Hugo Andraus

Hugo Andraus is the Senior Vice President of Network Operations at Switch. He is responsible for overseeing operations in the Networking Operations Center, Network Engineering, Network Infrastructure and IT at all Switch PRIME Campus locations. Hugo leads the design, deployment, quality assurance, monitoring 24x7x365, maintenance, and administration of network physical architecture and IT systems for both clients and employees.

Hugo brings over 18 years of leadership and technical experience in the telecom and networking fields. Prior to joining Switch, Hugo was the Lead Network Field Engineer and Inside Plant Project Manager for Sierra Pacific Communications and was responsible for overseeing the deployment of metro dark and lit fiber networks for multiple large-scale customers. His experience also includes a leadership role at Lucent Technologies as a network integrator where he was an instrumental part in the deployment of a long haul DWDM network across Nevada. Hugo enjoys spending time with family and his kids, reading, playing sports and enjoying live music.