David Kotfila, CCNP, CCAI, is the director of the Cisco Academy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New York. Under his direction, 350 students have received their CCNA, 150 students have received their CCNP, and 8 students have obtained their CCIE. David is a consultant for Cisco working as a member of the CCNP assessment group. His team at RPI has authored the four new CCNP lab books for the Academy program. David has served on the National Advisory Council for the Academy program for four years. Previously, he was the senior training manager at PSINet, a Tier 1 global ISP. When David is not staring at his beautiful wife Kate or talking with his two wonderful children, Chris and Charis, he likes to kayak, hike in the mountains, and lift weights.
Joshua Moorhouse, CCNP, recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a BS in computer science. While there, he also worked as a teaching assistant in the Cisco Networking Academy. He currently works as a network engineer at Factset Research Systems in Norwalk, Connecticut. Josh enjoys spending time with his wife Laura, his family, and friends.
Christian M. Price Sr., CCNP, attended Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York, where he studied computer information systems. From 1997 to 2001, he worked for PSINet, one of the first Internet service providers and a major player in the commercialization of the Internet. Christian worked as a technical project manager with the Carrier and ISP Services group during his time at PSINet. He currently works with a credit union focusing on LAN/WAN design and implementation as well as implementation of a VoIP infrastructure for the organization. Christian is also an instructor in the Cisco Academy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He lives with his loving wife and children in Grafton, New York.
Ross G. Wolfson, CCIE No. 16696, recently graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a BS in computer science. He currently works as a network engineer at Factset Research Systems. Ross enjoys spending time with his friends, running, and biking.