Ryan Kennard
Sutton Coldfield,England
Summary
Network Deployment Lead with extensive experience delivering large-scale infrastructure and network deployments in hyperscale data center environments. Proven leader with a strong hands-on technical background across networking, server hardware, structured cabling, and operational readiness. Experienced in leading international deployment teams, validating designs and BOMs, enforcing deployment standards, and delivering repeatable, high-quality deployments at scale.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Network Deployment Lead
Amazon Web Services
2025.06 - Current
- Led day-to-day network and infrastructure deployment activities across hyperscale data center sites.
- Acted as primary onsite authority, coordinating engineers, technicians, vendors, and service providers.
- Reviewed network designs, configurations, and BOMs to ensure compliance with standards and project requirements.
- Oversaw installations, migrations, upgrades, and cutovers for switches, routers, firewalls, optical and DWDM equipment.
- Validated connectivity, performance, and resilience through post-deployment testing and quality checks.
- Managed risks, escalations, and change processes while ensuring minimal downtime.
- Standardized repeatable deployment processes and mentored deployment engineers.
Senior Datacentre Technician
Amazon Web Services
Blanchardstown, Dublin
2023.07 - 2025.05
- Troubleshoot and resolved server hardware and software issues to restore functionality.
- Documented technical procedures and SOPs to streamline processes
- Proficient in working in a multi-vendor environment on layer 2 and layer 3 technologies.
- Manage and optimize networking equipment including switches, routers and effectively troubleshoot network issues to restore functionality.
- Reconfigured networks for enhanced performance.
- Trained junior technicians in rapid troubleshooting, resulting in reduction in customer downtime.
- Ensure the security of data and equipment by following established protocols and procedures. Assist in data backup, storage management, and disaster recovery processes.
- Monitored systems to identify and resolve equipment failures or errors in performance.
Network Field Engineer
EIR
Walkinstown, Dublin
2015.09 - 2023.06
- Installed networking equipment for improved and upgraded connectivity in various different types of data rooms.
- Carried out repairs to faulty hardware, reduced downtime significantly.
- Configured routers and switches to deploy and support LAN, WAN and wireless networks.
- Resolved complex network issues in a timely manner due to adept problem-solving skills.
- Ensured high levels of customer satisfaction with prompt resolution of their queries or issues related to the network systems.
- Specialized in the installation, maintenance and optimization of fibre optic networks.
- Conduct thorough testing of optical networks using specialized equipment to ensure optimal performance and minimal signal loss.
Education
Cisco Networking Academy
2024.01 - 2024.11
The Learning People College
2023.01 - 2023.12
Certificate of Higher Education -
Drogheda Institute Of Further Education
2022.10 - 2023.07
Associates Degree -
Paramount College
2015.09 - 2017.09
Skills
- Project Manangement
- Datacenter Deployments (Hyperscale / Multi-site)
- Deployment Leadership & Onsite Authority
- Rack & Stack, Structured & Fibre Cabling
- Network Hardware (Routers, Switches, Firewalls)
- BOM Review & Design Validation
- Power, Cooling, Space & Weight Validation
- Vendor & Stakeholder Coordination
- Documentation, As-Builts & Asset Management (CMDB)
- Change, Risk & Issue Management (ITIL)
- Process Standardisation & Continuous Improvement
Certification
Comptia A+
Comptia Network+
CCNA
References
References available upon request.
Aditional Information
- Comfortable with extensive international travel and on-site deployments
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and ownership-driven
- Experience working in fast-paced, mission-critical environments
Timeline
Network Deployment Lead
Amazon Web Services
2025.06 - Current
Cisco Networking Academy
2024.01 - 2024.11
Senior Datacentre Technician
Amazon Web Services
2023.07 - 2025.05
The Learning People College
2023.01 - 2023.12
Certificate of Higher Education -
Drogheda Institute Of Further Education
2022.10 - 2023.07
Network Field Engineer
EIR
2015.09 - 2023.06
Associates Degree -
Paramount College
2015.09 - 2017.09