William R. Parkhurst, Ph.D., CCIE No. 2969, is the manager of the CCIE Development group at Cisco Systems. The CCIE Development group is responsible for all new CCIE written qualification and laboratory exams. Prior to joining the CCIE team, Bill was a Consulting Systems Engineer supporting the Sprint Operation. Bill first became associated with Cisco Systems while he was a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Wichita State University. In conjunction with Cisco Systems, WSU established the first CCIE Preparation Laboratory.
Bill Parkhurst is an advisory engineer at Cisco Systems and a technical advisor for Cisco certifications. Bill has taught networking to students on five continents at all levels, from beginner to advanced. Before joining Cisco, Bill taught networking at Wichita State University and now has the pleasure of working with many of his former students.