I’m Rafael Rey — an independent IT consultant based in Italy, active across Alto Adige and remotely throughout Europe.

    I coordinate infrastructure, continuity, and technical execution for hotels, SMEs, and IT teams that need one accountable point of contact.

    Rafael Rey > Infrastructure and operational reliability lead

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    Numbers behind the work

    A rotating snapshot of the delivery figures behind real projects across hospitality, offices, industrial environments, and infrastructure.

    27 branches, zero downtime

    27

    Branches migrated end to end without operational downtime during cutover.

    50+ hybrid environments

    50+

    Hybrid environments designed, virtualized, and operated with continuity controls.

    Safer CI/CD delivery

    CI/CD

    Release hygiene and automation applied to reduce deployment friction and manual risk.

    20+ Proxmox clusters

    20+

    Proxmox clusters kept under managed continuity together with 90+ NAS and core services.

    300+ AP rollout

    300+

    Access points deployed across distributed institutions, with 9,000+ students and 110 rural schools connected.

    15k-20k event sessions

    15k-20k

    Wi-Fi sessions handled per event under dense public usage and demanding operating windows.

    Amazon Logistik GER

    36

    Clevertech robots serviced inside Amazon DTM1 without interrupting fulfillment operations.

    Clevertech ITA

    2023-2025

    Electrical integration delivered for industrial machinery destined to Amazon and other clients.

    Quilmes ARG

    2

    Depalletizers modernized with Siemens PLC control and plant-level monitoring integration.

    Industrial continuity across 3 countries

    3 countries

    Industrial modernization support delivered across Argentina, Italy, and Germany.

    Room power and checkout logic

    1 room logic

    Occupancy, checkout, lights, and reception aligned under one control flow.

    Room calls, mobile forwarding, scheduled alarms

    3 call paths

    Room calls, guest mobile forwarding, and scheduled alerts unified in one hotel telephony flow.

    RFID + biometric access

    2 factors

    RFID and biometrics combined for traceable staff-area access and time control.

    Plate-recognition access CCTV

    24/7

    Vehicle access visibility reinforced through CCTV and automatic plate recognition.

    Property-wide Wi-Fi with smart roaming

    1 wireless base

    Smart roaming and balancing across rooms, common areas, and staff operations.

    Multi-kitchen ticket flow

    1 service flow

    Orders kept traceable across bars, tables, and multiple kitchens.

    Branded guest hotspot

    1 branded portal

    Guest Wi-Fi access aligned with the brand and separated from internal traffic.

    Office infrastructure renewal with continuity

    1 reset

    Office infrastructure renewed without letting daily work fall apart during the transition.

    100k+ files easier to find

    100k+

    Documents made easier to classify and retrieve across very large legal and administrative archives.

    Private servers for office continuity

    1 private stack

    Email, storage, VPN, and internal services kept under direct control instead of scattered vendors.

    Outsourced FTTH field operations

    Daily FTTH

    Field coordination, quality control, and reporting for outsourced ISP operations.

    Problems we step in to solve

    How we help

    Infrastructure that stops breaking

    I stabilize the technical base so repeated outages stop disrupting the business.

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    • •Servers, storage, and core business systems brought into order
    • •Cleanup of recurring incidents and unclear ownership
    • •A more stable base for office, hotel, and on-site operations

    Wi-Fi, phones, and business continuity

    I bring connectivity and day-to-day communications back under control.

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    • •Guest and staff network separation
    • •Office and multi-site connectivity cleanup
    • •Optional phone and WhatsApp automation for recurring questions

    Workstations, point of sale & on-site systems

    Keep office PCs, point-of-sale stations, access, and on-site technical systems under one coordinated service path.

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    • •Critical workstations and point-of-sale devices kept operational
    • •Access, CCTV, and local systems coordinated with the rest of operations
    • •Cleaner escalation paths when digital and on-site incidents overlap

    Backup and recovery you can trust

    I reduce recovery risk and make continuity plans usable in real incidents.

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    • •Backup policy and retention review
    • •Recovery validation and failover routines
    • •Operational continuity procedures

    Automation & operations

    Automate repetitive office, guest, and internal flows so teams spend less time on preventable work.

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    • •Notifications, approvals, and task routing
    • •Lightweight AI and process automation
    • •Operational workflows with clearer ownership

    Centralized accountability

    I coordinate providers, priorities, and follow-through directly, and I only add trusted specialists when the work needs extra capacity.

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    • •One point of contact when you have no internal IT lead
    • •Provider coordination, after-hours follow-through, and clear next steps
    • •Continuity across multilingual teams, sites, and providers across Italy

    Start with a focused diagnosis

    I clarify what is failing, what is urgent, and what the right next step should be.