Christian Dassy

• Lead the global SD-WAN transformation across Bombardier's worldwide sites, from low-level design through migration, coordinating AT&T, IBM and TCS delivery teams
• Architect cloud network connectivity between the major cloud providers and Bombardier's data centers
• Drive the global Proxmox virtualization deployment across Bombardier's data centers
• Lead the global observability deployment, giving worldwide visibility into network health and performance
• Design AI-assisted network operations, connecting enterprise platforms to AI assistants through MCP servers
• Final point of escalation for chronic WAN issues, safeguarding availability and security SLAs

Senior Network Architect

• Merged the networks of four distinct business entities into one unified enterprise architecture
• Deployed Cato Networks SASE globally to 150+ sites and over 10,000 users
• Led mission-critical network design and the migration to new fiber infrastructure as part of a complete overhaul of the enterprise network

Senior Network Architect

• WAN & SD-WAN architecture for Canada's largest dairy cooperative: target design, transition strategy and connectivity between plants and data centers
• Captured and validated site network data across plants and distribution centers to prepare the SD-WAN migration

SD-WAN Architect

• SD-WAN transformation of major data centers and regional hubs for client accounts in the financial, insurance and manufacturing industries: migration planning, low-level design and documentation
• Reviewed WAN performance and steered transport resizing to keep customers inside contract SLAs

Senior Telecom Integrator

• Led Data Center Network Services and infrastructure services (IPAM, DHCP, DNS, NTP) plus identity and access security services
• Automated B2B IPsec VPN delivery with Ansible and migrated site-to-site VPNs to in-house infrastructure built on Juniper SRX platforms
• Designed MPLS and access connectivity for intermodal yards, including automated gate systems in the field

Network Consultant, Global Operations Security

• Managed the worldwide security network: Juniper MX/SRX, Check Point, F5 load balancers, proxies and SSL VPN concentrators across all regions
• Co-led the "Internet capacity to 10G" program from proof of concept to production migration
• Automated firewall backups and system snapshots with Ansible across the global fleet

Network Administrator

• Operated a global network spanning 15+ data centers, including the MPLS backbone, for the company's global cloud hosting business
• Designed the next-generation data center PoC with EVPN/VXLAN on Juniper MX and QFX platforms
• Automated top-of-rack deployments with Ansible; migrated distribution and MPLS routers across major data centers in North America, Europe and Asia

NOC Specialist

• Supported the carrier core network (DWDM, TDM/SONET, VPLS, MPLS, OSPF, BGP), cutting response times for business customers by 31%
• Migrated bank branches and ATMs to a new MPLS network over GPON infrastructure

Earlier career: Venezuela

• Procurement management for national telecom rollouts (NGN, IPTV, 2G/3G) with tender budgets up to $40M USD
• Network engineering across oil & gas and enterprise: Cisco infrastructure, 40+ km fiber plant, edge security and corporate PBX telephony systems