
Neil Anderson is Director of Enterprise Systems Engineering with Cisco Systems. He has more than 20 years of broad experience in communications systems, including public telephone, mobile phone, and IP networks. At Cisco, Neil's focus is on business networks in the areas of network design, wireless networking, voice-over-IP (VoIP), and video-over-IP systems. He holds a B.S. in computer science. Neil is the co-author of the Networking Simplified series, published by Cisco Press.

Jim Doherty is currently the director of strategic marketing with Symbol Technologies. Prior to joining Symbol, Jim worked at Cisco Systems, where he led marketing campaigns for IP Telephony, and routing and switching. Over the past several years, he has taught professionals in both academic and industry settings on a broad range of topics, including networking, electric circuits, statistics, and wireless communication methods. Jim is the co-author of Cisco Networking Simplified and wrote the Study Notes section of the Cisco CCNA Exam #640-607 Flash Card Practice Kit. Jim holds a BS in electrical engineering from N.C. State University and an MBA from Duke University. Jim also served in the United States Marine Corps, where he earned the rank of Sergeant, before leaving to pursue an education.