From: Howard C. Berkowitz (hcb@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon May 06 2002 - 20:41:40 GMT-3
At 7:15 PM -0400 5/6/02, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote:
>Congratulations, Guy. Couldn't happen better for someone who gives
>as much as he gets.
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>At 3:35 PM -0400 5/6/02, Lupi, Guy wrote:
>>Well, here it is, I have been waiting to send this email for a long time. I
>>got my number in RTP this past Friday, CCIE # 9275. It has been a long road
>>for me, I started in telecommunications when I was in the Navy, this was
>>about 8.5 years ago. I got a little exposure to networking gear then but it
>>mostly involved communications systems. After the Navy I worked for Lucent
>>for about 6 months where I got more exposure to networking equipment with
>>different vendors, I found routing so interesting I decided that I was going
>>to go find a job where I could get exposure. In February 2000 I got a job
>>at a small ISP in NYC working the helpdesk, and every free second I got I
>>was on the routers poking around. I was hooked, and from that moment on I
>>have read every book I could get my hands on. I was promoted to junior
>>engineer (upgrading IOS, turning up simple customer routers etc.) and then
>>to full engineer within 6 months, and I started to learn BGP, OSPF, and
>>other protocols in depth. After getting my CCNP, I met a couple of CCIE's
>>that were working on a project, and they so impressed me with their
>>knowledge and comfort level with the equipment that I decided that I was
>>going to be one. I started studying in August of 2001, 9 months non stop,
>>every weekend practicing on my newly purchased routers, and every day
>>reading on the commute to work. When I sat the lab, I found it to be
>>extremely challenging, I could not believe that I was finding it this hard
>>after almost 3 years of non stop studying Cisco equipment. I am glad I
>>waited that 9 months before scheduling the exam, because if I had gone any
>>earlier I would not have passed. It truly did require you to know how the
>>protocols interoperate and function, if I hadn't then I definitely would
>>have failed the routing section.
>>I would like to say thank you to Paul for creating this list, it was
>>fundamental in building the kind of skills and knowledge I needed to pass.
>>To John Neiberger for helping me with my first dive into the old IGRP/OSPF
>>redistribution, Manny Gonzalez, Mas Kato, Dan Dorton, Howard Berkowitz and
>>Priscilla Oppenheimer for their long and detailed explanations that expose
>>the real world operation of a protocol, not just the "here is what you need
>>to pass the lab" version. Brian McGahan who explained extended access list
>>filtering, and Dave Madland. There are so many others that have helped me
>>to get to this point. If there is anything I learned from this experience,
>>it is that you never stop learning, and that the CCIE's value is in the
>>understanding that you gain while studying to pass the lab. I have so much
>>more I want to learn, and I look forward to having an opportunity to do that
>>with the exceptional people on this list. Good luck to everyone, I hope you
>>get the satisfaction of achieving your goals.
>>
>>Guy H. Lupi
>>NOC Engineer
>>Eureka GGN
>>39 Broadway, 19th Floor
>>NY, NY 10006
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