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 New York 2009 NOC Member Profiles:
Neal Allen
TAC Level 3 Escalation Engineer
Fluke Networks
Seattle, WA
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
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.
Karandeep Bains
Sr. Support Engineer
Splunk
San Francisco, CA
NOC Role:
Syslog monkey. Splunker.
NOC Staff Since:
2009
First Interop:
2009
Bio: Deeeeeeeeep
Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
Director
TheTechStop.net
Honolulu, HI
NOC Role:
I am in charge of making sure that the lights in the rack blink in sequence.
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.
Valerie Bojarski
InteropNet Program Manager
UBM TechWeb
San Francisco, CA
NOC Role:
Working with Volunteers and Network Sponsors is my life. I dig these geeks!
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!
Gillian Canty-Ross
Owner
SubSpace Communications, LLC
Atlanta, GA
NOC Role:
Team lead and rocket shooter.
NOC Staff Since:
2008
First Interop:
2007
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.
Kathleen Chee
University Librarian
Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HI
NOC Role:
NOC Mom. Volunteer herder. Carries bag of holding: aspirin,bandaids,kleenix,mystery goodies...
NOC Staff Since:
2004
First Interop:
1999
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.
Brian Chee
Senior Contributing Editor
InfoWorld Magazine
Honolulu, HI
NOC Role:
Historian and scrounge:Documenting the team and finding toys/tools/and fun for the team.
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.
Jeff Enters
Sr Applications Engineer
3Com Corporation
Chicago, IL
NOC Role:
Engineer for 3Com Equipment
NOC Staff Since:
2005
First Interop:
2005
Bio: Joined the interop team in 2005 when 3Com provided voice for the show.
Glenn Evans
Principal
Acrux Consulting
London, In
NOC Role:
Technical/Design oversight of the InteropNet. aka Lead Engineer/Architect.
NOC Staff Since:
1997
First Interop:
1996
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
Nicola Foggi
Sr. Network Engineer
DePaul University
Chicago, IL
NOC Role:
Physical Team Lead
NOC Staff Since:
2006
First Interop:
2006
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.
Cristoffer Hjerdt
Project Manager / Consultant
ProxCom
Malmö, Sweden, AK
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.
Marty Krepfl
Owner
Solution Enterprises Limited
Colorado Springs, CO
NOC Role:
Special Projects Team Lead - a.k.a. 'Can you fix . . .' and/or 'How do I . . .'
NOC Staff Since:
2008
First Interop:
1992
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
Michael McAfee
Sr Product Manager
Qwest Communications Company LLC
Irvine, CA
NOC Role:
Externals (Internet) Team member
NOC Staff Since:
1998
First Interop:
1997
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.
Pink McFiber
Union Rep/Mascot
Always
Las Vegas, NV
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!
John Merrill
This week?
Xirrus
Thousand Oaks, CA
NOC Role:
Enabling folks to work where they want.
NOC Staff Since:
2006
First Interop:
1999
Bio: This and that at that company and this company.
Claude Mitchell
System / Network Administrator
East Cleveland Municipal Court / City of East Clev
East Cleveland, OH
NOC Role:
Overseer of Vulcan based Logic Restaurateur (eater, not a proprietor).
NOC Staff Since:
2003
First Interop:
2003
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!!!!
High Mobley
President & Sys Admin
q!Bang Solutions
Henderson, NV
NOC Role:
Mark & Nicola's whipping boy for show floor troubleshooting.
Bio: I am an Operations Manager with United Business Media LLC, in San Francisco, California, with 13 years experience in IT conference, event planning and management. Prior to joining the Web 2.0 Expo and Web 2.0 Summit events team, I've worked on the Interop event, COMDEX, the Game Developer’s Conference, Seybold Seminars and several specific client events; Bluetooth Developers Forum; Intel Developers Forum for Intel Corporation, JavaOne and Sun Networks conferences for Sun Microsytems, Inc. and both eBay Live! as well as the worldwide eBay Leader’s meeting for eBay Inc. When not working, I enjoy travelling, cooking and spending time with my husband and 3 children. I enjoy a good practical joke!
Brandon Ross
Director of Network Engineering
Xiocom
Atlanta, GA
NOC Role:
Routing and Externals
NOC Staff Since:
1997
First Interop:
1996
Bio: Brandon has over 15 years of networking and routing experience working with service providers such as MindSpring, NetRail, Internap, Comcast and Xiocom.
Mike Rydalch
Principal Technologist
Xirrus
Rexburg, ID
NOC Role:
Xirrus Team Lead
NOC Staff Since:
2009
First Interop:
1993
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.
Christopher Stradtman
Network Engineer
GreenPoint Communications
Athens, GA
NOC Role:
Over the last 15 years have done everything from cabling to being a show lead.
NOC Staff Since:
1994
First Interop:
1994
Bio: Got started with the Internet around 1989 and have been working with networking and technology every since.
Mark Sullivan
InteropNet Lacky
Ascent Technical Group
LEES SUMMIT, MO
NOC Role:
Physical - Deploy, troubleshoot and maintain all aspects of physical connectivity.
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.
Michael Wilde
Director, Splunk Powered Associate Program
Splunk
Austin, TX
NOC Role:
Splunk Ninja - I will show you how you can use Splunk to search, alert, and report on your log data.
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.
