Andreas Garoufas

Principal Cloud & AI Advisor | GTM Architect

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IBMex-Firemindex-Accenture the Netherlands

I help companies move from AI ambition to real, scalable solutions by bridging strategy, architecture, and

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After 15 years in cloud, infrastructure, and enterprise consulting, I now focus on GenAI strategy, RAG/agentic architectures, and AI governance for organisations in the Netherlands & I specialise in cutting through hype and designing AI adoption in a way that actually works inside large enterprises — aligned with their cloud foundations, security, data readiness, and operating My experience spans:• GenAI solution architecture (RAG, Bedrock, LangChain, agentic workflows)• Cloud/AI readiness assessments• AI strategy, roadmaps, and governance• PoC design, validation & scaling• Enterprise architecture & cloud transformations (AWS, Azure, hybrid)• Executive advisory & cross-team alignmentMy approach is structured, pragmatic, and outcome-focused: frameworks first, delivery second, hype never.

Career Timeline

GTM Index

  1. IBMJOB
    1. Principal Cloud & AI Advisor
      4M
  2. FIREMINDJOB
    1. Principal Cloud & AI Advisor
      7M
  3. NORDCLOUD, AN IBM COMPANYJOB
    1. Regional (Be.Ne.Lux) CTO
      4Y 4M
  4. ACCENTURE THE NETHERLANDSJOB
    1. Intelligent Cloud Mgr
      2Y
    2. IT Infrastructure Consultant
      2Y 11M
    3. IT Infrastructure Analyst
      2Y 3M
  5. INPAQTJOB
    1. Software Eng
      1Y 10M
  6. CORDYSJOB
    1. Information Analyst (Inter…
      5M
  7. GREEK MINISTRY OF DEFENSEJOB
    1. Military Devices Operator
      9M
  8. KEY FOOD SUPER MARKETJOB
    1. IT Help Desk
      5Y
  9. ETHNIKI ASFALISTIKIJOB
    1. Chief Security Officer Ass…
      4M

Time in market 22Y 1MOpen 1Closed 10Stints 11

gtmindex.io/p/agaroufas

  1. Job: Firemind — Principal Cloud & AI Advisor · 2025-08 – 2026-03
  2. Job: Accenture the Netherlands — IT Infrastructure Analyst · 2013-09 – 2015-12
  3. Job: IBM — Principal Cloud & AI Advisor | Cloud & AI GTM Lead · 2026-04 – present
  4. Job: Accenture the Netherlands — IT Infrastructure Consultant · 2016-01 – 2018-12
  5. Job: Accenture the Netherlands — Intelligent Cloud Manager · 2019-01 – 2021-01
  6. Job: Greek Ministry of Defense — Military Devices Operator · 2009-08 – 2010-05
  7. Job: Inpaqt — Software Engineer · 2011-10 – 2013-08
  8. Job: Ethniki Asfalistiki — Chief Security Officer Assistant (Internship) · 2008-05 – 2008-09
  9. Job: Nordcloud, an IBM Company — Regional (Be.Ne.Lux) CTO · 2021-03 – 2025-07
  10. Job: Cordys — Information Analyst (Internship) · 2011-02 – 2011-07
  11. Job: Key Food Super Market — IT Help Desk · 2004-07 – 2009-07

Skills

Sarbanes-Oxley ActSecurityAuditingStrategic PartnershipsAgentic AITechnology ManagementAI StrategyAI GovernanceResponsible AIGen AI ArchitectureNVIDIA cuDNNProduct DevelopmentTechnical DocumentationWeb Content ManagementFront-End DevelopmentCloud ConsultingPartner Relationship ManagementRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Large Language Models (LLM)IT Project & Program Management

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