Re: The story of CCIE#34420

Michael,

I never doubted your success, it was just matter of time. Sometimes when
you know a lot, you over think the questions and i believe that this is
what happened to you. Congratulations and you deserved it. GOOD JOB MATE.

So take few weeks off and start your second and third track, and i am sure
soon we will hear your success story again.

Eman, he was the 8th one.

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Imran Ali <immrccie_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> He is a winner . He Never lost the rythem . Got the numbers he deserve.
>
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> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:08 AM, CCIEAgent <ccieagent_at_verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Imran,****
> >
> > I mean he was so happy the small animals were frightened by his cheers of
> > joy! I met Mike here in Wilmington where we both live when he was at
> > Narbik s boot camp sponsored by the CCIE Flyer. He is a very deserving
> guy
> > and exemplifies the best of the industry!****
> >
> > As for his studying habits I am certain he was much quieter with a little
> > bambino in the house.****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > Congrats Mike!****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > *From:* Imran Ali [mailto:immrccie_at_gmail.com]
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 01, 2012 3:55 PM
> > *To:* CCIEAgent
> > *Cc:* Michael Kiefer; Cisco certification
> > *Subject:* Re: The story of CCIE#34420****
> >
> > ** **
> >
> > are you referring to " celebration noice " or he use to study that much
> > loud ? ****
> >
> >
> > ****
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 8:52 PM, CCIEAgent <ccieagent_at_verizon.net>
> wrote:**
> > **
> >
> > Mike,
> > As your neighbor here in Wilmington I can now understand all that noise I
> > heard echoing through the trees was. CONGRATULATIONS! For your
> > information
> > Narbik has had 10 students pass in 12 days now and I expect to hear more
> > from those folks as well.
> >
> > Simply AWESOME dude!****
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > Michael Kiefer
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 12:25 PM
> > To: Cisco certification
> > Subject: The story of CCIE#34420
> >
> > I passed at RTP on Monday 1/30, after Cisco won 7 previous battles. I
> > started studying for the CCIE in July of 2008 (V3 was the test until
> > 10/09).
> > I didn't really take studying seriously until enrolled in Narbik's first
> > bootcamp in Wilmington, DE (my current town). It simply wasn't possible
> for
> > me to take a bootcamp elsewhere because my wife worked (and was pregnant)
> > and my daughter was 3 at the time. Her hands were very full!
> > I am eternally grateful for my wife's patience. She is a rockstar!! I
> would
> > have divorced myself long ago!
> >
> > I started with INE's product line first using dynamips and then moving up
> > to
> > the real hardware. I was and still am a hard core Linux user. I had
> about 6
> > years of experience as sysadmin on production boxes. INE's products are
> > great, but I was growing more and more frustrated with dynamips.
> >
> > I started with a clean slate the summer of 2010 with a new INE topology
> > based lab on real hardware
> >
> > Narbik taught me to look at things in their absolute simplest form. My
> > friend and mentor Dave Roehsler (CCIE#20502) did the same thing. Grab
> some
> > markers, a white board and work it out. Narbik's topology and workbooks
> can
> > almost be done entirely on Dynamips without any trouble, FB!!!
> >
> > I began sharpening the saw over and over again with Narbik's workbooks on
> > Dynamips. Any chance I got, I used them.
> >
> > I found myself knowing the material, but failing the tests. The last
> > failure
> > was 9/9/11 by one or two troubleshooting tickets. Revenge for that
> failure
> > would be cold and merciless! No comfort to the enemy, just pain, death,
> and
> > destruction!
> >
> > The time between the two tests was nothing but speed building and
> > reviewing.
> > Brian McGahan's new ATC v4.5 was out and it was great for keeping the
> > cobwebs out of my mind. I could burn through an INE Vol II TS section in
> 40
> > minutes or less by the week before the lab. The Vol II config labs were
> > toast in 4 hours.
> >
> > I managed to complete and pass the TS section with 30 minutes left in the
> > real lab. The config part was done with more than 2 hours left.
> >
> > All of my studies were self funded. In fact, I even left a full time
> > position with a local Gold partner who wanted my CCIE#, but didn't want
> to
> > fund my studies. I landed a very lucrative long term contract that
> provided
> > the resources to make it all happen.
> >
> > I put some video clips out on my Youtube channel: mjk2374. I don't have
> > much
> > content, but there are some good clips from RTP and a rack tour from my
> > basement. The proctor, David Blair, gave me permission to shoot the video
> > inside the lab.
> >
> > It was an honor and privilege to sign the wall of pain next to David
> > Roehsler's. Narbik's entry is there as well as a few other interesting
> > things like a husband and wife duo. It looks like Howard's son put Sponge
> > Bob on the bottom, too. I saw Brian McGahan's, but unfortunately didn't
> > capture it on video.
> >
> > My best advice to CCIE candidates is pretty much what Narbik says,"You
> are
> > ready when you can do the workbooks cover to cover with absolutely no
> > questions." Don't overestimate your own ability(like I did). Make sure
> you
> > are an expert when you walk through that door at Cisco. If you take the
> > psychological aspects of the test out, they don't have a leg to stand on.
> > Invest in yourself and absolutely never give up!
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Michael Kiefer
> > CCIE# 34420 (R&S)
> >
> >
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