“Pat is an experienced senior network engineer skilled in several platforms. He has always been a great professional resource with ongoing network security processes that were required, and an experienced podcaster related to this field as well. We've worked together and completed several engineering projects, and Pat has always had an awareness for the bigger picture of the future architecture of a complex environment. Highly recommended!”
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Experienced and enthusiastic senior network engineer with an in-depth understanding of…
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What are some tips for demonstrating self-starting qualities in Network Engineering?
I think a blog is a great way to get your expertise on "paper" and if people gravitate towards it, great. Also, within the professional org, documentation (wikis, knowledge bases, etc) is a great way to share knowledge internally with teammates and other depts. Often I find that orgs have concrete silos even within their teams and support and/or knowledge of a certain technology suffers because only one person knows that technology and happens to be on vacation. Spreading the knowledge just helps throughout the org
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What are some tips for demonstrating self-starting qualities in Network Engineering?
You never learn if you don't leave your comfort zone. I'd say start small on the project stuff. Do some smaller projects that don't require a lot of buy-in from other teams, try automating something, and then expand on that. Documentation is another project that never ends, see if there's a better way to organize that...once you have a few smaller projects done, then you have some "cred" to go take a shot at the bigger projects. If you're going to shoot for a big project, make sure the business reason is legit because if the ROI isn't there, it'll get pushed til "next year" or maybe even a flat out no.
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What are some tips for demonstrating self-starting qualities in Network Engineering?
Invest in yourself. If your company sends you to a bootcamp or training or whatever - great but don't expect that. The biggest advocate for you is going to be yourself. Set aside a budget for training/personal development and learn what you can. There is no standing still in this industry, you're either moving forward or you're falling behind.
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Learning how to organize my CML topologies and make them pretty ❤️
Learning how to organize my CML topologies and make them pretty ❤️
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58% of employees quit their jobs because of their manager Here's the best list to show you what these leaders do wrong 👇 1. They avoid conflict 2.…
58% of employees quit their jobs because of their manager Here's the best list to show you what these leaders do wrong 👇 1. They avoid conflict 2.…
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OK. It's official. I'm coming back to YouTube. However, things are going to change. BIG TIME!!! I'm no longer just the Big Bald Azure Guy…
OK. It's official. I'm coming back to YouTube. However, things are going to change. BIG TIME!!! I'm no longer just the Big Bald Azure Guy…
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Education
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Northampton Community College
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in the field of Networking/Security; CISCO Networking Academy, attended and completed four semesters and received a certificate of completion.
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Completed Maintenance Technology courses, specializing in installation, maintenance, and trouble shooting.
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Licenses & Certifications
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Cisco CCNA Security
210-260
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