Robert Larsen

Current

Network Architect at Alcatel-Lucent

Past

Professional Services Consultant at EDS
Professional Services Consultant at Nexagent
Senior Network Architect/Consultant at BAA

Senior Consultant at C&C Technology Consulting
Network Architect at hSo
Lead Network Architect at ICORAM UK Ltd
Network Architect at NTL
Network Designer / Senior Technical Support Engineer at Racal Telecom
Software Engineer at Cray Research
Software Engineer at Sema Group
Software Engineer at ICI Fibres

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Robert Larsen’s Summary

I have over 20 years experience in the IT industry, most of which has been spent in telecoms, where I’ve worked in varied roles such as technical consulting, network design/architecture, pre-sales support, operational support and software engineering/ development.

My experience has been gained in a wide range of environments, from multi-national organisations, international service providers as well as small start-ups. I have achieved this through working in both team environments and on an individual and independent basis.

I am a strong believer that a hands-on role is critical to maintaining my technical expertise, and this is something that is apparent in the various roles I have performed in the past. I get satisfaction from being able to test a design out in a lab environment to prove that it will work before live implementation, rollout and support. I have over 14 years experience with Cisco IOS, routers and switches as well as more than 5 years experience with Juniper JUNOS, M-series routers and NetScreen firewalls.

I also very much enjoy a customer-facing role since no two customers are alike, and so the variety this gives is always a challenge that I am keen to take on. Taking part in in-depth technical discussions with customers forms a key part of being able to fully understand their requirements, which is essential to being able to deliver a successful solution.

Robert Larsen’s Specialties:

Cisco Systems (14+ years), Juniper Networks (5+ years), Extreme Networks (3+ years), Riverstone Networks (3+ years), network protocols (MPLS, MBGP, BGP OSPF, IS-IS), various internet technologies (QoS, uRPF, WCCP, etc.), rate shaping/limiting, network security.

Robert Larsen’s Experience

Network Architect

Alcatel-Lucent

(Public Company; ALU; Telecommunications industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

Developing end-to-end reference network solution architectures for next-generation data and voice services along with transition roadmaps for solution implementation. IPv6 migration strategies for telco/ISP customers. Review of solution designs to ensure strategic fit. Network design/architecture/security audit against industry best practices. Part of ALu's APAC network design/architecture centre of expertise.
Professional Services Consultant

EDS

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EDS; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 7 months)

A customer-facing technical consulting role working with large enterprises and integrators designing global inter-carrier MPLS VPNs.
Professional Services Consultant

Nexagent

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

March 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 7 months)

A customer-facing technical consulting role working with large enterprises and integrators designing global inter-carrier MPLS VPNs.
Senior Network Architect/Consultant

BAA

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)

July 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 9 months)

Designing and testing BAA's next-generation networks across all seven airports, which are based on an MPLS-enabled 3-layer model using various technologies such as OSPF, BGP, layer 2 switching, layer 3 routing, security, IPmc, etc.
Direct technical consulting to clients, dealing with requirements analysis, high- and low-level designs, hands-on proof-of-concept and support.
Senior Consultant

C&C Technology Consulting

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 9 months)

Designing and testing BAA's next-generation networks across all seven airports, which are based on an MPLS-enabled 3-layer model using various technologies such as OSPF, BGP, layer 2 switching, layer 3 routing, security, IPmc, etc.
Direct technical consulting to clients, dealing with requirements analysis, high- and low-level designs, hands-on proof-of-concept and support.
Network Architect

hSo

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

July 2001 — June 2005 (4 years )

Overall technical responsibility for network design, implementation and future evolution.
Network security management, including DDoS attack forensics and mitigation.
Routing policy management, including LINX connectivity and BGP transit.
QoS implementation for VoIP support.
Customer consultancy for complex solutions.
Lead Network Architect

ICORAM UK Ltd

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)

January 2001 — June 2001 (6 months)

Overall technical network design responsibility.
Supplier identification, evaluation and recommendation.
Network security strategy definition.
Network Architect

NTL

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

June 1998 — January 2001 (2 years 8 months)

Core network caching strategy evaluation and design.
Joint design of core PoP architecture.
Design of out-of-band DCN.
Bid support and customer consultancy.
Network Designer / Senior Technical Support Engineer

Racal Telecom

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

January 1993 — June 1998 (5 years 6 months)

Support for technical escalations including 24x7 support.
Network requirements analysis and design.
Design authority for several customer internetworks.
Complete configuration control of GDN and National Lottery networks.
Software Engineer

Cray Research

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)

June 1992 — December 1992 (7 months)

Testing of SuperLink VMS software for Cray supercomputers.
Software Engineer

Sema Group

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

August 1989 — June 1992 (2 years 11 months)

Various software engineering roles that included requirements analysis, design, coding and testing.
Customer consultancy.
Software Engineer

ICI Fibres

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)

August 1987 — September 1988 (1 year 2 months)

Software Engineer.