New Member Introductions Thread

deanwebb · January 03, 2015, 10:29:00 PM

Hello, everyone! Please post here when you first register so we can start to get to know you better!

I'm deanwebb, and this is the account I want to use when I post networking-related comments here. I own the forums, and I want to reserve the Networkhead account for proper admin-level functions, as needed.

Anyway, I live in Dallas, Texas, USA, and I work as a security specialist for a major global corporation. Fun times. I drive 50 miles to work when I work in the office, and I love my job. I really do.

vito_corleone · January 03, 2015, 10:29:44 PM

Around 10 years in IT/networking. Small stuff to Global 50 enterprise. Route/switch, security and DC networking focused. I've spent the last four years in the VAR world, currently on the pre-sales side, and I don't see myself going back to the customer side anytime soon.

deanwebb · January 03, 2015, 10:44:37 PM

For those that are really really new here, you might be surprised to see "new members" arriving with several hundreds or thousands of posts. That is because we're honoring post counts from another forum as accounts migrate over.

Fred · January 03, 2015, 11:18:12 PM

I'm Fred. I have a background of 10+ years doing routing, switching, and security in the financial industry, and a few years of general IT/programming before that. Now I work in manufacturing for a major shoe company. I love this stuff, and I love to explain it to others who are willing to listen, so that's why I find myself on internet forums regularly.

Putney · January 04, 2015, 12:28:00 AM

I'm Pete. I work in a NOC for an SP and learning new things everyday.

RTFM · January 04, 2015, 01:32:21 AM

End user. May be get the CCNA certification done and hopefully find a job.

Ironman · January 04, 2015, 08:52:30 AM

Hi Everyone. My name is Korey and I have about 8 years of experience. I currently work as a Network Engineer for a Technology/Gaming company in Rhode Island. Traveled the world both as military and a contractor doing what I love.

jinxer · January 04, 2015, 09:54:55 AM

In IT since '99, started out with unix/linux focus on Solaris sysadmining for large enterprises. Networking and security fully for last 10 or so years. Cisco, Check Point and Blue coat.. Nowdays almost exclusivly Cisco.

Live and work in Sweden close to Denmark.

wintermute000 · January 04, 2015, 02:57:44 PM

Level 3 engineer for a large MSP in route/switch/VOIP team. Previous to this was senior designer for a small mom and pop size telco. Started out on PABX lol and have a ton of CUCM / SBC and ASA / checkpoint / netscreen xp so I'm a bit of an all rounder but what gets me excited is the interesting route switch topics (mpls, dci topologies, large campus or dc design, virtualised topologies, complex bgp... if it's not bgp it ain't really routing lol). Getting heavily into python of late.

Bit_Jockey · January 04, 2015, 03:24:46 PM

Howdy everyone,

Changed careers about 7 months ago and landed a position working in a NOC. Currently studying and hoping to wrap up my CCNP next weekend.

deanwebb · January 04, 2015, 05:28:10 PM

Welcome aboard, everyone! It's really cool to see the place light up.

NetworkGroover · January 04, 2015, 09:50:36 PM

Hey all. I used to frequent networking-forum.com under a different handle, and I'm happy to see so many familiar faces. Between the US Navy and my time as a civilian, I have about 15 years of experience in varying technical roles, networking and otherwise, and I currently work for a vendor focused on the data center market. Happy New Year everyone and I hope you had a great Christmas.

Atrum · January 04, 2015, 11:57:25 PM

Hey everyone, I was known as G1lgam3sh a long, long time ago on a forum far, far away.

I've been some iteration of the title 'Network Engineer' at an ISP and a Hospital.

These days I work at F5 Networks dealing primarily with load balancers, dns services, and a bit of security. Most of my day is spent deciding to never do business with Fortune 50 company X or Y again after seeing their network design and accompanying support staff. I also spending a copious amount of time capturing packets and analyzing or reviewing the captures with clients

Non-work things I have a (hot) wife, 2 little girls (3rd child on the way), play video games, watch anime, play guitar and piano, ski (snow or water), attend a weekly chess club, powerlift, read just about any book, and listen to as much music as I can.

Needless to say sleep is rather minimal.

killabee · January 05, 2015, 12:15:21 AM

Hey all, I'm killabee. I've been in IT for about nine years, five of which as a network engineer. I've had my fair share of administering Windows, Linux, and VMware, and had a short stint at an ISP NOC. Now I focus on enterprise networking (i.e. routing, switching, wireless, load balaners, firewalls, and data center technology).

I can't get enough of this stuff. I'm either reading tech forums, watching/reading NANOG videos/PDFs, watching/reading CiscoLive videos/PDFs, reading blogs, reading a book on my next cert, or listening to tech podcasts.

NetworkGroover · January 05, 2015, 12:22:29 AM

Hey killa - glad to see you made it over the fence.