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Mark Moffett leads System Engineering for State, Local Government, and Education for the Eastern United States. He and his team of 130+ Systems Engineering Managers/Systems Engineers/Architects are responsible for the design/deployment of Cisco Solutions. And he is also a ironman triathlon athlete and loves to compete! Your favorite quote? If you're lucky enough to find a person with a lot of head and a lot of heart, they will never going to come off the field second. Vince Lombardi Favorite Tool and Application?   Tool: Rasberry Pi App: Spark   Favorite Book: Extreme Ownership   NEW Cisco Architecture and DevNet: Digital Network Architecture Cisco DevNet APIC-EM

Colin McNamara is the Founder and Principle Consultant at Farkley, where he helps Companies, Communities and Individuals succeed in a world be transformed by next generation technologies. In this episode Colin shares his secrets to success for the very first time with our listeners at the end of this episode!    Sponsor: www.zerotoEngineer.com - Level up and become a full stack network engineer!   Favorite Quote: The difficult we do immediately, the impossible just takes a little longer - U.S. Navy Seabees   My 2017 Experiment - What would happen if you applied the core principles of DevOps; Lean and Agile and applied them to every aspect of your life.   What would happen if you took the time do it right?  What would happen if you took that time to grow your self, your employees and your company? What would happen if you ran your own life like your business, and your business like your life?   Tech Topic of the Day: How IOT, Cognitive Compute, Robotics, Lean and Agile are are coming together with the 5G LTE refresh to change how we interact with the world around us.    Favorite Tool or Application? Trello Board   Favorite Book: Phoenix Project https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business

I am simply thrilled to introduce my former SE manager from Cisco, Rusty Heird. He has one of the lowest CCIE numbers I’ve seen at #1753 in R&S for 20 years and was great mentor to me helping me push myself to always grow. I can’t wait to dive into his past and current projects and gather his thoughts on what it takes to become a rockstar SE on his team and what he looks for when recruiting for top talent and more!   Sponsor: www.zerotoEngineer.com - Level up and become a full stack network engineer!   Your favorite quote? Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas Edison   Favorite Tool or Application? Pomodoro Technique   6 Steps to Troubleshoot a Network Dont panic Get the right resources engaged What was the last thing that changed? Get the Data that you can (Layer 1-3) Learning when to escalate Was this a process problem? How do we avoid this?   Favorite Book: Strength Finders 2.0 https://www.amazon.com/StrengthsFinder-2-0-Tom-Rath/dp/159562015X   What is a Vampire Tap? A vampire tap is a connection to a coaxial cable in which a hole is drilled through the outer shield of the cable so that a clamp can be connected to the inner conductor of the cable. A vampire tap is used to connect each device to Thicknet coaxial cable in the bus topology of an Ethernet 10BASE-T local area network.

Russ White has over 30 years of experience in network engineering; A Distinguished Architect during his time at Cisco, holds the highest certification Cisco has to offer as a CCAr and holds CCDE #1. He’s also a Publish author, worldwide speaker at many tech conferences, and has over 40+ patents. This guy is a legend folks in the field of networking.  Quote: “Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror.” C.S. Lewis Resources or Topics Mentioned:   Project Falco Microsoft OneNote Notepad++ Slack   Book Recommendation: The Art of Network Architecture   Tech Lesson of the Day: Disaggregation and the Future for Network Engineers - Vendors mentioned (Cumulus Networks, SixWind, Snap Route, Arista Networks, Dell OS 10)

Shawn Zandi is a lead infrastructure architect with LinkedIn, where he builds large scale data center, backbone and networks. Over the past two decades, Shawn has worked as network and security architect for consulting firms from Dubai to Silicon Valley. Shawn holds many publications, patents and certifications including 3x CCIE in routing and switching, Security and eSrvice provider as well as CCDE, while through the years of practice has become a vendor-neutral consultant. He currently lives in San Francisco, in Sunny California. In addition to his commitment to LinkedIn, Shawn is a technical advisor to networking startups in the Bay Area. Quote: RFC1925 - The Twelve Networking Truths Rule (11) Every old idea will be proposed again with a different name and a different presentation, regardless of whether it works.   Resources or Topics Mentioned:   School of Life Youtube Channel Linkedin's Next Generation Data Center Design : Project Altair Book: Universe from Nothing   Tech Lesson of the Day: Applying Machine Learning and Big Data to Networking

In this episode, we bring back the show! I explain why we were out of pocket for the past months and what to expect in terms of new shows moving forward. And some motivation to the start the new year off right!

Stephen has been in the IT industry for 8 years and got his start with the Cisco Networking Academy. He holds a CCIE in Routing & Switching which he obtained at the very young age of 21. Stephen has worked as an Instructor, a Pre-Sales Engineer, and is now a Consulting Systems Engineer for Cisco Systems working in the Meraki Cloud Business Unit. Resources or Topics Mentioned: Jim Carrey's Commencement Address at the 2014 MUM Graduation Book: The Best Place to Work Cisco Meraki   Tech Lesson of the Day: Cisco Meraki Overview and Voice Discussion RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

Jacob Hess is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has over 15 years experience in Information Technology. Working in both the customer and systems integrator environments he has designed and deployed many complex IT projects spanning the full stack of networking technologies. Jacob is also a United States Air Force veteran who served as a technical instructor and trained hundreds of network engineers to be job ready for the Department of Defense. He is the Co-founder & COO of Nexgent and is passionate about inspiring, creating, and empowering the next generation of IT engineers. Resources or Topics Mentioned: Cisco Router Configuration Handbook (2nd edition), Cisco Press Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook (2nd edition), Cisco Press Cisco 3D Interactive Catalogue http://m.kaon.com/c/cs Spanning-Tree Protocol Cisco References: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/tech/lan-switching/spanning-tree-protocol/index.html Tech Lesson of the Day: Spanning-Tree Protocol RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

In this episode of Rockstar SE Jacob Hess and Terry Kim discuss basic network traffic concepts. They break down topics such as collision domains and broadcast domains and how those concepts relate to network traffic and the world of network engineering.   Jacob Hess is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has over 15 years experience in Information Technology. Working in both the customer and systems integrator environments he has designed and deployed many complex IT projects spanning the full stack of networking technologies. Jacob is also a United States Air Force veteran who served as a technical instructor and trained hundreds of network engineers to be job ready for the Department of Defense. He is the Co-founder & COO of Nexgent and is passionate about inspiring, creating, and empowering the next generation of IT engineers.   Tech Lesson of the Day: Understanding Basic Network Traffic   Resources or Topics Mentioned: Download Your Quick Guide on "Understanding Basic Network Traffic" at RockstarSE.com   RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

Take a deep dive into the OSI model and learn what it’s all about! The OSI model is a foundational topic that all IT engineers need to understand. In this Tech Lesson episode Jacob and Terry guide you through all the OSI layers and how they relate to the real world of network engineering!   Jacob Hess is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has over 15 years experience in Information Technology. Working in both the customer and systems integrator environments he has designed and deployed many complex IT projects spanning the full stack of networking technologies. Jacob is also a United States Air Force veteran who served as a technical instructor and trained hundreds of network engineers to be job ready for the Department of Defense. He is the Co-founder & COO of Nexgent and is passionate about inspiring, creating, and empowering the next generation of IT engineers.   Tech Lesson of the Day: The OSI Model   Resources or Topics Mentioned: Download Your Four Page Quick Guide on "The OSI Model" at RockstarSE.com   RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

Loy has been in the IT industry over 20 years. He got his start as a programmer, but jumped into the networking side of the house early on in his career. He holds a CCIE in Routing and Switching and is currently employed at Cisco Systems as a Data Center Solutions Consultant. Loy has a true passion for Data Center technologies and has been a distinguished speaker at Cisco Live numerous times.   Resources or Topics Mentioned: Book CCIE Exam Python Programming Classes: Coursera, Udacity   Tech Lesson of the Day: How the Network Engineer role is evolving   RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

Questions Asked: I have my CCNA R/S. Should I continue my CCNP R/S or go after my CCNA Security then CCNP Security? I have had my CCNA for a year and a half now, but cannot get into an engineer role. Do you have any suggestions? I’m currently working as a computer systems administrator… any suggestions on how to transition? How does someone specialize in a particular technology? I am 17 years old and have an interest in IT. What is the best way to start?   Resources Mentioned: CompTia Cisco CCNA How to Build a PC   RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

Jacob Hess is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has over 15 years working in Information Technology. Working in both the customer and systems integrator environments he has designed and deployed many complex IT projects spanning the full stack of networking technologies. Jacob is also a United States Air Force veteran who served as a technical instructor and trained hundreds of network engineers to be job ready for the Department of Defense. He is the Co-founder & COO of Nexgent and is passionate about inspiring, creating, and empowering the next generation of IT engineers.   Tech Lesson of the Day: What is a Network   Resources or Topics Mentioned: Download Your Four Page Quick Guide on "What is a Network" at RockstarSE.com   RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

Arnel’s been in the IT industry going on 16 years and got his start right at Cisco Systems. He’s also a triple CCIE across R&S, Storage, and Datacenter. He’s also worked at VMware and now works at Uber working on their corporate infrastructure as a senior network engineer.   Tech Lesson of the Day: IPv6   RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

Terry Kim is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has worked in industry leading tech companies such as Cisco Systems, Arista Networks, and Dimension Data. Terry is also a United States Air Force veteran who served as a technical instructor and trained hundreds of network engineers to be job ready for the Department of Defense. He is the Founder & CEO of Nexgent and is passionate about inspiring, creating, and empowering the next generation of IT engineers.   What you will learn: Quick introduction about the show, why it was created, and along with my story. - Terry Kim   According to the White House there are over half a million job openings in Information Technology as of 2015 and growing. And a lot of these jobs are in IT operations and system integration roles and not just coding jobs such as network or systems support, administration, and engineering roles with specialization across a variety of different technologies. Think Networking, Data Center, Cloud, and Cyber-Security!   RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!