From: john matijevic (john.matijevic@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Sep 01 2005 - 14:26:01 GMT-3
Congradulations Tim,
What is your number?
Sincerely,
John
On 9/1/05, Zouta oxpf <zouta.oxpf@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Great accomplishment! Well DONE!!!!!!
> ZO.
>
> On 9/1/05, ccie2be <ccie2be@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > Yesterday, Team Tim went to battle the beast at RTP. For 8 hours the
> > battle
> > raged and even after the battle ended the outcome was uncertain. The
> beast
> > was armed with several new creative weapons which took their toll in
> time
> > and points. But, in the end, these weapons weren't enough to overcome
> the
> > long preparation and determination of Team Tim.
> >
> > Once the smoke had cleared, Team Tim stood weary but victorious.
> >
> > Team Tim includes a large number of people without whom this victory
> would
> > never have been achieved.
> >
> > First and foremost is my wife Jocie. Without her unwavering support,
> > sacrifice, encouragement and confidence in my ultimate success, this
> > accomplishment would not have been possible. Little did she realize 3
> > years
> > ago when we got married what a tortuous, frustrating journey laid ahead.
> > But, through it all, she stood fast against the many people who thought
> > she
> > was crazy (for marrying me), she was being taken advantage of, etc, etc
> > etc.
> > Jocie, you are truly magnificent and my love and admiration for you is
> > indescribable.
> >
> > In addition to Jocie, much credit has to go to my parents and in-laws.
> > Even
> > though they might not fully understand the value of a ccie and question
> > the
> > wisdom of investing so much time, effort and money in such a pursuit (
> > "for
> > the same investment, you could have become a doctor"), they continued to
> > help me and never gave up hope.
> >
> > I'd also like to extend my special appreciation to someone who often
> goes
> > underappreciated and unmentioned but who has contributed to the
> successful
> > completion of the ccie for many, many people. Of course, I'm referring
> to
> > Paul Borghese, the creator of Group Study. Because of Paul and Group
> > Study,
> > I've met loads of great people and learned things I never would have
> known
> > otherwise. Thank you, Paul. Shortly, I'm going to Paypal Paul a small
> > contribution to help him cover the cost of running Group Study. I have
> no
> > idea how much running Group Study costs but if every newly minted ccie
> who
> > subscribes to Group Study would send him a small contribution, I'm sure
> it
> > would help him and Group Study considerably.
> >
> > On the technical side, the list of people that helped me pass the lab is
> > considerable. I met Jon Carmichael in the late 90's when we were Cisco
> > instructors at GeoTrain. Jon stayed with GeoTrain for many years and
> > taught
> > every official Cisco class offered while I stayed only a short time
> before
> > going into consulting. After GeoTrain went under leaving Jon unemployed
> he
> > decided to get his ccie. It took him a long time and many attempts.
> That's
> > when I started to appreciate how difficult getting a ccie was going to
> be.
> > Unlike my self, Jon is a high tech geek who loves to explore and
> > experiment
> > with all sorts of high tech gizmo's and I can't even remember all the
> cool
> > things he's introduced me to. Thank you, Jon.
> >
> > Another person I'm deeply indebted to is Jonathan Hays. For those of you
> > who have been on GS for a few years, you may remember how much he
> > contributed to GS. We first met via GS and then we met in person. Not
> only
> > is Jonathan a great network engineer, he's a great guy and he's a
> patient
> > guy. I can't thank him enough for all the hours he's spent with me
> > explaining things I couldn't fully understand and get a handle on.
> >
> > Some of you may also recognize the name Simon Hart from his GS posts.
> His
> > detailed and clearly written posts and examples on QoS and other topics
> > unraveled many IOS mysteries. I recommend anyone having trouble with QoS
> > check the GS archives for his posts - you'll learn a great deal.
> Someday,
> > when I get to England, I hope to meet Simon in person and have a few
> > beers.
> > What a great guy!!!
> >
> > I also want to thank the GS brain trust - those networking guru's you
> all
> > know so well. First, the Brian's. Their practice lab workbook and
> Solution
> > Guide is fantastic. I strongly recommend to anyone hoping to become a
> ccie
> > to get their workbook and do the first 10 labs 2 or 3 times in a row.
> And,
> > then do the rest of them. I was amazed at how much I could forget
> between
> > doing the first lab and the 10th lab. I'll probably discuss this more in
> a
> > later post.
> >
> > Scott Morris. I have one more question for you. How is it possible for
> > your brain to retain such a vast quantity of knowledge? I can understand
> > how you can learn so much but how are you able to seemingly not forget
> any
> > of it? Thank you for all your help and patience and generosity with all
> my
> > unending questions.
> >
> > Andrew Bruce Caslow. Your book, Cisco Certification was a groundbreaker
> > when it first came out. Until I read that book, I mistakenly thought I
> > understood Frame Relay and many other topics but, not really. Thank you
> > also for all your encouragement and guidance.
> >
> > Bob Sinclair and Marvin Greenlee. You guys are great. I couldn't begin
> to
> > remember all the 3550, QoS, and security questions you guys answered for
> > me
> > when my understanding of this stuff was so cloudy. Thanks so much.
> >
> > There are many others such as Kim Jongsoo, Chris Lewis, Andy Mrozek,
> > Kenneth
> > Wygand, Mani Poopal, Anthony Sequeira who has written a few great white
> > papers on Multicast, to whom I am deeply indebted.
> >
> > So, truly, this accomplishment was a team effort and all of you deserve
> > credit for this.
> >
> > Thank you, Tim
> >
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-- John Matijevic, CCIE #13254 U.S. Installation Group Senior Network Engineer 954-969-7160 ext. 1147 (office) 305-321-6232 (cell)
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