Giorgio Ungarelli

Current

Owner and CEO at GU Associates

Past

Technical Coordinator and Project Manager at Penta Consulting
Business Consultant at Viveo Trade & Finance SA
Services and Solutions Manager at IBM Global Services Switzerland

Vice President at Advanced Network Systems SA
Co-founder at Computers, Communications & Networking Sàrl
Project Manager at Fintel SA
Software Developer at Progefi SA

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Education

Boston University
International School of Geneva

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Giorgio Ungarelli’s Summary

IT professional with 20+ years of experience in technical team and department leadership, software project management, systems management, relational database design and administration, network infrastructure and security, consulting both at the senior executive level as well as at the IT department level.

Giorgio Ungarelli’s Specialties:

Applying my technological and people skills for customers in finance, private banking and commodities trading environments as well as in the biotechnology industry.

Giorgio Ungarelli’s Experience

Owner and CEO

GU Associates

(Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2002 — Present (6 years 10 months)

Consulting IT Director for a biotech startup with offices both locally and in Irvine, California.
Responsible for the IT network management of several local SMBs.
Contract work to help with the implementation and rollout of IT migration projects for local companies.
Technical Coordinator and Project Manager

Penta Consulting

(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 2008 — April 2009 (6 months)

Coordinated, scheduled, distributed and assisted in the implementation of internal and external IT projects for new and existing customers.
Business Consultant

Viveo Trade & Finance SA

(Computer Software industry)

November 2003 — January 2006 (2 years 3 months)

Responsible for activities ranging from pre-sales to the actual implementation, roll-out and change management training of business systems for Viveo’s clients in the commodities, energy and metal trading environments.
Services and Solutions Manager

IBM Global Services Switzerland

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

September 2000 — September 2002 (2 years 1 month)

Prepared the offerings from initial concept through to detailed technical proposals including pricing and deployment analysis, collecting the suggestions and technical details in collaboration with the engineers and technical specialists involved in the delivery of the solution. Knowledge transfer of the proposal to the project manager responsible for the delivery once the proposal has been accepted by the customer, ensuring customer satisfaction by assisting during kick-off meetings and regular project coordination meetings.
Vice President

Advanced Network Systems SA

(Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1998 — August 2000 (2 years 8 months)

Responsible for the day-to-day operations for the company (19 employees). Coordinated the sales, administration and technical teams of the company. Re-focused the strategy of the company from being identified primarily for its Novell know-how to a much more client-oriented service company, added Microsoft Certified Solution Provider and Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center certifications to the company in 1999, by encouraging Microsoft training and certifications and by initiating a profit sharing plan for the technical team.
Co-founder

Computers, Communications & Networking Sàrl

(Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1995 — December 1997 (2 years 4 months)

Involved in all aspects of the startup company’s operations. Responsible for clients’ multi-platform computer systems integration, migration consulting, local area and wide area network topology configuration, Internet business access implementation, sales of hardware, software, networking solutions, and customer outsourced local area network management.
Project Manager

Fintel SA

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

September 1989 — July 1995 (5 years 11 months)

Helped clients define the requirements and specifications, and personally overviewed the correct implementation of several large software projects. Responsible for financial and accounting software development within the company, having to coordinate the activities of the development team for each project. Product Manager for the multi-company, multi-currency GL/AR/AP accounting package developed by the company.
Software Developer

Progefi SA

(Computer Software industry)

June 1987 — August 1989 (2 years 3 months)

Responsible for the ongoing design and development of the company's front-office portfolio management software. System Administrator of the company's VAX Cluster. Technical sales support to the company's Chairman and its Marketing Vice-President.

Giorgio Ungarelli’s Education

Boston University

B.Sc. , Computer Engineering , 1984 — 1987
International School of Geneva

International Baccalaureate , Higher subjects: Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics , 1977 — 1984

Additional Information

Giorgio Ungarelli’s Groups:

Executive Suite
The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
GENEVA - LAC LEMAN
Banking and Finance Technologies
OpenVMS Community
PDP Minicomputer Collectors
GLE
Digital Equipment Corporation Enthusiasts
CIO Forum
Boston University Alumni
PADI Scuba Divers
Smartphone Professionals
Corvette Owners & Fans
Cross-Platform (Apple/Windows) Professional
Ecolint Alumni
Swiss Entrepreneur
ITIL (foundation) Certified Professionals
Friends of NASA
Swiss Business Club
Boston University Electrical & Computer Engineering