“Dr. Pete” has extensive experience, ranging from having had a hand in coding the Cisco CLI, teaching various Cisco and other classes, and consulting at numerous large and small companies, from the financial, medical, insurance, university, government, and utility sectors. His focus has been on enterprise campus and data center technologies including route / switch, QOS, IP Multicast, and network management. Recent projects included a VXLAN EVPN Multi-Site deployment, and POC testing for an many site SD-Transit based SD-Access deployment. Pete has worked on increasing his scripting / coding and automation skills. He has done many network and design assessments. Pete holds a PhD in Math from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information, check out some of Pete’s blogs!
Certifications
- Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) - Collaboration #1773 (active for 24 years)
WHY NETCRAFTSMEN?
Variety of work and technologies, opportunities to learn, and smart co-workers who work hard for the customer. We all love doing networking!
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE PART ABOUT YOUR JOB?
I enjoy discussing technology and best practices with staff and customers and having a positive impact on networks. And constant variety and learning.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OUTSIDE OF WORK?
I do a lot of reading, especially science fiction, and also walking / hiking. There’s also home and yard maintenance, but “like” doesn’t always exactly apply to those.
