Leonardo Furtado is a seasoned solutions architect, network engineer, instructor, and industry speaker with over three decades of experience designing, implementing, and optimizing complex networking infrastructures across diverse sectors, including hyperscalers, telecommunications, financial services, oil and gas, retail, and other industries. He has developed deep expertise in architecting resilient, scalable solutions for service providers, data centers, and hyperscale environments. Leonardo has led transformative initiatives at world-class organizations, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco Systems, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE/Euronext), and major telecom operators and integrators worldwide. Currently based in Ireland, he serves as a technology evangelist, helping businesses build modern, high-performance, and failure-resilient infrastructure. His approach is grounded in operational excellence, automation, and design simplicity; principles he consistently shares through his work, public speaking, and community mentorship.