Ciaran Roche | Technology Professional and Startup Co-Founder

About Me

I am a technology professional with 18 years of experience in senior consulting, business development and technical sales roles. The majority of my experience has included the development of technology strategies, deploying customized technology solutions, problem solving and providing actionable advice to large multinational enterprises in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia / Pacific.

As co-founder and CTO of Coevolve I have led many large-scale technology strategy projects involving next-generation solutions such as SD-WAN and WAN Optimization.

My interests include photography, international travel and web design. I am currently based in Chicago, USA and have lived in various places in Ireland, the UK and US.

My Experience

Technology Strategy Development

Worked with global enterprises around the world to develop technology strategy, including projects such as:

Current state assessments
Technology roadmaps
Cost optimization
Sourcing strategies

Next-Generation Network Architecture

Designed, implemented and led deployments of multi-vendor, multi-technology networks covering 150+ countries, including:

Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
Network as a Service
Hybrid networks using Internet, MPLS, VPLS
Highly resilient data center networks

Cloud Computing Strategy

Developed public, private and hybrid cloud strategies for global enterprises to deliver improved agility and scalability:

Compute workloads using AWS / Azure
Cloud storage and backup
Fully integrated enterprise cloud networks
Optimized gateways for enterprise SaaS traffic

Industry-Specific Experience

Extensive experience with the specific requirements and challenges faced by many different industries, including:

Global and regional retailers
Mining and natural resources firms
Manufacturers (including IoT impact)
Service providers and telecoms

More information about Coevolve

We founded Coevolve to help enterprises successfully adopt a wide range of next-generation networking technologies. We provide consulting services to help assess the opportunity to adopt these technologies, and a range of flexible managed services including end to end managed SD-WAN solutions.

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Previous Employment Experience

I have had a number of other senior technology-focused roles. Prior to co-founding Coevolve I worked at Pace Harmon, a management consulting firm focused on technology strategy. I also ran a global enterprise-focused technical consulting team for Vanco / Reliance Globalcom for more than 10 years.

LinkedIn Resume

My contact details

My contact details are below. I regularly speak at technology events and run briefing sessions for enterprises around the world. Discussions with new and innovative technology providers are also always welcome. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know!