Rus Healy
Rus Healy, CCIE No. 15025, works as a senior engineer for Annese and Associates, a Cisco partner in Upstate New York.
Rus Healy
Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624, is a 28-year veteran of the networking industry. He
currently works as an independent author of Cisco certification resources and occasional
instructor of Cisco authorized training for Skyline ATS. He has worked as a network
engineer, consultant, systems engineer, instructor, and course developer. He is author of
several best-selling Cisco certification titles. He maintains lists of current titles, links to
Wendell’s blogs, and other certification resources at www.TheCertZone.com.
Rus Healy, CCIE No. 15025, has worked on several Cisco Press projects, including the
third edition of this book as a coauthor, and the second edition as a technical reviewer. Rus
is chief technology officer of Annese & Associates, Cisco’s Education Partner of the Year
for the Northeast US and Canada. Rus serves on the Board of Directors of Habitat for
Humanity of New York State and Habitat for Humanity of Ontario County, NY.
Denise Donohue, CCIE No. 9566, is senior solutions architect for ePlus Technology, a
Cisco Gold partner. She works as a consulting engineer, designing networks for ePlus’s
customers. Prior to this role, she was a systems engineer for the data consulting arm of
SBC/AT&T. She has co-authored several Cisco Press books in the areas of route/switch and
voice. Denise has been a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge and
did network consulting for many years. Her areas of specialization include route/switch,
voice, and data center.
Naren Mehta
Wendell Odom
CCIE No. 1624, has been in the networking industry since 1981. He currently teaches QoS, MPLS, and CCNA courses for Skyline Advanced Technology Services. Wendell also has worked as a network engineer, consultant, and systems engineer, and as an instructor and course developer. He is the author of all prior editions of CCNA Exam Certification Guide
as well as Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide , Second Edition, Computer Networking First-Step , CCIE Routing and Switching Official Exam Certification Guide , Second Edition, and CCNA Video Mentor, all from Cisco Press.
Rus Healy, CCIE No. 15025, wrote Chapter 20, “IP Version 6,” and made updates, large and small, to most other chapters in updating the book for the Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching version 3.0 blueprint. He has worked on several Cisco Press projects, including the second edition of this book, as a technical reviewer. Rus is a principal SE with Annese & Associates, the largest Cisco Upstate New York Silver partner. He was instrumental in guiding Annese to Cisco Silver partnership and their three Cisco Advanced Specializations (Wireless LAN, Security, and Unified Communications). In addition to the CCIE Routing and Switching certification, Rus holds Cisco CCDP and CCVP certifications, several Cisco Qualified Specialist certifications in Unified Communications, and the Cisco Technology Solution Specialist (TSS) designation in Unified Communications. Along with his wife, Nancy, and children, Gwen and Trevor, Rus lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York. He and his family enjoy camping, boating, skiing, bicycling, and many other family activities. Rus is also an avid amateur radio contest operator, particularly using Morse Code. He was a member of the U.S. team in the 2002 World Radio Team Championship in Helsinki, Finland. Rus is also active in the Ontario County, New York chapter of Habitat for Humanity and in St Mary’s Church in Honeoye, New York.
Naren Mehta
Naren Mehta, CCIE No. 9797, has more than eight years of technical instruction experience. He is responsible for designing and delivering Cisco certification preparation courses, with a focus on the CCIE Routing and Switching and Security written and lab exams.
Wendell Odom
Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624, is the most respected author of Cisco networking books in the world. His past titles include books on the entry-level Cisco certifications (CCENT and CCNA), the more advanced CCNP, and the industry-renowned CCIE. His books are known for their technical depth and accuracy. Wendell has worked as a network engineer, consultant, instructor, course developer, and book author, and he has produced videos, software, and blogs related to Cisco certifications. His web site with links to various study tools and resources is at www.certskills.com.
Wendell Odom
Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624, has a long history of writing networking books. He is the author of all the previous books in the Cisco Press CCNA Official Cert Guide series, in addition to earlier editions of CCNP certification guides (ROUTE and QoS) and many earlier editions of the CCIE Routing and Switching Official Cert Guide. He has written textbooks and produced networking videos. He also contributes to the design and to labs with the popular CCNA 200-120 Network Simulator from Pearson. His 30+ year career includes stints at IBM and Cisco and jobs ranging from network engineering, consulting, presale engineering, and teaching. You can find Wendell’s books and blogs at www.certskills.com, and find him on Twitter (@WendellOdom).
Chad Hintz, CCIE No. 15729, is a technical solutions architect for the Cisco Commercial East Area focusing on designing enterprise solutions for customers around the Cisco data center technologies. He also holds three CCIEs: Routing and Switching, Security, and Storage. He has more than 10 years of experience in the industry and has held certifications from Novell, VMware, and Cisco. His focus is working with enterprise/commercial customers to address their challenges with comprehensive end-to-end data center architectures. Chad has been with Cisco for eight years, and working as a solution architect has provided unique experiences in building these types of solutions. Chad is a regular speaker at Cisco Live and industry conferences on data center technologies. Chad lives near Buffalo, New York, with his wife and two wonderful children and enjoys golfing in his spare time.