Technology enthusiast, captivated by its potential to reshape the world
My expertise is in
Cyber, AI & Cloud
Proven leadership and teamwork skills in complex, large-scale initiatives.
Professional experience
Cyber & AI Engineer
I secure customers' journey to Cloud & AI
Mainly focused on:
• Cybersecurity strategy: I am here to help you with your security transformation and overall cyber defense strategy. I will make sure that your environment is resilient, your security architecture is robust, and the modernization of your security posture is effective and efficient.
• Security operational excellence: I’ll help you to transform and modernize your security operations and operating model to effectively protect your organization and add value through a strong security foundation.


Cloud & AI Engineer
I accelerate customers' journey to Google Cloud.
Mainly focused on:
• Cloud strategy: I am here to help you with your digital transformation and overall IT strategy. I will make sure that your platform is healthy, your architecture is stable and the modernization that you are undertaking is effective and efficient.
• Operational rigor: I’ll help you to transform and modernize your IT operations and operating model to effectively add value to your organization.
Madrid (Spain), Oct 2021 - Currently
IBM
Associate Partner, Hybrid Multicloud practice
I helped deploy hybrid architectures in highly complex environments.
Mainly focused on:
• Successful creation and management of the hybrid cloud practice within GTS. Responsible for the cloud partnerships.
• Evangelism of cloud-native solutions in multi-cloud environments
• Ensuring that your journey will be fast, secure and compliant with whatever cloud provider you choose (experience with GCP, AWS and Azure)
Senior Solutions Specialist
I designed, built, managed and modernized my customer's mission-critical systems.
Mainly focused on:
• Helping companies achieve their full potential by empowering their journey to the cloud
• Proud evangelist of cloud-native solutions and of the next IT innovation wave (quantum computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, containerization, multi-cloud management among others)
• Ensuring that your journey will be fast, secure and compliant with the current regulation in your industry
Amsterdam (Netherlands), Jun 2019 - Oct 2021


Siemens
Senior Project Manager
I led the successful execution of several multi-million industrial projects.
Mainly focused on:
• Leading SCADA projects in Marrakesh, Casablanca and Nouakchott bringing state-of-the-art systems that were providing electrical stability and visibility to key stakeholders (travelling 50% of my time).
• Enforcing cybersecurity and reliability as a core solution (experience with NERC, NIST, IEC 27001)I led the successful execution of several multi-million industrial projects.


Cloud Solutions Specialist
I provided technical guidance on emerging cloud technologies.
Mainly focused on:
• Providing Siemens offerings such as Mindsphere (Siemens IOT platform), SCADA (smart grid software), and Siemens Digital Enterprise based on public, private, or hybrid deployment.
• Selling complex software or solution deals at the CXO level (business and IT).
Brussels (Belgium), Feb 2015 - May 2019
I fluently speak
Spanish
French
English
Catalan
Spain
Sweden
Belgium
Netherlands
I lived in
Formal education
Schools & University
Vlerick Business School
MSc, General Mgmt Belgium, 2014 - 2015
Merit based Full Scholarship from the business school, graduated top 5%
#1 Business School in the region of Benelux (Financial Times ranking, 2013)
KTH Royal Institute of Tech
MS, Industrial Eng, Sweden, 2013 - 2014
Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM), graduated top 5%
#1 Engineering University in the Nordic countries (QS ranking, 2014)
Polytechnic University Catalonia
BA & MS, Industrial Eng, Spain, 2009 - 2014
Graduated as "Licenciado" (BS + MS Engineering, plan of '94), top 5%
#2 Engineering University in Spain (QS ranking 2013)
Lycée Français de Barcelone
Baccalauréat, Math spe, Spain, 1994 - 2009
Baccalauréat & Selectividad with the Highest Distinction, graduated top 5%
French High School
Professional certifications
Google Professional Security Operations Engineer - Dec 2025
Wiz Google CE Specialization - Dec 2025
Wiz Partner Technical Accreditation - Aug 2025
Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer - May 2025
Google Professional Cloud Architect - Aug 2024
Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer - May 2024
Google Professional Google Workspace Administrator - Apr 2024
Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer - Dec 2023
Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer - Nov 2021
Google Professional Data Engineer - Oct 2021
Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer - Sep 2021
Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer - Sep 2021
Google Professional Cloud Architect - May 2021
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner - Dec 2020
Google Associate Cloud Engineer - Dec 2020
IBM Global Sales School - Experienced track - Nov 2020
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals - Apr 2020
SOME COOL STUFF
Named among the Top 111 professionals for their high potential and projection to transform their industries (link).
SELECTED TOP 111 PROFESSIONALS IN SPAIN
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
My YouTube channel
WROTE A BOOK (before LLMs existed!)
I’ve had the privilege of teaching at top-tier schools like ESADE, CUNEF, and Universidad Carlos III. Beyond the traditional classroom, I regularly deliver specialized monographic workshops designed for specific topics. Cool video.
I wrote a book about the future of technology. You can find it in Amazon!
I also write in Google's official technical blog (example).
I curate a technical YouTube channel focused on cybersecurity and AI.
CONTACT
Gerard Salvador López
hi@gerardsl.com







