My name is Jerome Tissieres, and I live in Switzerland, Europe. Welcome to my blog!
I have over 30 years of experience in IT, with a deep focus on network infrastructures and services. From the early days of dial-up Internet to large-scale HPC/AI clusters interconnects, my career has taken me through a wide range of roles. From hands-on engineer to leading cross-functional infrastructure teams. Over time, I have grown from an individual contributor into a technical leader comfortable operating at the intersection of engineering, cross-functional coordination, and people development.
In network engineering, my expertise spans the entire lifecycle, from designing, planning, and building network solutions to operating and optimizing them for maximum availability, scalability, and performance. As a technical leader, I have successfully led both focused network engineering teams and large cross-functional groups managing entire IT infrastructures. This includes hands-on management of complex IT projects, overseeing planning, budgeting, execution, and resource allocation.
I have also been selected as a member of the Cisco Champion program for six years. A group of highly influential technical experts who enjoy sharing their knowledge, expertise, and thoughts across the social web and with Cisco.
In this technical blog, I try to cover a wide range of networking hardware, systems, and vendors, including Cisco, Meraki, Huawei, NVIDIA (formerly Mellanox & Cumulus), and others. I’m also interested in the details of the different software for network planning, design, operation, troubleshooting, and automation. In addition, I leverage my own learning experiences in network engineering, automation, a bit of software development/scripting, and various cloud solutions. More recently, I’ve also been writing my thoughts and advice on various aspects of the career of a network engineer and a technical leader.
If you want to know more about me, you can find:
- My LinkedIn profile page.
- A list of my IT certifications on my Credly page.
- More details about my career on my personal website.
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All opinions expressed on this blog are my own and do not reflect the views of my current or past employer.