3.45pm – 4.15pm, 2 December 2025 ‐ 30 mins
Gerard Phillips, Technical Lead Systems Engineering, Arista


Technical Lead Systems Engineering, Arista
Gerard is a Systems Engineer and M&E Technical Lead at Arista Networks, a role which involves providing deep technical and architectural support to customers during the design, installation and running of complex IP infrastructure, with a focus on the Media Vertical.
Before joining Arista 8 years ago, Gerard spent 22 years at the cutting edge of broadcast technology development with Snell and Wilcox, Snell and finally SAM. You’ll find Gerard listed as one of the contributors to the VSF’s TR-03, much of which eventually became ST2110. Gerard is an AMWA board member for Arista Networks.
This mix of broadcast heritage, and deep understanding of the world of Ethernet/IP switching and routing allows Gerard to provide invaluable support to broadcasters looking to make the move from legacy workflows to IP based infrastructures.