Gian Luca Bianchi

Senior Network Consultant @Verizon

Reading, GB

Acted as Lead Consultant and/or Lead Engineer on multiple major Network projects, including- British tour operator: DC migration, including Cisco Nexus based VxLAN BGP EVPN (Layer2 & Layer3): interim solution to span 3x DCs: POC, pilot, full roll-out, test- British luxury fashion retailer: post-implementation WiFi report, validation, design amendment proposals for hundreds of stores and offices globally; pre-implementation desktop-based predictive design (or working with on-site Field Eng. for AP-on-a-stick approach), using AirMagnet software- Global courier: Network segmentation for Security compliance (inline Firewall & IPS insertion) post acquiring another courier; 3y program, 130 offices transformed, Customer contract extended twice- Multinational pharm company: following their acquisition of another business, I led the consolidation & segregation project for the various Network areas they needed to be shared, or to be isolated from each other; I designed LAN (with pVLAN) & WLAN and worked closely with VNF & Security Teams to ensure proper configuration of SDWAN and Edge device (incl. Palo Alto Firewall)- Consulted large German University campus landlord to assess Layer2 network capacity, resilience, SPOF (Single Points Of Failure), utilization, and propose configuration optimization- Assisted Clients about to leave Verizon, worked with their new provider to ensure smooth transition, hybrid setups, interim scenarios for dynamic routing etc- Provided Customers with “Impact assessments” of their planned large projects, ex: merges, migrations, segregation, business splits etc, covering: Network impact, capacity planning, SM impact, worked with SM & BAU Teams)- Contributed to several Network projects Presales in several occasions throughout the years: worked with Sales and Intake Teams to build Scope, LOE (Level Of Effort), SOW (Statement Of Work). Customer facing: before and through the Sales process, and in delivering the project afterwards.