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The Journey to Expert


Read about how networking engineers around the globe achieved CCIE. The stories here and others at What’s Your Story? describe the journey of experts from every area of networking and what they’re doing now to continue their pursuit of excellence.


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Recent Case Studies

Certification was the missing link to MasterLink


Multiple Tracks

Roman Rodichev moved to United States from Russia in 1996 at the age of 16. Until then, he had never used the Internet or even heard of Cisco Systems. He had one simple goal at that time - to find the ideal career niche that would keep him happy and financially secure. Little did he know he’d fulfill this goal by acquiring five CCIEs by the age of 26.
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Path to professional respect



Voice Track

For Cisco’s Tina Shakour, professional respect is a key advantage to having her CCIE. “I would say internally, having the logo after your name, gives you a degree of respect—almost immediately.”
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Earning a customer’s business



Routing and Switching Track

KS Ganesan’s pursuit of the CCIE certification began at the request of a potential customer. "It’s instant credibility—instant acceptance from your peers and people who don’t know you. Suddenly, you’re on a pedestal."
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Other Case Studies

Previously featured profiles offer insight and tips from those who’ve traveled the path to CCIE certification. Check out what they have to say.

Profile
Track
Story
Marcelo Lima Routing and Switching Track Overcoming the language barrier
Wagner Bernardes WAN Benefits for employers
Michael Calhoon R&S candidate Cost-effective study tips
Banlan Chen R&S candidate Relating study to work
Alexandre Faroni R&S Handling the pressure
David Ferguson, 10-yr CCIE R&S CCIE has paid off many times
Dave Goodwin, multi CCIE R&S, Voice Certification validates skill in his field
Marius Holmsen, multi CCIE R&S, Service Provider, Security Multiple CCIEs in single year
Luciano Moraes, multi CCIE R&S Making time for lab study
Scott Morris, multi CCIE R&S, Dial, SP, Security Personal satisfaction drives him
Khalid Raza, 10-yr CCIE R&S Success began with CCIE
Phil Remaker, 10-yr CCIE R&S, Dial Recertifying keeps him current