Interop NOC Yearbook
The InteropNet is built in collaboration with hand selected volunteers who dedicate hundreds of hours to take on the ultimate networking challenge: building the InteropNet.
Interop Las Vegas 2010 NOC Member Profiles:
Neal Allen
TAC Level 3 Escalation Engineer
Fluke Networks
Seattle, WA
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| NOC Role: |
Troubleshooting. If the LEDs are red or dark it becomes my problem. Flashing green LEDs are good. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
1993 |
| First Interop: |
1993 |
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Bio: Fluke Networks TAC: 2001 - present
"Last person to talk to before R&D"
Fluke Networks Marketing: 1992 - 2001
If engineering wouldn't do it, and Sales couldn't, it was usually my job.
Fluke Corp: 1989 - 1992
Technical Marketing support for microprocessor emulation and other related technologies.
Other:
* Whitewater rafting guide instructor
* Alpine Lakes Wilderness ranger for Forestry Service
* Photographer for local theater
* USMC
etc.
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Karandeep Bains
Sr. Support Engineer
Splunk
San Francisco, CA
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| NOC Role: |
Syslog monkey. Splunker. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2009 |
| First Interop: |
2009 |
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Bio: Deeeeeeeeep
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
Director
TheTechStop.net
Honolulu, HI
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| NOC Role: |
I am in charge of making sure that the lights in the rack blink in sequence. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2003 |
| First Interop: |
1996 |
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Bio: I may be a Catholic priest, but that doesn't change the fact that I was first and formost an uberGeek facinated by the world of engineering and the promise of Information Technology. In my 15 years as a Jesuit I have been stationed in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Milwaukee, San Jose, San Francisco, Berkeley, Phoenix, Seattle, St. Louis, Sucre/La Paz/Santa Cruz/Cochabama (Bolivia), Guaymass (Mexico), Manila (Philippines), Xiamen/Beijing (China), Saigon/Dalat/Hue/Hanoi (Vietnam), and a dozen other cities. To each assignment I brought my passion for tech and left each location just a little more technologically advanced than when I found it.
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Valerie Bojarski
Program Manager
United Business Media
San Francisco, CA
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| NOC Role: |
Working with Volunteers and Network Sponsors is my life. I dig these geeks! |
| NOC Staff Since: |
1999 |
| First Interop: |
1999 |
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Bio: I've worked on this program since 1999. I have met some wonderfully talented people and made many friends along the way. Being accepted as a part of the NOC team is something truly special. I love my brainy friends.. they work hard, play hard and always get the job done!
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Jim Brown
Scottish Geek
God's IT
Livingston, Scotland, In
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| NOC Role: |
Father figure for the ITM's and drinking coach. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2007 |
| First Interop: |
2005 |
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Bio: Known to the InteropNET Team as Haggis, James Brown was born December 21, 1939 and passed from our world on April 17, 2009. The only volunteer to have a nickname before he started, “Haggis” was a spry jovial Scottish geek that lit up every room he was in. He felt honored that someone his age would be chosen for the team and worked hard so that he would never disappoint his fellow team members. This was especially true as he would bound after ITM’s young enough to be his grandchildren. His infectious laughter and ready banter would amuse one and all as we all learned to listen to the brogue, even as it got thicker as we exercised our elbows toasting anything that came to mind. His smile and stories will be missed by one and all and I’m sure that the lord’s network is being tended by one of the best.
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Rick Brown
Lab Administrator
NSCEE
Las Vegas, NV
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| NOC Role: |
Volunteer (ITM) |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2010 |
| First Interop: |
2010 |
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Bio: Recent college grad
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Gillian Canty-Ross
Owner
SubSpace Communications, LLC
Atlanta, GA
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| NOC Role: |
Team lead and rocket shooter. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2008 |
| First Interop: |
2007 |
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Bio: Married to the guy who runs the external circuits (don't hold it against me though). Likes: animals, punk music, tattoos and pasta. Dislikes: stupid people who procreate, polkas and the guy who does the Oxyclean commercials.
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Kathleen Chee
University Librarian
Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HI
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| NOC Role: |
NOC Mom. Volunteer herder. Carries bag of holding: aspirin,bandaids,kleenix,mystery goodies... |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2004 |
| First Interop: |
1999 |
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Bio: Lives and works in Hawaii. Been with Hawaii Pacific University since 1982: responsible for two physical library sites and 37 staff. Enjoys: marriage, dogs, sewing, horror movies, and easily amused by all things geek.
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Brian Chee
Senior Contributing Editor
InfoWorld Magazine
Honolulu, HI
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| NOC Role: |
Historian and scrounge:Documenting the team and finding toys/tools/and fun for the team. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
1995 |
| First Interop: |
1993 |
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Bio: - Student slave on the AlohaNET project that later became Ethernet with Bob Metcalf.
- Printer Product Interfacing Specialist for Xerox
- Tech support lead for Fujitsu computers in Honolulu, HI
- First Certified Netware Instructor in Hawaii and one of first 10 in world outside of Novell Inc.
- Senior Computer Scientist with the General Services Administration Office of Information Security
- Founder of the Advanced Network Computing Laboratory at the University of Hawaii.
- Senior Editor: Communications Week that then turned into Internet Week
- Senior Contributing Editor at InfoWorld Magazine
- Energy conservation lead for the University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Computing Forensic Specialist and ISSM for the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Barry Cummings
Pres.
Windowpane Visuals
Clermont, FL
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| NOC Role: |
Netserv Lead |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2000 |
| First Interop: |
1995 |
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Bio: Attended University of Wisconsin multiple times. Graduated June 1986 and moved to Orlando Florida where I went to work for Walt Disney World Epcot Center as a Laser Engineer. After 3 years on payroll I quit and started consulting for their Corporate Entertainment division where I did design work for corportate theater including Theme, lighting, and music. As the industry and economy changed I began to focus on systems and system control and architecture.
I eventually found myself designing infrastructure, both wire and fiber and installing and troubleshooting the systems that ran on that infrastructure. Interop became very important to me as a source of answers and knowledge for everyday problem solving, and I have been involved ever since.
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Jeff Enters
Sr Applications Engineer
3Com Corporation
Chicago, IL
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| NOC Role: |
Engineer for 3Com Equipment |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2005 |
| First Interop: |
2005 |
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Bio: Joined the interop team in 2005 when 3Com provided voice for the show.
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Glenn Evans
Principal
Acrux Consulting
London, In
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| NOC Role: |
Technical/Design oversight of the InteropNet. aka Lead Engineer/Architect. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
1997 |
| First Interop: |
1996 |
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Bio: Been around the block a few times. Roles have ranged from volunteer to team lead and staff. Currently in my second tour as Lead Engineer/Architect. Welcome to Glenn 2.0
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Nicola Foggi
Sr. Network Engineer
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
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| NOC Role: |
Physical Team Lead |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2006 |
| First Interop: |
2006 |
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Bio: In 2006, I joined this crazy group of volunteer network folks who put together this temporary network for a few days as a Team Member. Sometime later, someone decided maybe I should have some responsibility and made me one of the Physical Team Leads, so now I get to figure out how to get this all wired up, and keep the forklifts from taking out the fiber.
In my spare time, I'm a Senior Network Engineer for DePaul University, where I attempt to keep the ether running smoothly over the net.
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Jeff Godfrey
Sr. Systems Architect
VMware
Palo Alto, CA
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| NOC Role: |
VMware infrastructure support |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2009 |
| First Interop: |
1998 |
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Bio: Member of the VMware GETO team (Global Engineering Technical Operations) architecting and supporting VMware solutions for conferences, trade shows, Hands-On Labs and technical summit meetings around the globe.
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Greg Hanlan
Senior Consulting Engineer
Enterasys Networks
Minneapolis, MN
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| NOC Role: |
Network Infastructure |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2008 |
| First Interop: |
2008 |
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Bio: I make things go.
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Cristoffer Hjerdt
Project Manager / Consultant
ProxCom
Malmö, Sweden, AK
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| NOC Role: |
Viking |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2009 |
| First Interop: |
2008 |
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Bio: The past ten years I have been working within IT, Communications and Security. I have climbed the ladder from IT-support to Administrator to IT-coordinator and so on. My competence is wide within hardware, networks and software. As a partner at ProxCom my main tasks is to work with planning and logistics within larger IT/Safety projects towards the Industry. We are specialized within RFID, WLAN, LAN, IP-surveillance.
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Aron Ingebrigtsen
Sr. Professional Services Consultant
Apcon Inc.
Wilsonville, OR
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| NOC Role: |
Network Analysis and Forensics. Responsible for facilitating all patches from SPAN/Taps to analyzers |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2008 |
| First Interop: |
2008 |
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Bio: I have worked for APCON troubleshooting network issues for over two years. I have branched out into training others onsite to resolve network issues quicker. I have had the opportunity to work with multiple switch vendors and network analysis tools which has allowed me to grow my skill set. Supporting the layer 1 IntellaPatch to our layer 7 Titan server the OSI model has either become my best friend or worst enemy, the jury is still out on that.
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John Inigo
Consultant
Inigo Enterprises
Tucson, AZ
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| NOC Role: |
InteropNet Volunteer |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2009 |
| First Interop: |
2001 |
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Bio: I live in Tucson, AZ and provide service and support to Corporate and Private organizations. I work with equipment from Dell, Microsoft, and Cisco to name a few.
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Marty Krepfl
Owner
Solution Enterprises Limited
Colorado Springs, CO
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| NOC Role: |
Special Projects Team Lead - a.k.a. 'Can you fix . . .' and/or 'How do I . . .' |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2008 |
| First Interop: |
1992 |
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Bio: Owner of a small network consulting company, providing all levels of service, from PC support to network design and troubleshooting. I've been involved with the Interop Net for many years as an employee of a sponsor company. I'm honored to have been invited to participate in the NOC. I really like coming to "Geek Camp" as Val calls it!Other: Wildland Firefighter, EMT
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Eria Lopez
Engineer
UAG
Guadalajara, In
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| NOC Role: |
ITM |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2010 |
| First Interop: |
2010 |
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Bio: I am engineer in Electronics and Telecommunications by the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. Currently live in GDL Mexico, and work as an intern at Freescale Semiconductor doing some testing based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard.I am an IEEE and IEEE Communications Society member since 2009.I have the FCE (First Certificate of English) International Certification and I also know a little bit of german.I am looking forward to apply for a Master Degree in Telecommunications next summer.Love what I do, love my work, and love to engineer life!
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Mitchell Malilay
Sr Systems Engineer
Polycom
San Jose, CA
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| NOC Role: |
Polycom Sponsor of SoundPoint IP and SpectraLink WiFi phones. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2007 |
| First Interop: |
2007 |
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Bio: Sr. Systems Engineer, Northwest Voice Sales and Strategic Alliances
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John Mattes
Field Application Engineer
Net Optics
Santa Clara, CA
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| NOC Role: |
Tapping physical infrastructure for on demand access to network data for troubleshooting by NOC team |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2001 |
| First Interop: |
2001 |
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Bio: 2001-2003 worked on NOC team representing Shomiti Systems and Finisar.
2008- NOC Team representing Net Optics
2009- NOC Team representing Net Optics
Currrently working as Field Application Engineer for Net Optics which provides data access for security and monitoring tools.
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Michael McAfee
Sr Product Manager
Qwest Communications Company LLC
Irvine, CA
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| NOC Role: |
Externals (Internet) Team member |
| NOC Staff Since: |
1998 |
| First Interop: |
1997 |
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Bio: Introduced to Interop 1997 via NOC Team member Bert Lindgren. First role in show was a volunteer in the SPYNET building and tuning the SPYNET. Volunteered with the show as an ITM several times. Now Externals team volunteer supporting Internet and COLO services.
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Pink McFiber
Union Rep/Mascot
Always
Las Vegas, NV
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| NOC Role: |
Mascot for the Interop Team |
| NOC Staff Since: |
1992 |
| First Interop: |
2009 |
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Bio: I was last seen heading to Florida to retire.
I used to hang out and drink with the gang, but I keep getting kidnapped when I'm passed out. What's up with that? I have even more air miles that Jim Martin but too many of those were in D-Crates!
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John Merrill
This week?
Xirrus
Thousand Oaks, CA
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| NOC Role: |
Enabling folks to work where they want. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2006 |
| First Interop: |
1999 |
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Bio: This and that at that company and this company.
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Claude Mitchell
System / Network Administrator
East Cleveland Municipal Court / City of East Clev
East Cleveland, OH
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| NOC Role: |
Overseer of Vulcan based Logic Restaurateur (eater, not a proprietor). |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2003 |
| First Interop: |
2003 |
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Bio: 50 years young. | Associate Degree in Computer science (Cuyahoga community College) | 17 years as level 3 technician-Network admin-Test engineer,at Gould Ocean systems/Westinghouse corporation/Northrup Grumman for the Mk48 mod 4, Mk48 Adcap, and Mk50 Torpedoes. | Lead Labview test executive programmer for the FTMS (Flexible test & Measurement system)test executive. (The PRIMARY test bed system for the patriot (pac3) missile system. | 1 year - Test Engineer Apsco Corporation | 12 years - Network, systems administrator IT Manager City of East Cleveland, East Cleveland Municipal Court | 3 years - Ohio Supreme court Network technology advisory committee (Ohio court-net). | Proud member of the Interop volunteer team | Chapter director, Gwrra (Gold Wing Road Riders) Ohio chapter H2 (www.gwrra-ohh2.org) - Trikes rule!!!!
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High Mobley
President & Sys Admin
q!Bang Solutions
Henderson, NV
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| NOC Role: |
Mark & Nicola's whipping boy for show floor troubleshooting. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
1999 |
| First Interop: |
1999 |
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Bio: Worked in IT/Tech industry for about a dozen years now. Our company, q!Bang Solutions, specializes in convention center Internet service.
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Kile Parent
Sales Engineer
Avocent
Warren, MA
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| NOC Role: |
Provide out of band access via the avocent solution of dsview and associated hardware. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2008 |
| First Interop: |
2008 |
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Bio: Have worked in the IT field for over 15 years. Working both with companies I have started and other corporate positions. Currently enjoying working for Avocent as a sales engineer. Also run a web development company www.hey.net
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Mike Pennacchi
Owner
Network Protocol Specialists, LLC
Maple Valley, WA
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| NOC Role: |
Don't usually know till I get there |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2003 |
| First Interop: |
1995 |
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Bio: Packet analysis guy. Instructor at Interop since 1997. Enet Lead Engineer NYC 2007.
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Gomez Perez
Juan Gabriel
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Zapopan, In
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| NOC Role: |
Volunteer |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2010 |
| First Interop: |
2010 |
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Bio: student
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Ryan Potter
Sr. Tech. Marketing Mgr.
Citrix Systems, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
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| NOC Role: |
Access, Acceleration, and anything Citrix: NetScaler, Access Gateway (SSL-VPN), Compression, etc. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2006 |
| First Interop: |
2006 |
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Bio: Ryan has been with Citrix Systems for 5-years (via NetScaler acquisition) and is responsible for the NetScaler Product Group's technical marketing efforts. He has more than 15-years of far-reaching IT experience ranging from datacenter operations and hosted application deployments to many of the worlds most complex networks.
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Tracey Roberts
Event Operations Manager
UBM
Irvine, CA
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| NOC Role: |
InteropNET Program Manager |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2009 |
| First Interop: |
2008 |
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Bio: I love Interop!
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Brandon Ross
Director of Network Engineering
Xiocom
Atlanta, GA
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| NOC Role: |
Routing and Externals |
| NOC Staff Since: |
1997 |
| First Interop: |
1996 |
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Bio: Brandon has over 15 years of networking and routing experience working with service providers such as MindSpring, NetRail, Internap, Comcast and Xiocom.
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Mike Rydalch
Principal Technologist
Xirrus
Rexburg, ID
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| NOC Role: |
Xirrus Team Lead |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2009 |
| First Interop: |
1993 |
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Bio: I am a Principal Technologist for Xirrus traveling the globe designing and troubleshooting wireless networks. Prior to working for Xirrus I was the Network Manager at BYU Idaho for 15 years.
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Mark Sullivan
InteropNet Lacky
Ascent Technical Group
LEES SUMMIT, MO
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| NOC Role: |
Physical - Deploy, troubleshoot and maintain all aspects of physical connectivity. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2004 |
| First Interop: |
1997 |
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Bio: I've attended Interop since the late 90's and was always curious who were "those behind the glass." Beginning in 2004, as an ITM (Interop Team Member) I began participating in the bi-annual event. Interop gives me the opportunity to work with some of the finest engineers in the business and glean practical real-world experience I incorporate into my practice (consulting). It's insanely hard work, but always worth it. It's exciting to say you worked with a lot of really great talent deploying the world's largest and most complex temporary civilian networks - all done in under 5 days!
Mark has over 17 years of industry experience and is the owner of Ascent Technical Group, an IT consulting service, specializing in Corporate Network Moves, Network Engineering, Security Compliance and Technical Project Management.
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Alberto Tejeda
Network Engineer
U.A.G.
Zapopan, Jal., AK
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| NOC Role: |
Volunteer |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2001 |
| First Interop: |
2001 |
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Bio: I was born in Mexico. I'm working at the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara as a Legal main contact for the Cisco Networking Academy Program.
Since my first participation at Interop Las Vegas 2001, I have been learning new networking technology, and I apply this knowledge to teach my students in Mexico and encourage them to study this amazing area.
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Mark Townsend
Director Solutions Marketing
Enterasys Networks
ANDOVER, MA
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| NOC Role: |
Network planning and support |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2005 |
| First Interop: |
1999 |
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Bio: Member of Trusted Computing Group Trusted Network Connect working group.
Develop and market network solutions for Enterasys Networks.
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Brian Tuttle
Geek Herder
MetaGeek, LLC
Boise, ID
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| NOC Role: |
newbie, fire-hose-drinking peon |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2009 |
| First Interop: |
2007 |
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Bio: I currently manage new product development at MetaGeek, maker of the Wi-Spy spectrum analyzer. Previously, I have developed firmware, drivers, and application software at Cypress Semiconductor and In-System Design. Prior to that I worked in the Mac support group at HP while working on my B.S. in Computer Science at Boise State University.I have two wonderful children, Gavin (4) and Phoebe (1). I enjoy backpacking, fly-fishing, snowboarding and golf.
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Eric Wagar
Sr. TechOps Engineer
VMware
Palo Alto, CA
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| NOC Role: |
Maytag man and server infrastructure provider. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2008 |
| First Interop: |
2008 |
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Bio: Maytag man.
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Michael Wilde
Director, Splunk Powered Associate Program
Splunk
Austin, TX
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| NOC Role: |
Splunk Ninja - I will show you how you can use Splunk to search, alert, and report on your log data. |
| NOC Staff Since: |
2006 |
| First Interop: |
2006 |
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Bio: Michael Wilde, Director, Splunk Associate Program is a long time technology evangelist and customer advocate. Affectionately known as the "Splunk Ninja" Michael was an early employee at Splunk, building the pre-sales engineering team prior to moving in to business development to head up a new distribution channel for Splunk. Michael worked in pre-sales engineering and management roles at companies such as "Tivoli/IBM, Marimba/BMC, Bowstreet/IBM and Sigaba. Michael lives in Austin, Texas with his family, enjoys the humidity, barbeque, skateboarding the occasional cow wandering in to the back yard.
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