Robert Larsen

Profile Synopsis

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..

What do I have to offer (Haves): 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 se.

What do I seek (Wants):  Networking, job opportunities..

Robert Larsen's Profile Overview

Current Company Network Architect at Alcatel-Lucent
Industry : Telecommunication/Mobile
Department: Others, from Oct 2008 till now

Job Description : Technical lead for IPv6 consulting and transformation programme for a large telco/ISP.
Responsible for maintaining the overall vision and strategy for the customer’s IP networks.
IP consulting and design services for Alcatel-Lucent in APAC region.
Analysis of business requirements and solution feasibility.
Customer and Alcatel-Lucent board presentations..

Past Company Professional Services Consultant at HP Enterprise Services
Industry : IT Software
Department: Others, from from Mar 2007 till Sep 2008

Job Description : A customer-facing technical consulting role working with large enterprises and integrators designing global inter-carrier MPLS VPNs.. Professional Services Consultant at Nexagent
Industry : Others
Department: Others, from from Mar 2007 till Sep 2008

Job Description : A customer-facing technical consulting role working with large enterprises and integrators designing global inter-carrier MPLS VPNs.. Senior Network Architect/Consultant at BAA
Industry : Airlines & Aviation
Department: Others, from from Jul 2005 till Mar 2007

Job Description : 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 at C&C Technology Consulting
Industry : Others
Department: Others, from from Jul 2005 till Mar 2007

Job Description : 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 at HSO
Industry : Internet/ E-Commerce
Department: Others, from from Jul 2001 till Jun 2005

Job Description : 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 at ICORAM
Industry : Internet/ E-Commerce
Department: Others, from from Jan 2001 till Jun 2001

Job Description : Overall technical network design responsibility.
Supplier identification, evaluation and recommendation.
Network security strategy definition.. Network Architect at ntl
Industry : Telecommunication/Mobile
Department: Others, from from Jun 1998 till Jan 2001

Job Description : 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 at Racal Telecom
Industry : Internet/ E-Commerce
Department: Others, from from Jan 1993 till Jun 1998

Job Description : 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 at Cray Research
Industry : IT Hardware/Networking
Department: Others, from from Jun 1992 till Nov 1992

Job Description : Testing of SuperLink VMS software for Cray supercomputers.. Software Engineer at Sema Group
Industry : IT Software
Department: Others, from from Aug 1989 till Jun 1992

Job Description : Various software engineering roles that included requirements analysis, design, coding and testing.
Customer consultancy.. Software Engineer at ICI Fibres
Industry : Manufacturing/Industrial
Department: Others, from from Aug 1987 till Sep 1988

Educational Information B.Sc at University of Glamorgan, Glamorgan Wales
from Jan 1985 till Jan 1989

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Website : http://www.larsenconsulting.net

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Robert Larsen's Personal Details

Gender:Male

Interest:Photography, reading, badminton.