Thomas Garsiot Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

After more than 20 years working in telecom and then infrastructure architecture, I was due for a change and joined the Manufacturing Operations Technology team at TC to get closer to actual manufacturing production.I'm now working on MES (Manufacturing Execution System) deployment across multiple sites and integration with other systems.

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

I don't really have time to update my linkedIn profile but it was so outdated I did not really have a choice ... Working at TC for 2 years now, doing all kind of interesting, challenging and rewarding stuff, infrastructure-related.From Wide Area Network optimization to compute & storage refresh, datacenter optimization, acquisitions integrations, I haven't got time to get bored :)I'll take the time to provide more details some day, but it's essentially it :)

Several mandates :- 2014-2016: Transcontinental Inc. : network architect - infrastructure modernization program- 2013-2014: Banque Laurentienne : infrastructure optimization program- 2013 : CSSS Laval : network audit- 2013 : BathFitters (Bain Magique) : Network rearchitecture (LAN/WAN/IaaS)- oct. 2013 - April 2014 : Laurentian Bank : Active-active datacenter - Application Delivery Controller track (F5) - Local and global server load balancing engineering and implementation

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Network Architect at CGI-GIS (Global Infrastructure Services)* Review and approve detail designs in CGI multiclient environment (review board)• Estimate efforts, delays, hardware, maintenance and operational costs for proposals and bids.• Provide support and guidance to detail designers• Document CGI practices (Architecture Guidelines)• Follow projects from the very beginning (business case or proposal) to implementation andoperationalization• Produce Network Architecture Documents• Perform current situation assessments to evaluate the current state of an environment and scopeprojectsAchievements : - 2010 : Transition of RioTinto Alcan datacenter network to CGI multiclient infrastructure- 2010-2011 : Cirque du soleil : Technological infrastructure improvement program : Architecture, Project scoping and planning, CGI proposals to CdS for implementation, design and implementation support.- 2011-2012 : relocation of three major CGI customers from a multiclient shared environment to adedicated L2 environment (Project efforts about 500 man-days)- 2012 : implementation of a FabricPath-based multiclient L2 network- 2013 : Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (Québec investment fund) – transition to outsourced model, network aspects of a new compute farm- 2012-2013 : several business cases for internal infrastructure refresh (L2 for CGI corporate services, L2 for multiclient environment, multiclient firewall infrastructure)

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Network/Security engineering team- produce Network Detail Design documents based on customer requirements and/or on an architecture document- support implementation team during project deliveryAchievements : - 2006 : designed CGI's global access infrastructure to CGI outsourced customers environments (still in use in 2013)- 2007-2008 : operational handoff process/templates creation- 2009 : participated in designing interdatacenter VPLS service

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Network/Security delivery team lead- manage resource assignments- produce Network Detail Design documents based on customer requirements and/or on an architecture document- support implementation team during project delivery

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Network/Security delivery team lead- manage resources and implementation schedules- implement some changes like other team members

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Network/Security delivery team - operational changes implementation- project implementation