Werner Sponer is a Senior IT Architect and expert for network infrastructure and security. He is responsible for network infrastructure and System Networking products in the System and Technology Group of IBM. He spent most of his 20-plus years at IBM growing the Global Services business through technical advancements. His assignments ranged from infrastructure to consulting and audit services, including projects and managed services. He brings over 18 years of IT experience in networking, data center, network architecture, local and wide area network, operation and support of IT infrastructure, in different customer industries and technologies. He evolves his leadership skills and customer orientation in different project scenarios in several countries, from consulting and planning, architecture, and design to operation and support. He is an engineer for electronic and biomedical technologies and IBM and Open Group Certified IT Architect.
