Cyro Sauaia
IT Infrastructure Regional Manager for Americas @Nestlé
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WORK HISTORY
IT Infrastructure Regional Manager for Americas @Nestlé
Own regional infrastructure strategy and execution across 22 countries, leading 20 direct reports plus an offshore delivery team. Accountable for compute (Windows/Linux/AIX/AS400), storage, and data protection across factories, warehouses, and corporate sites; security and compliance; lifecycle/capacity; and incident/problem/change management. Achievements- Performance evaluated as Exceptional for the last 6 years in a row - Journey to Cloud program, moving 5K+ servers to Azure and closing 4 Regional Datacenters - Program Reimagine reducing 25MiUSD per year in Microsoft licenses for servers - Straight collaboration with strategic initiatives like Future of Data Protection, Virtualization Strategy and Hardware as a Service (ask me about it)
EDUCATION
UFSCar - Alumni
Executive MBA, Gestão de TI e Computação em Nuvem
Universidade de Sorocaba
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Management Processes
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Bachelor's degree, Information Systems
SKILLS
ABOUT CYRO SAUAIA
Senior infrastructure leader with 25 years of experience delivering large-scale, business‑critical platforms across the Americas in highly regulated, 24x7 manufacturing and corporate environments. Proven record directing multi‑country teams, modernizing hybrid environments, and executing cloud, datacenter, and automation programs that improve resiliency, time‑to‑value, and security posture. Known as a people‑first leader who builds high‑trust, multicultural teams and partners closely with Operations and Security to enable growth.CORE LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES • Global Team Leadership & Talent Development • Portfolio, Budget & Vendor Management (CAPEX/OPEX) • Cloud & Datacenter Strategy (Azure; hybrid/multicloud) • Service Excellence (SLA/KPI), ITIL, SRE mindset • Security & Compliance (Zero‑Trust practices, audit readiness) • Program/Project Delivery (Agile/PMBOK) • Solution Architecture, Lifecycle & Capacity Planning • OT/IT Collaboration for factory/warehouse operations TECHNICAL BREADTH Compute (Windows, Linux, AIX, AS/400) • Virtualization (VMware, Hyper‑V) • Storage (EMC, HPE) • Backup & Data Protection Networking • M365/Office 365 & SharePoint • Automation/Monitoring (SCCM, SCOM) • SAP Basis • Databases (SQL Server, Oracle)
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