the biggest Australian ISPs, resulting in new projects involving Data Center, Core, and 3PA network environments.
• Led the team… Show more
• Led the team responsible for scoping and quoting new projects, contributing to a very relevant portion of the company’s revenue. Show less

São Paulo, Brazil

• Headed a team of system engineers responsible for pre-sales, technical architectures, validated designs, and proof of concepts, opening 4 new regional offices with local pre-sales support, resulting in additional.
• Installed Cisco IR829 in tens utility vehicles to provide 4G & Wi-Fi connectivity, securely connecting VoIP platforms and providing real-time communication with the CCO.
• Performed Wireless PoC for an open pit mine, resulting in a deal of… Show more
• Performed Wireless PoC for an open pit mine, resulting in a deal of hundreds of Outdoor & Mesh APs, guaranteeing complete coverage and optimal performance in 2.4 and 5 GHz. Show less

São Paulo, Brazil

• Designed and executed a large-scale migration of a Wi-Fi project for an international organization, involving large volume of APs, tens of WLCs across multiple sites in South and North American continents.
• Deployed tens of Cisco IR829 in shuttle buses for Brazil Olympic Games sponsors, resulting in the most strategic project and partnership for IoT Transportation use cases.
• Deployed a massive retail event with high volume APs, CMX, ISE, and Cisco Prime Infrastructure, providing… Show more
• Deployed a massive retail event with high volume APs, CMX, ISE, and Cisco Prime Infrastructure, providing internet connectivity for more than thousands of simultaneous clients connected.
• Conducted 3 training programs for interns, back-office, and sales teams, resulting in more efficient communication and better overall team performance.
• Developed a Wi-Fi Standard Cookbook for a global company to implement WLAN Controllers and Lightweight Access Points. Show less

São Paulo, Brazil

• Designed and deployed projects based on voice solutions due to customers' tendencies to migrate from limited IP PBXs to full-featured Call Managers and Voice Gateways.
• Responsible for starting a new business unit in the company with Cisco Systems' portfolio.
• Integrated multivendor VoIP solutions with Voice Gateways and GSM Gateways from QuesCom, Hypermedia, Audio Codes, Alcatel-Lucent, and Cisco System.
• Obtained certifications from the manufacturing companies listed above… Show more
• Obtained certifications from the manufacturing companies listed above, with a focus on achieving CCNP certification.
• Conducted contract negotiations and ROI studies with VoIP Wholesale Service Providers. Show less

São Paulo, Brazil

• Focused on network support for customers, performing analyses, troubleshooting, and issue resolution related to Layer 2 & 3 protocols.
• Conducted migrations of core devices for Data & Voice networks and performed Wireless Site Surveys for new Wi-Fi projects.
• Specialized in using AirMagnet Survey PRO for Wireless Site Surveys.
• Led a training program for CCNA certification within the company.

São Paulo, Brazil

• Internship focused on network deployment and support. Performed tests, staging and installation of network devices, like Routers, Switches, Access Points and Voice-Gateways.
• Installed CPE routers for various companies to establish communication via Frame Relay or MPLS.
• Prepared network equipment for pre-production tests to identify potential bugs and assess feature compatibility.
• Staged IP telephones with the required software code versions for large-scale deployment.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Organizational Leadership & Innovation

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Diploma, Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering