Laurent GUINCHARD is a seasoned professional in network architecture and management, currently serving as the CORE-IP Network Team Manager at Transatel, where responsibilities include overseeing the CORE-IP Engineer team and managing the IP CORE Backbone. Laurent has extensive experience in various roles, including Network and Security Engineering Team Manager at LINKBYNET, Networks Architect at Orange, and Network Engineer at both Orange Business Services and France Telecom Transpac. Additionally, Laurent contributes to the academic field as a Vacation Teacher at IUT Nord Franche-Comté, instructing on BGP routing for second-year students. Educational qualifications include a DUT in Télécommunication et Réseaux and a BAC in Génie Electrotechnique.