Senior IT Infrastructure & Network Security Professional

George Tsirigotis

Network Engineer with extensive experience in IT infrastructure, ISP environments, enterprise networks, incident management, LAN/WAN implementation, virtualization, data centers, and secure cloud operations.

Enterprise Networks Network Administration Data Centers ISP Environments
30+ years in network and IT infrastructure roles
Enterprise networks, data centers, firewalls, VMware, and cloud operations
Continuity monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, and service reliability

Profile

Infrastructure Built for Reliability

Network Architecture and Operations

Experienced in planning, designing, configuring, documenting, monitoring, and troubleshooting network infrastructure across ISP, enterprise, public-sector, data center, and cloud-connected environments.

Security and Governance

Practical background in network security, incident management, Fortinet technologies, Cisco Secure Firewall, cybersecurity training, and procedures that protect service availability and data assets.

Technical Support Leadership

Strong track record in coordinating engineering, operations, and policy teams while supporting users, resolving incidents, automating routines, documenting environments, and improving support procedures.

Career

Work Experience

Dec 2008 - Present Senior Network Engineer

Information Society

Coordinates engineering, operations, and policy teams to optimize network architecture, design, engineering, and security services for both legacy and modern technologies. Responsible for planning, analysis, design, monitoring, troubleshooting, and secure customer implementation in cloud environments.

Sep 2006 - Nov 2008 Network Engineer N.O.C.

Altec Telecoms

Managed network infrastructure administration, planning, design, configuration, installation, documentation, monitoring, asset management, daily system health checks, and real-time network support for an ISP environment.

Mar 2005 - Sep 2006 Network Engineer N.O.C.

Hellas On-Line

Supported nationwide network troubleshooting and repair, computer and peripheral support, operating system installations, networking, and day-to-day end user service continuity.

Aug 2000 - Mar 2005 Network Engineer N.O.C.

NetOne

Maintained infrastructure and network availability, responded to alerts and events, installed, configured, upgraded, and troubleshot LAN/WAN components including routers, hubs, and switches. Supported standards, redundant systems, policies, and procedures for uptime and data protection.

Aug 1997 - Aug 2000 Network Engineer

Space Hellas

Technical section work for installation and troubleshooting for corporate customers.

Dec 1996 - Jul 1997 Network Technician

Hellas On-Line

Technical section work for installation and troubleshooting for corporate clients.

Feb 1995 - Nov 1996 Network Technician

Infocad

Technical section work for installation and troubleshooting for corporate clients.

Selected Work

Projects and Accomplishments

Data Center Public Projects

Installed and activated public projects in the firm's data center environment.

NMS Implementation

Installed, configured, maintained, and supervised Network Management Systems, including support for 52 firm nodes.

Robotic Camera Monitoring

Installed 36 robotic cameras at network nodes for visual monitoring and reduced response time to outages.

Engineering Archive Digitization

Supported digitization of 13,000 A0 engineering designs for an oil production unit using a robotic reading system.

WiMAX Topology

Installed and tested an early standards-based WiMAX topology for last-mile wireless broadband access.

Nationwide ISP Nodes

Configured and installed network equipment for 16 company nodes across the country.

Education & Training

Professional Development

Education

Programmer Analyst

Korelko

Education

Vocational High School Degree

Anavryta, Floriculture and Gardening

Feb 2024

Cybersecurity Skills Certification - Public Administration

Greek Public Administration Training Program

Mar 2021

Project Management Procedures

OTE Academy S.A.

Oct 2022

Secure Firewall Test Drive 2.0

Cisco Networking Academy

Mar 2019

Fortiweb AI to Detect Web Application Threats

Fortinet

Jan 2016

Implementing & Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric

Cisco Networking Academy

Feb 2011

Cisco Nexus Test Drive with Nexus 5000 Labs

Cisco Networking Academy

Courses

Fortinet, VMware, Cisco, IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, Fortigate, VMware vSphere Manage, Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric, X.25, Frame Relay, Cisco troubleshooting.

Capabilities

Core Skills

Enterprise Networks Network Security Project Management Incident Management Hyper-V VMware vSphere LAN/WAN Wireless LAN Design FTTO Design Data Centers Technical Troubleshooting End User Training

Contact

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