Rus Healy

Rus Healy, CCIE No. 15025, works as a senior engineer for Annese and Associates, a Cisco partner in Upstate New York.

Rus Healy

Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624, is a 28-year veteran of the networking industry. He

currently works as an independent author of Cisco certification resources and occasional

instructor of Cisco authorized training for Skyline ATS. He has worked as a network

engineer, consultant, systems engineer, instructor, and course developer. He is author of

several best-selling Cisco certification titles. He maintains lists of current titles, links to

Wendell’s blogs, and other certification resources at www.TheCertZone.com.

Rus Healy, CCIE No. 15025, has worked on several Cisco Press projects, including the

third edition of this book as a coauthor, and the second edition as a technical reviewer. Rus

is chief technology officer of Annese & Associates, Cisco’s Education Partner of the Year

for the Northeast US and Canada. Rus serves on the Board of Directors of Habitat for

Humanity of New York State and Habitat for Humanity of Ontario County, NY.

Denise Donohue, CCIE No. 9566, is senior solutions architect for ePlus Technology, a

Cisco Gold partner. She works as a consulting engineer, designing networks for ePlus’s

customers. Prior to this role, she was a systems engineer for the data consulting arm of

SBC/AT&T. She has co-authored several Cisco Press books in the areas of route/switch and

voice. Denise has been a Cisco instructor and course director for Global Knowledge and

did network consulting for many years. Her areas of specialization include route/switch,

voice, and data center.

Naren Mehta

Wendell Odom

CCIE No. 1624, has been in the networking industry since 1981. He currently teaches QoS, MPLS, and CCNA courses for Skyline Advanced Technology Services. Wendell also has worked as a network engineer, consultant, and systems engineer, and as an instructor and course developer. He is the author of all prior editions of CCNA Exam Certification Guide

as well as Cisco QOS Exam Certification Guide , Second Edition, Computer Networking First-Step , CCIE Routing and Switching Official Exam Certification Guide , Second Edition, and CCNA Video Mentor, all from Cisco Press.

Rus Healy, CCIE No. 15025, wrote Chapter 20, “IP Version 6,” and made updates, large and small, to most other chapters in updating the book for the Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching version 3.0 blueprint. He has worked on several Cisco Press projects, including the second edition of this book, as a technical reviewer. Rus is a principal SE with Annese & Associates, the largest Cisco Upstate New York Silver partner. He was instrumental in guiding Annese to Cisco Silver partnership and their three Cisco Advanced Specializations (Wireless LAN, Security, and Unified Communications). In addition to the CCIE Routing and Switching certification, Rus holds Cisco CCDP and CCVP certifications, several Cisco Qualified Specialist certifications in Unified Communications, and the Cisco Technology Solution Specialist (TSS) designation in Unified Communications. Along with his wife, Nancy, and children, Gwen and Trevor, Rus lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York. He and his family enjoy camping, boating, skiing, bicycling, and many other family activities. Rus is also an avid amateur radio contest operator, particularly using Morse Code. He was a member of the U.S. team in the 2002 World Radio Team Championship in Helsinki, Finland. Rus is also active in the Ontario County, New York chapter of Habitat for Humanity and in St Mary’s Church in Honeoye, New York.

Naren Mehta

Naren Mehta, CCIE No. 9797, has more than eight years of technical instruction experience. He is responsible for designing and delivering Cisco certification preparation courses, with a focus on the CCIE Routing and Switching and Security written and lab exams.

Wendell Odom

Wendell Odom, CCIE Enterprise No. 1624, was the first Cisco Press author for Cisco certification guides. He wrote all prior editions of this book, along with books on topics ranging from introductory networking to CCENT, CCNA R&S, CCNA DC, CCNP ROUTE, CCNP QoS, and CCIE R&S. In his four decades as a networker, he has worked as a network engineer, consultant, systems engineer, instructor, and course developer. He now spends his time focused on updating the CCNA books, his blog (www.certskills.com), building his new CCNA YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@NetworkUpskill), and teaching online (www.certskills.com/courses). You can find him at www.LinkedIn.com/in/WendellOdom, Twitter (@WendellOdom), and at his blog, which provides a variety of free CCNA learning resources.