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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