Richard Burts (profile)
I have worked with Cisco equipment for 28 years. I've designed and supported small to large networks, as well as taught many Cisco courses. (I'm CCSI #94069 and originally certified in 1994). My background is primarily Route and Switch and my interests include security and VPN technology. Originally,
I started reading and posting to network forums as one mechanism to help me ramp up for my CCIE certification (#4615 which I earned in 1999) and which is now lapsed. Now I use the forums to help keep me sharp in various technical areas as well as to help others.
I like contributing, and I find I can answer a bunch of the questions quickly. For the 'harder' questions, I personally get a great deal of satisfaction from digging into topics that I haven't refreshed on for awhile. I am proud to be one of the founding members of the Hall of Fame.
Expertise: CCIE 4615 Rout/Switch CCSI 94069.