Rowan Geere's Linkedin Analytics

As a VP of Infrastructure, Operations, and Service with 15 years of experience, I specialise in transforming technology landscapes to drive growth, reduce costs, and enhance operational efficiency. I help companies scale their IT capabilities to meet evolving business needs, aligning technology with strategic objectives to deliver impactful results. I have a proven track record of delivering business outcomes such as: → Accelerating Revenue Growth and Market Expansion: By designing scalable, resilient infrastructures, I enabled a 42% revenue surge between 2019 and 2023, supporting global expansion and increased transaction volumes. → Achieving Significant Cost Reductions: Through process optimisation, vendor management, and automation, I’ve delivered a 15% reduction in service costs and a 13% decrease in operational expenses, directly enhancing profitability. → Elevating Customer Satisfaction and Retention: My leadership has ensured 99.999% service availability, boosting customer satisfaction and loyalty—key drivers of long-term revenue. → Maximising Operational Efficiency and Productivity: By implementing advanced tools and automation, I’ve reduced downtime by 15%, increased productivity, and streamlined processes to support faster time-to-market. → Mitigating Risks and Ensuring Compliance: I’ve developed robust disaster recovery plans and maintained regulatory compliance, reducing security exceptions to under 1% and safeguarding critical operations. But what makes me different? → Managed international teams of over 100 people across 3 continents, improving productivity by 30% and cutting project delivery times by 15 hours on average. → Led service migration projects for 650+ clients, boosting reliability and resilience across multiple data centres. → Spearheaded global expansion projects, delivering secure, high-volume payment solutions for high-stakes events like the Digital Olympics. I’m passionate about leveraging technology to solve business challenges and create opportunities for growth. Whether it’s improving service delivery, managing complex projects, or leading teams across continents, I bring a strategic mindset and hands-on leadership to every role. Infrastructure & Networking Cisco (Routers, Switches, and SD-WAN) | Juniper | Aruba | Palo Alto | F5 | VMware (vSphere, NSX, vSAN) | Hyper-V | AWS | Microsoft Azure | Kubernetes | Docker | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | Cisco ACI | SDN | Wireshark Enterprise & Automaton Ansible | Terraform | Chef | Puppet | Jenkins | Git | GitLab CI/CD | Python | Bash/Shell Scripting