David Penaloza Seijas

David Samuel Peñaloza Seijas works as a Principal Engineer at Verizon Enterprise Solutions in Czech Republic, providing consultancy focusing on Cisco SD-WAN, ACI, OpenStack and NFV. Previously, he worked as a Data Center Network Support Specialist in the IBM Client Innovation Center in Czech Republic. As an expert networker, David has a wide diapason of interests while his favorite topics include data centers, enterprise networks, and network design, including software-defined networking (SDN).

David has had a long-lasting working relationship with Cisco. He has been a Cisco Instructor for the Cisco Academy and has been recognized as a Cisco Champion and a Cisco Designated VIP through the years 2017 – 2021. David holds several certifications including CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Data Center, CCNP Service Provider, and ITIL foundation v3/v4, among many others. Currently, he is pursuing the CCDE certification.