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CCIE Routing and Switching
Certification Guide
Fourth Edition
Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624
Rus Healy, CCIE No. 15025
Denise Donohue, CCIE No. 9566
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CCIE Routing and Switching Certification Guide, Fourth Edition
Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624
Rus Healy, CCIE No. 15025
Denise Donohue, CCIE No. 9566
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CCIE routing and switching exam certification guide / Wendell Odom, Rus Healy, Denise Donohue. -- 4th ed.
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About the Authors
Wendell Odom
, CCIE No. 1624, is a 28-year veteran of the networking industry. He
currently works as an independent author of Cisco certification resources and occasional
instructor of Cisco authorized training for Skyline ATS. He has worked as a network
engineer, consultant, systems engineer, instructor, and course developer. He is author of
several best-selling Cisco certification titles. He maintains lists of current titles, links to
Wendell’s blogs, and other certification resources at www.TheCertZone.com.
Rus Healy
, CCIE No. 15025, has worked on several Cisco Press projects, including the
third edition of this book as a coauthor, and the second edition as a technical reviewer. Rus
is chief technology officer of Annese & Associates, Cisco’s Education Partner of the Year
for the Northeast US and Canada. Rus serves on the Board of Directors of Habitat for
Humanity of New York State and Habitat for Humanity of Ontario County, NY.
Denise Donohue
, CCIE No. 9566, is senior solutions architect for ePlus Technology, a
Cisco Gold partner. She works as a consulting engineer, designing networks for ePlus’s
customers. Prior to this role, she was a systems engineer for the data consulting arm of
SBC/AT&T. She has co-authored several Cisco Press books in the areas of route/switch and
voice. Denise has been a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge and
did network consulting for many years. Her areas of specialization include route/switch,
voice, and data center.
About the Technical Reviewers
Maurilio Gorito
, CCIE No. 3807 (Routing and Switching, WAN Switching, and Security),
has more than 20 years of experience in networking, including Cisco networks and IBM/
SNA environments, which includes the planning, designing, implementation, and
troubleshooting of large IP networks running RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, QoS, and
SNA worldwide, including in Brazil and the United States. Maurilio has worked for Cisco
since 2000 with the CCIE Team. As program manager, he is responsible for managing the
CCIE Routing and Switching track certification exams, and he has more than seven years
of experience proctoring CCIE lab exams. He holds degrees in mathematics and pedagogy.
Narbik Kocharians
, CCIE No. 12410 (Routing and Switching, Security, SP), is a Triple
CCIE with more than 32 years of experience in the IT industry. He has designed,
implemented, and supported numerous enterprise networks. Narbik is the president of
Micronics Training Inc. (www.Micronicstraining.com), where he teaches CCIE R&S and
SP boot camps.
