Lionel Vacherand

Lionel Vacherand is an experienced IT professional currently serving as a Service Architect for ITSM at Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency since January 2023. Prior to this role, Lionel worked as a Senior Consultant at Voco Digital from March to October 2022. A significant tenure at Spark New Zealand from April 2007 to March 2022 included roles as Chapter Lead - Service Manager and Technical Delivery Manager. Earlier experience includes positions at HP from February 1997 to November 2006, with roles such as Operations Service Manager and Operations Program Manager - Partner Connectivity Services, as well as pre-sales and engineering consulting. Lionel's career began as a Telecommunications Engineer at Getronics-Decan from October 1994 to February 1997. Academic qualifications include a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Université d'Aix-Marseille and Université de Tours, respectively.