Adrian Iliesiu

Adrian Iliesiu, CCIE No. 43909 (EI), is a network engineer with more than 20 years of professional experience in the field. He currently works as a Principal Engineer within the Cisco DevNet organization. Throughout his career, Adrian has held a wide range of roles, including team leader and network, systems, and QA engineer, across multiple industries and international organizations. In his current role at Cisco, Adrian focuses on advancing network programmability and automation, with particular emphasis on enterprise infrastructure. He is an established author, a distinguished speaker at Cisco Live!, and a recipient of the prestigious Cisco Pioneer Award. Adrian has also appeared on Cisco TechWise, Cisco Champion podcasts, and DevNet webinars. He is the host of the Simplifying Network Automation with NerGru series of livestreams. He holds a bachelor's degree in electronics and telecommunications from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and a master’s degree in telecommunication networks from Politehnica University of Bucharest.