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Welcome to the CCPrep
CCPrep.com was founded by Instructors and we take great pride in providing
the best instructors in the business. All of our instructors have
many years of both "real world" experience as well as many years of
technical training. Please feel free to peruse our Instructor bio's.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call us. All of CCPrep.com's Instructors are Certified Cisco® Systems
Instructors (CCSIs).
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Jeff has been a Cisco instructor
since 2000. He is a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE
#4298), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP),
Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP), and a Cisco
Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI). Jeff teaches CCNA, CCNP,
and CCIE courses and specializes in teaching CCSP and Cisco
security classes.
Jeff has 25 years of networking experience working for IBM. He
was a branch office communications specialist working with large
customers such as American Express, Citibank, Chase, Visa
International, and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. He was a network
architect with the IBM Global Network and was project manager
for IBM on the design and deployment of several large IP
networks in both Europe and the US. Jeff graduated from the
University of North Carolina and received his MBA from Columbia
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Some comments about Jeff Poole.:
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"Jeff Poole is a great instructor. I was able to
communicate to him freely and the classes where a
good investment. The Labs and lecture where
informative and provided the education I needed to
pass the CCSP."
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"The class was awesome! The instructor, Jeff Poole, was very knowledgeable.
The facility was nice and the people from CCPrep did everything to make the long 12 days comfortable.
I definitely enjoyed it. I passed every exam!"
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Steven has been a highly
regarded IT professional since 1984. His technical resume
includes component level diagnostics and design; board-level
field service; scalable, redundant network design and
implementation. He began his professional training career in
1989 by teaching authorized Novell curriculum. In 1997 he
obtained his Cisco Certified Systems Instructor designation
(#97005). In 2001 he received Cisco Certified
Internetworking Expert Certification #7317. Business
activities include field-service profit center management,
responsible for monthly P&L, cash flow, strategy & planning.
Sales calls, engagement scopes, project management, and team
leadership duties have been consistent themes throughout.
His current technical focus is
the design & implementation of routing, switching, security,
and wireless networking solutions for medium-to-very large
corporations. Steven also teaches Cisco Certified
Internetworking Expert/Professional, Security, & Wireless
courses, and designed our quarter-million dollar advanced
networking & design verification lab. Mr. Sowell has
developed various instructional materials for CCPrep.com,
including CCIE, CCNP, Security, Wireless, OSPF/BGP/Diagnostic
and EIGRP/BGP/Diagnostic custom curriculum. He has also
authored countless Project Scopes, Business/Sales Proposals,
a few configuration & troubleshooting white papers, and the
Keystone Learning Video/CD-ROM title,
Cisco Multilayer Switched
Networks.
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| Some comments about Steve:
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Wayne Downing - CCIE Written Bootcamp - Tampa, FL - July, 2005
"Steve, I had to get rolling out of town before you got back from the airport.
I just wanted to say thanks for your efforts in this class and your
patience with my redundant questions. I did pass my written. Not
bad from a guy who has not been technical in roughly 4 years,
and just started studying the tech side of things in the last
two weeks. I would have to say that I more than likely only
passed due to your instruction and bringing things together for
me. Again I appreciate your effort and mentoring!" |
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Thomas Polimine- CCNP Bootcamp - Tampa - June, 2005
Todd, "Sorry I did
not meet you during the training session, but I wanted to relay
that this was the best training experience I have been to, I
have been in IT for over 10 years and have been to many
different training schools, this was by far my favorite. Steve
our instructor, was the best instructor I had the opportunity to
learn from. Many thanks to all." |
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Bruce Skipper - CCNP Bootcamp - Tampa, FL - June, 2005
"Hey Steve! I wanted to personally thank you for your
instruction for the CCNP bootcamp….as I've mentioned to several
folks at CCPREP, your presentation is the best I've ever been
exposed to and your ability to respond to questions with an
answer without the proverbial "I'll see what I can find out"
that a lot of wannabe or up-and-coming instructors use was
unprecedented. Once again, just wanted to touch base with you
and thank you for your knowledge sharing…and your work ethic
which transcends your teaching skills. Take care Steve!" |
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Chad - CCNP Bootcamp - Tampa, FL - July, 2005
"Steve, I want to thank you again for your efforts during the
bootcamp. As a fellow instructor, I know that there is more to
your side of the job than just "talking all day". Your
preparedness showed constantly; from your overviews before a new
topic, to your examples, and your analogies that helped break
things down so they could not only be understood, but easily
remembered as well. Thanks again for a job well done." |
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James became a Novell instructor in
1992. During the time James taught Novell classes, he amassed
many Novell certifications such as a Master CNI and a Master CNE.
James then went on to become one of the first instructors in the
state of Florida to teach Microsoft Windows NT 3.1. From that,
James transitioned into Cisco training in 1999 after passing his
Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI) certification first
time. After completing three years of training with one of the
largest Cisco Training Partners, James joined CCPrep.com. In
addition to being a multi-certified instructor, James has
considerable experience working with Fortune 500 companies as a
consultant in the deployment of Cisco as well as other key
strategic technologies. The practical knowledge he has gained
through his extensive consulting experience allows Jim to offer
his students real world experience applications. James
also obtained his CCIE Certification
(CCIE
#15412) in January of 2006.
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Thomas CCNA - Anchorage, AK -
October 2003
"Normally instructors of seminar classes just want to throw out
the information to you and if you get it good, if you don't,
tough. James Risler really wants the students to understand the
material. After our week long class was over he stayed to make
sure a student knew the material. James is a good teacher and I
hope to have him again" |
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Brian CCNP - Jacksonville, FL -
February 2004
Thanks again for making my stay last week so enjoyable. I will
definitely go forward with a better knowledge and ability to
perform my job... You run a top notch Boot Camp and wish all of
you well. |
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| During the past 15 years, Lou
Rossi Jr. has
obtained many certifications including Cisco Certified Network Associate
(CCNA),
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Design Associate
(CCDA),
Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CCSI),
and in October of 1997, Lou obtained his Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert
(CCIE #3116) certification on his first attempt. Lou has conducted hundreds of Cisco
router, Catalyst Switch, and Novell Operating System classes throughout the
United States. He has taught Cisco Certified courses with the two largest Cisco
Training Partners. He has also authored McGraw Hill's Catalyst LAN Switching and
co-authored The CCIE prep.com Study Guide from Genium Publishing. He co-authored
the CCNA Study Guide from McGraw Hill from longtime partner in crime and
fellow instructor Ron Anthony. Currently teaching and consulting
with Qoncert, our sister Gold Parnter, Mr. Rossi still acts as our CEO
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Ahmed CCNA - Tampa, FL - April,
2008
"Mr. Rossi was an exceptional instructor. He helped me understand difficult concepts I had no
experience with." |
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Anthony CCNA - Tampa, FL - April, 2008
"It was clear that Lou’s intent was not to breeze through the course, but rather that we actually
understand the material." |
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James CCNA - Tampa, FL - April,
2008
"The instructor was very knowledgeable, and helpful. I feel confident in taking the exam when I get
back home!!" |
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Sean is one of the more recent additions to the CCPrep.com team, joining us in 2007 after spending 7 years with Covad Communications, a leading national broadband provider.
After joining Covad in San Jose, CA as a Technical Support Engineer, he quickly learned he had a talent for helping other team members excel in their roles. This subsequently led Sean
to an opportunity within the training department at Covad, spending the next 6 years playing a critical role in content development and delivery for high-profile, technical initiatives
throughout the organization. He delivered hundreds of classes to both internal and external audiences around world, focusing on the national deployment of VoIP services during his last couple
of years with Covad.
Sean is a Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CCSI) and currently focuses on delivery of CCNA and CCNP classes while working towards obtaining his CCIE certification.
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Rudy began his IT career with what was then the Burroughs Corporation working as a mainframe communications programmer supporting the US Navy.
His first training assignments related to instructing the customer’s operators and systems programmers on the custom operating system and attendant utilities developed for the Navy.
Assignments included an 18 month posting to Yoko Suka, Japan and 90 days in San Diego, CA where responsibilities included instructing operators and programmers. While in Japan Rudy
delivered computer classes for Central Texas College at night. When Burroughs merged with Sperry to form Unisys, Rudy conducted classes for the company to train employees in the use
of proprietary programming languages. While working as a systems programmer for a bank service bureau owned by EDS, Rudy was also responsible for user-training at the subscribing branch
offices. Rudy spent an exciting 8 years as a senior technical instructor with Novell. One of his most rewarding assignments there was delivering NetWare 4 training to Certified Novell
Instructors in Europe prior to the product’s introduction. Rudy was certified to deliver protocol analysis classes using Network General’s Sniffer. Since 1996 Rudy has work almost exclusively
delivering Cisco training. He has conducted CCNA and CCNP classes throughout the US from Anchorage to Miami, as well as in Germany. Rudy is an alumni of the University of Maryland and a
rabid Terrapins fan. He also bats right and throws right.
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Click Here for Past News
GNS3 Home Lab?
Editorial by Ken Jaffe
October 15th, 2008
Ken Jaffe takes a look at the Graphical Network System, GNS3. Discovered by our friend Ron Anthony at
the Cisco TAC, Ken sets out to see if the software can emulate a voice environment.
Introducing CCNA Security!
by Sean Murphy
October 1st, 2008
Sean Murphy, CCPrep.com's CCNA Security Course Director, reviews the latest CCNA Certification exam
from Cisco and gives some helpful tips on studying for one of Cisco's newest certifications.
A Plan to Acheive Cisco Certification
Editorial by Ken Jaffe
February 18th, 2008
Ken Jaffe gives an insightful way to plan and achieve Cisco Certification.
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