Gerard Chavarria
ES
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Systems · Automation · Applied AI

Gerard Chavarria — Systems · Automation · Applied AI

I don’t just fix systems. I find ways to make them better.

Systems technician in a hospital, co-founder of an events company and builder of automations. Since 2021, from assembling servers to running IT infrastructure where uptime isn’t optional.

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Scene 02The premise

About

The premise

I like to understand how things work, find the exact point where they break, and build a better way of doing them.

I started out building and configuring servers on a production line. That’s where I learned that failures are rarely random: they have a cause, and whoever finds it stops repeating it.

Today I work on the IT infrastructure of a hospital, where a workstation that won’t boot is a patient kept waiting. That setting taught me to stay calm, prioritise, and explain technology to people who simply need it to work.

In parallel, I co-founded FastLapCrew: budgets, suppliers, logistics and people. I’m as comfortable in an operations meeting as I am in front of a server.

Four areas, one way of working

  1. 01

    Systems

    Windows infrastructure, servers, networks and IT operations in environments where continuity is non-negotiable.

  2. 02

    Automation

    Spotting repetitive work and turning it into processes that run on their own.

  3. 03

    AI

    Artificial intelligence applied to concrete problems: less friction, more time for what matters.

  4. 04

    Problem solving

    Analyse, find the real cause, and take the fix all the way to production.

Scene 03The story so far

Experience

Four chapters. One direction.

  1. 01 / 04 Technician Ingram Micro · 2021 Configuring systems and servers until every part made sense.
  2. 02 / 04 Line Leader Ingram Micro · 2025 Leading the department and building a custom app to improve the process.
  3. 03 / 04 Systems Lemon Computer · Claranet · 2025 → Infrastructure and support in healthcare settings where nothing can stop.
  4. 04 / 04 AI & Automation Now · next chapter Letting technology remove repetitive work, not just fix it.

Chapter 01

Systems

— Present

Tarragona, Catalunya

Claranet Spain

Systems Support Technician

Technology in the one place it cannot fail: a hospital.

Systems and IT support technician at Hospital Joan XXIII in Tarragona. My job is making sure critical technology services are there whenever clinical staff need them.

Hospital Joan XXIII · Tarragona

Infrastructure

  • Windows infrastructure administration and support
  • Availability and continuity of critical services
  • Security, backups and ITIL good practice

Incidents

  • L1–L4 resolution across workstations, servers, applications and IT services
  • Handling complex escalations
  • ITSM and ticketing platforms

Workplace

  • Domain enrolment, configuration and deployment
  • Device lifecycle and IT asset inventory
  • Print fleet administration and monitoring
  • Rollout and support of corporate software

People

  • Support for clinical and administrative staff
  • Coordination with technical teams and vendors

Chapter 02

Business

— Present

FastLapCrew

Co-founder

My other track: turning an idea into real events.

I co-founded FastLapCrew to run trackdays. Here technology steps aside for strategy, numbers and people, and I learned to carry a project from first idea to finish line.

Strategy

  • Strategic planning
  • Operations management

Events

  • Planning and running trackdays
  • Logistics and supplier coordination
  • Safety regulation compliance

Business

  • Budgeting
  • Administration and finance

Team

  • Coordination with creative teams

Chapter 03

Field ops

—

Lemon Computer S.L.

IT Technician

Many sites, many users, one standard of service.

End-to-end management of the printer fleet and technical support for users across healthcare and administrative sites.

Print fleet

  • End-to-end fleet management
  • Multifunction devices and connectivity

Support

  • Diagnostics, maintenance and incidents
  • Users at healthcare and administrative sites

Service

  • Tickets and SLAs
  • Vendor coordination
  • Asset inventory across multiple sites

Chapter 04

Leadership

—

Ingram Micro

Where it all started: from configuring systems to designing how they get configured.

Four years on the configuration line. First as a technician, then leading the department. This is where I built my first custom application to make the process work better.

  1. Configuration Tech. Line Leader

    —

    • Managed and supervised the configuration department
    • Built and maintained a custom application to optimise processes
    • Time and resource analysis; quality and operational efficiency
    • Technical and operational team leadership
    • Fujitsu and HPE servers, security and networking
    • Coordination with other departments

  2. Configuration Technician

    —

    • Operating system installation and configuration
    • Fujitsu and HPE server assembly and configuration
    • Hardware, software, networking and security
    • Troubleshooting and technical support
    • User support and decision-making in fast-moving environments

Scene 04AI + Automation

AI & Automation

Technology shouldn’t stop at solving problems. It should get rid of the ones that keep coming back.

I come from support and operations. I know where time gets lost because I’ve lived it: the task someone repeats every morning, the data copied by hand, the ticket that always returns. That is the raw material of good automation.

Origin The mindset goes back a while: at Ingram Micro I built and maintained a custom application to optimise the configuration department’s processes.

  1. INRepetitive task
  2. 01AI
  3. 02Automation
  4. OUTTime back
From manual task to automated process

What I build

  1. 01

    Process automation

    I find repetitive tasks and turn them into workflows that run without anyone touching them.

  2. 02

    System integration

    I connect tools so information flows between them instead of being copied and pasted.

  3. 03

    AI assistants and agents

    I apply AI to specific day-to-day tasks so people can spend their time on work that needs judgement.

  4. 04

    Workflow optimisation

    I measure where a process gets stuck and redesign it before automating it.

Scene 05How I think

How I think

A method, not a list of adjectives.

  1. 01

    Understand

    Before touching anything, I listen. What’s happening, who it affects, and what “working” actually means.

  2. 02

    Analyse

    I separate the symptom from the cause. A reboot puts out the fire; analysis keeps it from coming back.

  3. 03

    Build

    I design the fix and ship it to production. An idea that never gets deployed solves nothing.

  4. 04

    Automate

    If a problem repeats, the job isn’t solving it again. It’s making sure it never needs a person again.

  5. 05

    Improve

    I measure the outcome, listen to the people using it, and adjust. No system is ever finished.

Scene 06Toolkit

Skills

What I bring to the table.

01

Systems

The foundation: keeping infrastructure up and people working.

  • Windows
  • IT Support
  • Infrastructure
  • Servers
  • Networking
  • Workplace
  • ITSM
  • Hardware
  • Software deployment
02

Cloud

Certified Azure administrator.

  • Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate · 2022

03

AI & Automation

The direction: letting technology take over repetitive work.

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Process automation
  • AI workflows
  • AI assistants
  • Workflow optimisation
04

Leadership & Ops

What I learned leading a line and co-founding a company.

  • Team leadership
  • Project management
  • Operations
  • Process optimisation
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making

Scene 07Credits

Education & references

Education

  • 2017 — 2019 Higher National Diploma in Computer Systems and Networks (CFGS) Institut Baix Camp
  • 2015 — 2017 Baccalaureate La Salle Catalunya

Certifications & courses

  • 2022 Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft
  • 2024 Advanced Python Udemy

What people say

Working with Gerard at FastLapCrew is an exceptional experience. His technical vision and my creativity complement each other perfectly. A reliable partner and a top-tier professional.

Lluis Casas Lluis CasasChief Creative Officer at FastLapCrew

Gerard has been key for Virage: he set up our entire web infrastructure and provides exceptional web support and consulting. Everything runs smoothly and efficiently.

Sergi Ferrer Sergi FerrerCEO at Virage

Scene 08 — Next chapter

What’s next?

Memoji of Gerard Chavarria waving

Every chapter has pushed me toward the same idea: spend less time putting out fires and more time building systems that don’t start them. The next one brings it all together: systems, AI and automation working as one.

Let’s build something better.

Let’s talk