Who is this Dude?

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