Simone Iaci

simone.iaci1@gmail.com   +39 347 26 55 661

Vertical on the customer, from pre-sales to day2, horizontal on the business, with end-to-end view on the solutions

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Experience

SP Telco Cloud - Solutions Architect at Cisco, 06/2021 - Present (Rome, IT)

Responsible of end-to-end design of cross-technology architectures for top EMEAR Service Providers. 
Main focus in Data Centre technologies, Cloud and automation related topics, such as DevOps methodologies and IaC (Infrastructure as Code).
Main engagements:
  • For a leading Telco in Middle-East, responsible for the SDN and NFVI infrastructure, it's design and the integration with OSS, Monitoring and Assurance tools
  • For two telcos in Central and Western Europe: supporting the evolution of their SDN (Cisco ACI) and NFVI infrastructure towa

SP Telco Cloud Consulting Engineer at Cisco, 04/ 2018 - 05/2021 (Rome, IT)

Following mainly Leading Service Providers in the deployment and support of the SDN and cloud solutions.

Main engagements:
  • for the Rakuten's new 5G infrastructure in Tokyo, Japan; led a new DC deployment from day0 until its readiness for -component- integration testing automation in a CICD chain.
  • Developing on NetDevOps, with focus on applying Agile methodologies to development process through the introduction of CI/CD chains and Agile methodologies into customer environments. 
  • Focus on the delivery of SDN Projects, involving Cisco ACI and Openstack towards the development of Cloud solutions
  • Cisco NFVI solution for Telco
  • SDN/NFV projects for european leading SPs

Network Consulting Engineer at Cisco, 05/2014 - 03/2018 (Krakow - PL)

Part of the Data Centre Team in the Global Delivery Center for Advanced Services. Main focus on Networking initially, and ACI now. Mainly focused on Service Provider accounts. Knowledges of SDN with ACI, NSO and Openstack. Exposure also on F5 BIG-IP LTM.
Few highlights:
Developed a script to automatize the analysis of utilized VLAN across a DataCenter with automatic collection and computation of the information.
Owned and led a 8 months migration program across geographically different Data Centers coordinating teammates in different Regions (EMEAR, AMERICA, APJC).
Deployment of ACI solutions for SP and Enterprises

Mentorship and enablement of new hired.
Professional and graduate interviews

Project Manager at Cisco, 01/2017 - 09/2017 (Krakow, PL)

Concluded an Internal rotation of approximately 9 months as Project Manager in the Advanced Services organization. Coordinated successfully two PDI projects end-to-end in different Cisco Technologies. Developed basic knowledge and awareness of PM's roles and responsibilities to add value to the delivery provided as Consulting Engineer.

Location: Krakow, Poland

Junior Software Developer at BSC S.p.A. - 04/2013 - 05/2014, Rome (IT)

Junior Software Developer and Consultant working with customers in the Energy industry.


Mainly focused in the "Project RTD" (Real Time Dispatching) with objective the development of a distributed system for automated load profile in energy systems.

Technologies: Microsoft .NET and SQL Databases

IT Instructor at Local Public School- 10/2011 - 06/2013. Rome (IT)

Skills

Technical

  • Networking and L2-L3 Protocols
  • SDN solutions and Hybrid Clouds
  • VMWare vSphere solution 
  • Openstack
  • DevOps and CICD
  • Scripting & Programming background

Non Technical

  • Resource management due to Project Management experience and Certifications
  • Long term strategy and roadmap definition on customer and business requirements
  • Keep the focus on the goal, leading migration programs through issues and escalation 
  • Be the bridge toward the company and the customer, being a junction with Sales and BU

Certifications

Cisco CCIE R&S #49814 Cisco CCNA Data Center ITIL v3 Foundation
VMWare VCP-DCV 2019
AWS Solution Architect - Associate (SAA-C02)
 Cisco CCDP
Cisco DevNet Associate		 Professional Scrum Master I
PMI PMP #2079004
AZ-900 (working on)

Languages

Italian - Native English - Professional Spanish - Basic

Education

Computer Engineering - Bachelor Degree

Roma Tre University, Rome. 2006 - 2013

Economics and IT High School

ITC Luca Paciolo, Bracciano (Rome). 2002 - 2006.

Volunteering

  • 01/2020: Peninsula Osa, Costa Rica. LAST organization focusing on preserving sea turtles population and their habitat
  • 06/2017 - Mt. Terminillo, Italy. Sport Senza Frontiere - Summer Camp for kids affected by the heartquake
  • 12/2016: Arusha, Tanzania. 10 days cooperating in a school nearby Helped in carpenter works, english teaching and IT fixes.
  • 05/2015 - Krakow, Poland. cooperation in an orphanage in Krakow
  • Small contributions to minor initiatives

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