Simon Allard

Simon Allard has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies in the technology industry. Simon recently joined 2degrees as the Head of Technology Architecture in July 2022. Prior to that, Simon served as a NZIX Committee member at New Zealand Internet Exchange Inc. starting in July 2018.

Simon has also worked for Vocus Group New Zealand, where they held the positions of Head Of Architecture from October 2018 to July 2022, and Development & Operations Manager from April 2016 to October 2018.

Earlier in their career, Simon worked at Orcon as Senior Network Architect from April 2012 to April 2016, Head of Networks from August 2010 to April 2012, and IP Architect from October 2008 to August 2010. Simon also worked as an IP Design Engineer at Vodafone New Zealand from August 2007 to October 2008.

Simon's work experience extends further to include roles as a Senior IP Engineer at Maxnet from August 2006 to August 2007, and as a Senior Engineer at ihug from June 1997 to August 2006.

Simon Allard attended Kristin School from 1980 to 1995. Simon does not have a degree or a specific field of study listed for their time at Kristin School. In terms of additional certifications, Simon has obtained the Accredited Tier Designer certification from the Uptime Institute in 2021. Simon also holds certifications from Cisco, Juniper Networks, and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, although the specific dates of obtaining these certifications are not provided.