A couple days ago I wrote that I didn't know if I had passed the CCDE Practical exam. Others had got their letter right after Christmas, but mine was lost in the mail apparantely.
Well, the mail came today and I PASSED!!!! WHOOOO HOOOOO .... CCDE #20080002:
I thought I had failed since I looked on Cisco's certification website yesterday and it showed failed. But Scott Morris (thank you Scott) told me to ignore that since a couple others who passed also showed "failed" in the website.
Awesome!
More blogging later....back to work!!! :-)
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Michael Morris is a communications engineering manager at a $3-billion high-tech company. His background is in enterprise WANs working with telcos and developing large-scale routing designs. He has worked on networks at government and corporate organizations, including networks at two Fortune 10 companies. In his current role, he leads a team of 10 engineers responsible for large-scale IT networking projects and architectural standards for data networks, storage area networks, IP telephony, contact centers, and security. Michael is CCIE #11733 and recently became one of the first three Cisco Certified Design Experts (CCDE) ever (#20080002). He has 11 years experience in networking and communications, including four years as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army. He has a bachelor's degree in MIS from the University at Buffalo and is working on his MBA from NC State University. In 2008, he was awarded the Network Professional Association (NPA) Professional Excellence and Innovation Award for his work on network architecture, templates and enterprise MPLS design.
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Congrats!
That's a great news. We were all wondering WHO is that #2. I guess finally we know and the guessing game is over. Congrats again!
congratulations Michael!
Michael - that's awesome news! I spoke with Fred Weiller, director of marketing at Learning@Cisco about the beta and the future of the CCDE. I'm getting some facts checked at the moment and will write up a blog soon. Watch this space! -- Linda Leung, Cisco Subnet Editor
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A well deserved congratulations
I couldn't think of a more appropriate person to get 2008::2
--Colin
Congrats
Congratulations.
You're so money and you
You're so money and you don't even know it!
congrats
Awesome! You will certainly be a part of CCDE folklore!
Whehew!
Michael,
Way to go. Drinks on you at the next Networker's party. ;-0
Two questions:
1) Did 20080001 finish the test faster than you?
2) How much time did you study? (I know it's hard to study for, but I'd be interested in the net time you did study.)
Kudos, way to go, fantastico! Well deserved.
Wendell
RE: Whehew!
Hey Wendell,
You know, I am wondering that too? How did Ryan Hicks get 2008::1 and I got 2008::2? Finish faster? Higher score? Coin flip? Whatever. ;-)
As for time to study, I couldn't say. It is a lot of service provider routing studying. MPLS, routing protocols, tunnels, etc. And honestly, you do need to have the experience and think like an engineer. Be able to plan steps. Understand contingent steps. How are things interrelated. Why or why not would you do something instead of just how like in the CCIE.
More to come in future blogs.
Mike
Nice job Michael
Nice job Michael
Congratulation.!!!!
Congratulation.!!!!
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