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2007
José
Heredia, Costa Rica
Pablo
Costa Rica
Tang
Singapore
Annya
Panama
Gianfranco
Lima, Peru
Aggrey
Uganda
Nathan
Nathan of Australia thanks Meadowbank TAFE for helping him with CCNA which led to a job as a Systems Engineer in the technology industry.
“Studying a CCNA at a Networking Academy was the launchpad for my IT career. I had obtained general IT knowledge through a IT helpdesk role and other studies. CCNA study enabled me with the skills and knowledge I needed to step outside of my IT helpdesk role and into the world of network engineering.”
José
José of Heredia, Costa Rica thanks Sykes Academy for helping with Networking – CCNA which led to a job as a Technical Consulting Engineer with a Service provider.
“The skills I learnt through Cisco Networking Academy impacted me a great deal. I completed 4 modules of CCNA and was immediately hired by the TAC (outsourcing) for 8 years. I moved on to work at Cisco and have been employed here for 6 years.”
Devin
Devin of North Carolina, USA thanks Wake Technical Community College, Central Carolina Community College, East Carolina University for helping with Networking (CCNA, CCNP), Security (CCNA Sec) which led to a job as a Systems Engineer in Information Technology.
”Cisco Networking Academy was where I found my love for networking. It kick-started my career and gave me a clear path to develop the skill set I leverage every day to assist customers in designing, optimizing, and evolving their networks.”
Pablo
Pablo of Costa Rica thanks Universidad de Costa Rica for help with CCNA,IT Essentials, CCNP which led to a job as a technical l leader with a Service Provider in the technology industry.
“My journey started 15 years ago, after I finish high school, as a kid knowing nothing of networking, I jumped directly into NetAcad hungry for learning technology. After some months I was able to get my first certification and never stopped, which opened opportunities to then continue with additional certifications but most important to share knowledge with hundreds of folks as a NetAcad instructor. After some time, I moved into Cisco Partners and then directly to Cisco. Over this journey, I have been able to meet amazing people and places, and this is just the beginning as every day there is a new amazing technology to learn and people to meet. I will say I was lucky of taking the Cisco wave very early in my career.”
Tang
Tang of Singapore thanks Nanyang Poly for help with Data Communications and Networking which led to a job as a Systems Engineer in Advanced Networking in the tech industry.
“I have learnt to appreciate and understand how the basic building blocks of key technologies have helped to enable the life as we know it today.”
Annya
Annya of Panama, Panama thanks Universidad de Panama for help with CCNA – Modules 1-4 which led to a job as a Customer Success Specialist – Security in Network Security.
“Being part of the Cisco Networking Academy, opened me a lot of doors in my professional career, expanding my knowledge in networking and it was a very important step towards to get CCNA and some other Cisco certifications.”
Gianfranco
Gianfranco of Lima/Peru thanks Inictel for help with CCNA, CCDA, CCSP which led to a job as a Business Development Manager Network Transformation LATAM in the Technology industry.
“During university, I didn’t have a clue on what should be my next step after completing the university. I saw a good friend signing to a CCNA course and I said: maybe that could be a good start to determine my future!! And that was the beginning of my career journey. I started loving networking and with the CCNA, I could position myself with many partners and finally I could work in the best company in the world: Cisco. Now, after 15 years at Cisco, I looked behind and see that it was a great decision to study at Cisco networking academy!”
Aggrey
Aggrey of Uganda thanks Makerere University, for help CCNA-Routing and Switching, CCNA Security, which led to a job as Lecturer, Academy Instructor in the Education sector.
“As a lecturer at Makerere University (and now Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST)), I have helped with the integration of Cisco content into the undergraduate curriculum. I have also enabled enrollment of students onto the NetAcad platform. As I attended all Cisco organized yearly safaris within the region, I interacted with experienced instructors and regularly benefited from reports by Cisco representatives. As a result, I developed a keen interest in emerging technologies. The result is that I will soon be defending my thesis (Algorithms for Detection of People Crowds Using Wireless Sensor Networks).”
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