Robert Larsen — Experienced Network Architect / Consultant (Oxfordshire, United Kingdom)
Robert Larsen — Experienced Network Architect / Consultant (Oxfordshire, United Kingdom)
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Brief Summary
Brief Summary
I have over 30 years’ experience in the IT industry, most of which has been spent in networking/telecoms in the UK/EMEA and NZ/APAC. I have worked in varied roles such as technical consulting, network design and architecture, pre-sales support, operational support and software engineering. I moved to New Zealand in 2008, where I worked in several roles before returning to the UK in 2022.
My experience has been gained in a wide range of organisations, from start-ups, through enterprises and to large service providers and telcos. I have worked in both team environments and on an individual and independent basis. In recent years, I have also done a lot of my work in the public sector.
Though performing hands-on work is not as regular as it used to be, it has been a strong element in my previous work, when I gained satisfaction from performing proof-of-concepts before deploying to production environments. I first started working with Cisco in 1994, and with Juniper in 1999.
I very much enjoy customer-facing roles since no two customers are alike, and so the variety this gives is always a challenge that I am keen to take on. Taking part in technical discussions with customers forms a key part of being able to fully understand their requirements, which is essential to being able to deliver a successful solution.
Latest News and Useful Articles — Updated: 15 September 2026 —
Latest News and Useful Articles — Updated: 15 September 2026 —
Anthropic and OpenAI look to US to make the too big to fail. [The Register]
On the NSA's supercomputer from the 1960s. [Schneier] [IEEE Spectrum]
25 years of mass surveillance is enough. [Schneier]
One or two nameservers? [Geoff Huston]
MPLS/VPN with SR-MPLS core. [ipSpace]
Anthropic: AI kill switch may need to be mandatory. [BBC News]
Configuring management IPs on virtual network devices. [ipSpace]
AI models don't kill people - people kill people. [The Register]
Anthropic reveals fourth crime committed by its AI. [The Register] [Engadget]
Your platform shouldn't have to invent the network. [vStaub]
AIs compress exploit timeline. [Schneier]
US authorities accuse China of industrial-scale plagiarism. [Engadget]
AI as modern genies. [Schneier]
A more comprehensive news/article list can be found on my networks sub-domain here.
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rob (at) larsenconsulting (dot) net
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