Christer Swartz

Design & implement Federal industry Cybersecurity architectures, to achieve real-world Zero Trust in Fed networks. More than just a buzzword, but real Zero Trust visibility and enforcement against Ransomware across all network fabrics.

Technology evangelist for Illumio's approach to Cloud Security.

Senior CCIE Network Architect for Nokia's global Data Centers, responsible for network design to enable private Cloud-Services for Nokia's smartphone services. Design and implement internal Cloud-based network services, supporting fast and scalable implementation of VM's across Nokia's global data centers. Responsible for network design, implementation, problem-resolution, and defining support policies and documentation.

Senior CCIE Network architect for Ariba's global Data Centers. Design and manage network architecture and security for customer-facing hosted network services. Manage network capacity planning, network budgeting, and Carrier relations. Responsible for all Layer-2 and Layer-3 network design and support.

Senior CCIE Network engineer, member of Microsoft's Data Center design team. Work with internal Microsoft properties to design and build out new Data Center networks, responsible for Layer-2 network segmentation and scalability, and Data Center edge-routing policies using BGP, using Cisco and Juniper routers. Design and manage load-balancing policies using F5 and Netscaler load-balancers.

Senior CCIE Architect DevOps team for Netflix's Internet video-streaming service, leading network design for this high-volume service. Designed and built internal CDN in Data Centers across the United States, managing peering relationships with Carriers. Responsible for BGP routing policies between peers, using Cisco and Force10 routers over all 10-Gig circuits. Managed security policies using Cisco PIX, FWSM firewalls, and Juniper Netscreen hardware. Supported internal corporate OSPF backbone. Also managed

Senior CCIE Network Architect for First Franklin's national corporate backbone. Responsible for network security, design, and capacity planning and budgeting. Responsible for EIGRP routing policy and BGP routing policy with multiple upstream ISPs. Designed and implemented DiffServ-based QoS architecture to support time-sensitive traffic, including VoIP and streaming video. Implemented VoIP routing plan across enterprise network as part of migration to internal VoIP traffic. Managed the design and constructi

Senior CCIE Network Architect for Hewlett Packard, responsible for network design and configuration standards for global enterprise IP backbone. Responsible for network integration issues related to corporate aquisitions, as well as implementing global network security model, utilizing BGP route-maps. Responsible for design of backbone-segmentation of HP from their spinoff company Agilent, defining BGP Community policies betwen AS's. Also responsible for compartmentalization of existing single global OSPF b

CCIE Network Design Architect for MPLS implementation project in Switzerland. Member of MPLS, BGP, and IS-IS design team, building the first Carrier MPLS core network in Europe, utilizing Cisco GSR and Juniper M-Series routers. Responsible for BGP policies over MPLS BGP-VPNs to offer high-speed, secure VPN solutions to financial customers in Europe. Responsible for network design and security in the backbone Core, BGP design and security, and for network security in Swisscom's central Network Operations Cen

CCIE Network Architect and Manager for Logic Communications, Ltd. (VAR and ISP). Designed network architectures for Caribbean corporate clients in pre and post sales environments. Designed, built, and supported customer networks. Responsible for Network Security utilizing Checkpoint Firewalls and Cisco IOS. Designed VoIP solutions for financial customers, integrating PBXs and Cisco hardware to reduce off-island circuit costs. Maintained BGP routing architecture from upstream Internet provider for the entire

Network Engineer in Cisco's Corporate IT, Corporate Acquisition, and Customer Training depts. Designed and built Cisco's fast-growing global corporate multi-protocol backbone. Responsible for BGP routing policies, EIGRP routing design, and PIX firewall security policies. Designed and built corporate Data Center networks. Designed and supported Lab and Training networks, created Training curriculum for customers, and managed documents and procedures for networking tools. Responsible for corporate network cap