Who is this Dude?

By JimmyRay on Fri, 08/29/08 - 3:04pm.

Who is the Jimmy Ray Purser goober and why is he blogging? That is what Network World asked Cisco, but I slipped this one past 'um! My name is Jimmy Ray Purser and I am a field engineer. When I am not translating the CCIE training series into to Klingon, I sit behind the console, work until 3am, get woke up in the middle of the night, paid speeding tickets like a teenager eats Tic Tacs and have been burnt by many vendor promises to networking nirvana. I could not love a job more then I do this one!!!!

In this blog I will focus on the things I wish I would have known 10 minutes before I needed them. I believe the secret to networking is passing on what you have learned and designing networks like you would be the next administrator of that network. I will share tips, tricks and products I have tested in a unbiased manner. I work for Cisco, but I will focus on all products and not just Cisco only.

I certainly hope you will also share your tips with me also. I love networking almost as much as fried chicken! and always look forward to learning new stuff.

**Shameless Plug Time**

Please also check out Cisco's TechWiseTV! I co-host this with the venerable Robb Boyd. http://www.cisco.com/go/interact I look forward to blogging with y'all!

Respectfully

Jimmy Ray Purser

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About Networking Geek to Geek

Jimmy Ray Purser is the technical co-host for Cisco's TechWise and BizWise TV. Jimmy Ray also conducts advanced training for engineers across North America and Europe and regularly speaks at industry conferences such as VON, CeBIT, N+I, and Networkers. As a field engineer, Jimmy Ray experiences networking first hand behind the console or in the rack. He is an active member in the IEEE and the Ethernet Alliance and has designed, installed and tested numerous networks for Fortune 500 companies, the United States military and other institutions worldwide. He holds 3 U.S. patents for Ethernet security algorithms with two others pending and one defensive publication, as well as numerous other vendor certifications in networking and security.

Purser holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Southern Illinois University is currently pursuing a master of science degree in electrical engineering.