CV profile

Micke Andersson

Senior network and infrastructure architect for environments where uptime, clean design and practical operations matter.

I help organizations turn complex infrastructure into platforms that are stable, understandable and ready to grow.

My background combines CTO-level responsibility with hands-on delivery across datacentres, networks, virtualization, storage and daily IT operations.

The common thread is resilient design: clear routing, high availability, strong troubleshooting habits and solutions that operations teams can trust after handover.

24+ years hands-on infrastructure experience

200+ customers supported on cloud and WAN platforms

99.999% availability delivered for core cloud services

Core competencies

Network, cloud, storage and operational depth.

Networking & architecture

Core routing, BGP, MPLS, VXLAN, redundant Internet design and network troubleshooting.

Cloud & virtualization

VMware, cloud services, VM migration, Linux/Unix knowledge and hybrid infrastructure operations.

Storage & high availability

NetApp, DataCore SAN, Fibre Channel, FCIP network design, backup, disaster recovery and load balancing.

Process & operations

Capacity planning, monitoring, incident response, vendor work, mentoring and IT leadership.

Experience

Selected professional experience.

TrustIT Sweden AB

Part Owner / CTO

Stockholm, Sweden | 2002-2022

Built the platform: co-founded and scaled a boutique ISP into a full-service cloud provider with strong year-over-year growth.
Designed for resilience: built an enterprise datacentre with segmented networks, redundant power, VMware HA, NetApp and DataCore SAN.
Operated at scale: delivered dual-BGP Internet design, 99.999% availability and MPLS-style connectivity for 200+ Nordic customers.

Axstores

Network Engineer (Consultant)

Stockholm, Sweden | 2014-2019

Restored performance: found and corrected OSPF issues that reduced throughput by up to 90%.
Modernized the fabric: designed a redundant four-site VXLAN network with L2/L3 mobility across sites.
Moved critical workloads: migrated 200+ Kicks business servers and rebuilt Axstores/Ahlens connectivity around new MPLS nodes.

Large-scale customer

Technical Manager & Interim IT Manager

Various sites, Sweden | 2019-2026

Led complex design: owned network architecture and troubleshooting across client, server, guest, mobile, IoT and showroom networks.
Bridged strategy and delivery: acted as Solution Architect and Interim IT Manager, covering operations, budget, vendors and roadmap.
Raised team capability: mentored 12 junior technicians and 3 senior engineers in sustainable operations and incident prevention.

Key projects

Representative delivery impact.

TrustIT CloudServices

Created the cloud platform foundation: resilient compute, storage, network and operations for 200+ customers.

Multi-site VXLAN fabric for Axstores

Connected four sites with L2 over L3 so services could move and recover without long outages.

Kicks server migration

Moved a large business server estate with live migration, topology redesign and post-migration validation.

MPLS backbone expansion for Ahlens

Expanded the backbone and improved warehouse connectivity across the Nordic region.

Additional skills

Bash, PowerShell and Python scripting.
Monitoring with PRTG, Nagios, Zabbix and Datadog.
Automation platforms including Ansible and Terraform.
Interest in SD-WAN, 5G edge computing and Zero Trust architecture.

Languages

Swedish native, English fluent.