I have been working in the IT industry since 1996 as a graduate out of university. I have worked for IBM, Cisco Systems, Dimension Data and I am currently working at IPTel Solutions in Brisbane, Australia. I have held my CCIE #6282 since 2000 and keep re-certifying in whatever my current job requires - currently it's Security. My professional career has taken me all around the world and exposed me to Enterprise and Service Provider customers. When I am not analysing Wireshark trace files, you might find me riding my mountain bike, or taking a walk, listening to my favourite podcasts. My main work centers around AAA, particularly with Cisco ISE, Free Radius and Aruba Clearpass. I have some years of experience with Cisco Prime Access Registrar, which is the Service Provider AAA platform. I like to think along vendor neutral lines because if I understand the theory, then I should theoretically be able to apply this to any vendor. But at the end of the day I spend the majority of my time working with Cisco customer environments. I am currently cross-skilling over to add Wireless LAN to my portfolio (CWNP track).