Lars Luomanen
About Lars Luomanen
Lars Luomanen is an EMEA Solutions Architect at NetFoundry, based in Lausanne, Switzerland. He has extensive experience in IT and networking, having previously worked at companies such as VMware, Philips, and Aventura Health IT.
Work at NetFoundry
Lars Luomanen has been serving as an EMEA Solutions Architect at NetFoundry since 2020. In this role, he focuses on designing and deploying Zero Trust Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions across various multi-cloud platforms, including Azure, AWS, GCP, and OCI. He collaborates closely with internal teams and customers to develop comprehensive solutions documents for cloud architecture and networking projects. Additionally, he conducts technical enablement sessions and workshops aimed at educating both customers and partners about cloud-native solutions.
Previous Experience at VMware
Prior to his current position, Lars Luomanen worked at VMware as a Technical Support Engineer – Infrastructure from 2011 to 2014. During his three years in this role, based in Broomfield, Colorado, he gained valuable experience in troubleshooting complex technical issues and providing support for VMware products and services.
Background in Systems Engineering
Lars has a diverse background in systems engineering and IT management. He worked at Philips as a Systems Engineer and IT Manager from 2017 to 2020 in the Greater Denver Area. His experience also includes a role at Aventura Health IT as IT Manager from 2015 to 2017 and a position as a Systems Engineer at SageFire, Inc. in 2011. These roles contributed to his expertise in managing IT operations and systems integration.
Education and Expertise
Lars Luomanen holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Electrical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. His educational background supports his expertise in designing and deploying advanced networking solutions. He specializes in troubleshooting complex customer environments by recreating issues in test labs to identify optimal solutions.
Early Career and Technical Roles
Lars began his career in technical roles, including a position as a Windows Server Specialist at Qbranch from 2006 to 2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden, and as an Operations Engineer (Linux) at TeleCommunication Systems from 2008 to 2010 in Mission Viejo, California. He also briefly worked as an IT Consultant at EON Reality in 2008. These early experiences laid the foundation for his later roles in systems engineering and IT management.