Welcome! Please introduce yourself. (March 2019 - February 2020)

[MeredithW]

UPDATE: We've archived this post and created a new board for introductions here.

Welcome to the Cisco Meraki Community. We’re glad you could join us!

This community was formed as a place for our customers and partners to interact with us and with one other. Why don’t we get started with some introductions?

Please reply to this thread (just click the “Reply” button below) to tell us…

• A bit about yourself & your work
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
• A fun fact about yourself

Lastly, be sure to add kudos to your colleagues’ posts to show your appreciation. We look forward to getting to know you!

P.s. As part of general community housekeeping efforts, we have started this new thread for introductions. However, you can still view the original thread at any time here.

[PhilipDAth]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a small Cisco partner called "IFM" located in Auckland New Zealand.  This year we are celebrating out 20th year as a Cisco Partner!

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I work across all Cisco Meraki product families.  I switched primarily to Cisco Meraki from Cisco Enterprise maybe 3 years ago.

• A fun fact about yourself

I have a pool table in my lounge.

[Gamal]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I am a Senior Network and Security Engineer, I am working in Crystal Networks which is one of the most valuable Cisco partners in EMEA.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I work across all Cisco Meraki product families.  Specially Meraki MX & Z. 

• A fun fact about yourself

[BrechtSchamp]

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@Gamal wrote:

• A bit about yourself & your work

I am a Senior Network and Security Engineer, I am working in Crystal Networks which is one of the most valuable Cisco partners in EMEA.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I work across all Cisco Meraki product families.  Specially Meraki MX & Z. 

• A fun fact about yourself

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You're no fun! 😉

[HmoobWorld]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • I am a CCNP Routing and Switching. Current I am searching for Network Engineer job.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • I do not experience with Cisco Meraki, but I do have experience with Cisco WLC 8300 seriese and 2802i, 3502i, 3702i Access Point.
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I love catfish because they are so delicious!
    

[brad1]

My Name is Brad and I am the Sys Admin for a small manufacturing company in Coon Rapids that makes parts for John Deere, Polaris, Cat, and others. Our plant is the size of two Football fields side by side with 100+ users and wireless for label printers, scanguns, and mobile devices throughout. I do alot of hunting and fishing with my 13 yr old son to forget about IT for a short time.

[Anonymous]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a Cisco partner based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded way back in 1998, just one year after I was born!

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Meraki was one of my first experiences in networking and has helped my education tremendously. I currently work with the MX, MS and the MR families.

• A fun fact about yourself

I love shrimp.

[Innocent_NT]

I work for  World Vision located in Burundi.

we are going to switch to meraki devices so i am excited to join this community.
i like technology and would understand more about cisco devices.

[Innocent_NT]

I work for  World Vision located in Burundi.

we are going to switch to meraki devices so i am excited to join this community.
i like technology and would understand more about cisco devices.

[jdsilva]

I don't think I ever did this on the original thread...

• A bit about yourself & your work

I've been doing Enterprise networking for 15 years now. Currently I design and develop products for our Business side of the house based on the Meraki platform. I'm not naming my employer as I post here as me, and only me 🙂 

If you really want to know who I work for find me on LinkedIn.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

2 years now working almost exclusively with Meraki. In my current role we use everything except the SM lineup. 

• A fun fact about yourself

I dislike talking about myself 😛

[BrechtSchamp]

All right, here goes. I don't think I have done this the past either.

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work as a Solutions Architect Network Integration at Dimension Data, a Cisco partner. So basically I'm a presales engineer for Cisco networking (not only Meraki). That means my job doesn't really involve hands-on with the hardware. That's why I'm here, I do it as a hobby and to learn about Meraki. Like for @jdsilva that also means that my posts here reflect my personal experience and don't say anything about the company I work for. In the rest of my free time I like to tinker with electronics, work on my motorbike, watch movies, game and go out for drinks.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I have been working with Meraki for a little more than 2 years now and I live it.

• A fun fact about yourself

I once called a switch vendor's support as kid because I had a problem with the network at home. It turned out to be both ends of a cable being connected to that switch... The shame! Never knew then I'd end up working in networking.

[Travis_Ferris]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • Support Engineer for our branch network, mainly work as liaison between support teams and network engineers taking escalations from support side and documenting what network engineers put into production.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • Minimal.  We only have 1 location using Meraki, while rest use Cisco controller-based AP's.
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I actually love wireless design.

[Travis_Ferris]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • Support Engineer for our branch network, mainly work as liaison between support teams and network engineers taking escalations from support side and documenting what network engineers put into production.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • Minimal.  We only have 1 location using Meraki, while rest use Cisco controller-based AP's.
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I actually love wireless design.

[Mr_IT_Guy]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • I've been in networking for going on 7 years now. Currently I help design and maintain the network infrastructure for my company, as well as take on special projects to help improve our business.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • I've been using Cisco Meraki for roughly four years all together. I introduced Meraki to my former company and another tech helped bring in Meraki in my current employer
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I'm the proud owner of @Maui_Meraki_Dog 

[MeredithW]

omg Maui has his own profile😭😍

[VSH123]

Hi All,

I introduced myself in another thread Tuesday, I just received an email to introduce myself here:

My name is Vince.

I have 32 years networking experience and 44 years computer experience. And, in my mind, this January will have 36 years of Macintosh experience.  My first computer was an Apple II Plus - upgraded to 48k RAM! 

I’ve used Meraki products since they were called Meraki (no pre-fix) and have trained and supported several clients on the products. 

My first MDM product was Meraki Systems Manager.

We are pleased to work with Cisco Meraki as part of the Apple Consultant’s Network.

[MerakiDave]

Hello Meraki Community!  I'm MerakiDave (no, not the guy in this video, but yes, my name is Dave).  

I'm a Pre-Sales Meraki Systems Engineer based in the US on the east coast.  I was a Cisco SE for 10 years prior to joining the Meraki team as a Consulting Systems Engineer a few years ago.  Before my 14 years at Cisco I was a customer like many of you, working as a Network Architect for 10 years. 

In my spare time (what little there is), outside of family time which comes first, I enjoy motorcycling, martial arts, and scuba diving.

Funny fact: I attended my first ever Meraki team meeting via Webex from a hospital bed.  #noexcuses! 

Full story: It was Halloween day 2015, I was apparently bitten on the hand by a spider at my son's soccer game, didn't realize it at the time.  Hours later my hand started blowing up like a baseball glove, painful too.  Ended up being stuck in the hospital for 2 nights to get IV antibiotics.  Still stuck in my hospital bed with an IV in my arm on Monday 11/2, I joined my first Meraki team meeting (not as Meraki Dave, but as Spider man).

It's awesome to see how the Meraki Community has grown and how useful it is for our customers and partners alike, and I'm excited to be a small part of it.  Nice to see this "Introduce yourself" thread kicked off again for a fresh start now that the Community has grown so large!

[RichardCarlo]

Hi, my name is Richard, I work for NTT Data and I am an Information Technology professional with over 30 years of extensive Health Care experience in the areas of Project Management, Computer Operations Management, hardware, software, networking, and telecommunications.

We have about 20 Meraki devices in a couple physician practices.  I am impressed by how easy it is to administer the Meraki devices.  Our long term plan is to roll out Meraki to a couple hundred physician practices over the coming months.

I spend my spare time wrenching on my street race car and you can often find me on the 1/4 mile track in Jupiter, Florida.  My car is a 2001 Chevy Camaro SS that runs in the low 13s.

https://youtu.be/NRk0sMYqyxE

https://youtu.be/UzoBoYbF9uU

[TRIS_USA]

I'm a System Admin, Network Admin (what ever they're calling it nowadays) at a manufacturing plant in North Alabama and have been using Cisco for many years and Meraki for about the last 5-6 years. I really enjoyed the CNMO class last year and look forward to the new classes.

When I'm not dealing with the network and databases, I get lost in my vintage stereo equipment and vinyl.

[ChrisTorres]

• A bit about yourself & your work

Hello, I'm a Sales Engineer for CenturyLink in Mid-markets. I've been an SE for almost a year now, prior to that I was a NOC engineer in Local Network for about 6 years where I dealt with Layer 1/fiber optics over SONET and DWDM. It took me 3 years to finally become an SE and I absolutely love it.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I have attended CMNA training and have a Meraki stack to play with at home. Our main offering for Meraki at CTL is something called Managed Enterpise with Cisco Meraki. It is a fully managed Meraki solution although we do also sell the gear without management in a CPEaaS model. Since Day 1 of being introduced to Meraki I have been extremely impressed with the product and consider myself a Meraki Champion!

• A fun fact about yourself

There is a ping pong table in the office mail room that I play on during lunch sometimes with co-workers and for whatever reason I just got totally hooked on it. So yeah, got totally in to table tennis this past year...

[Opeyemi]

I am a systems analyst and i work for an IT firm, i have managed several network design and implementation project for Big, small and medium organisations in Nigeria, i am versed in Enterprise network setup.

I ve got some lovely experience with Cisco, and im new to Meraki, i am fascinated by the prospect of Meraki and its simplicity and i would love to learn more, i am open to opportunities to learn more about meraki and also get certified

I love playing computer games

[Nick]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work at an MSP in the UK that primarily specialises in the creative field. We work across many businesses so see a wide range of different setup and requirements. My background is varied, Sys Admin through to networking. With the move to consultancy my interest in networking grew and continues too. I'm in charge of the products we use and the relationships with the vendors.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

After looking through the market and having used Systems Manager for a long time we selected Meraki as our preferred networking vendor. We use all lines of the product and I strive to know everything there is to know. Meraki and my philosophy are in perfect harmony. I've sat the CMNA and want to build on the relationship with Meraki

• A fun fact about yourself

My precision and push for perfection is feared in the team. For the big installs I bring out the 100% Cloud Meraki socks.... 

[LouisR]

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, and Good Evening...

Finally found myself wondering around the boards and coming here. I work in both pre-sales engineering and post sales support. Been working with Meraki products for about 5 years now and find myself being the one that everyone goes to to help fix hiccups. Hope I can be a helpful member to the community and hope everyone has a great day. 

[MeredithW]

Glad you wandered over:)

[nbk]

A bit about yourself & your work

My name is Brian Kaaya Nsubuga and I have been working at CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda for well over 12 years now. I have literally built the IT infrastructure that exists from scratch. It is a neuro surgical hospital a rarity in the country by far.... even very remotely placed to be nearer to the communities that would otherwise miss out on the life saving interventions wew offer. We are very big and data and research so we can better offer the much needed care so the Health Information Department has had to keep up with the ever evolving IT world and we have tried to keep pace...well sort of.

Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Well I have been using my new shinny MX65 for 3 weeks now!

A fun fact about yourself

I LOVE  IT  taking on challenges UNTIL there is any version of programming involved; always struggled there as I have ZERO(0) background in that.

[Kadimac]

• A bit about yourself & your work

Hi Folks. Ben Greisler here and I have been a computer consultant for about 20 years at this point. I specialize in Apple technologies and have been involved in the Apple ecosystem as much as I can. I consult, train, write and lecture. 

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I started as a Meraki Partner before the Cisco acquisition. It is one of the few products that I sell and every client I have placed the product in has loved it. Great performance and reliability.

• A fun fact about yourself

I'm probably the only person who got a standing ovation after teaching a class about DNS. Then again the participants may have been just happy it was over 🙂

[MaterDeiPanda]

• A bit about yourself & your work: I am currently an IT Director at a large education campus in South San Diego.  We have a growing Meraki network on a 50-acre campus. 
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki: CMNO + CMNA, and over 5+ years of Meraki usage.  Over 90+ access points and 2 dozen Meraki switches.  Lots of troubleshooting with Meraki support in San Francisco.  
• A fun fact about yourself: versed in Brazilian JiuJitsu & Cisco Meraki "JiuJitsu".  HA!

[VALLEJO]

A bit about yourself:

I have been in the I.T. Field for 22 years, employed in several positions, in various industries and Various size Corporations. 

Your experience with Cisco Meraki:

I've been working on Cisco Meraki for over 4 years now. The company I am with is housed with all Meraki Appliances Globally.

A fun fact about yourself:

I'm Big Sexy and My License Plate says so! 🙂

[SoberSec]

Hi

A bit about yourself & your work

I work for Alestra, one of the bigest partners of Cisco in Mexico. As a pre-sales engineer I introduce Meraki to clients and start conversation about the benefits of cluod administration.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Meraki is one of our top products solutions when it comes to WLAN networks, also we are promoting SDWAN with MX family.

• A fun fact about yourself

I'm the administrator of the lab network in Alestra Mexico where we use teh promotion equipment from CMNA course, its fun to have the visibility and control over a network that it is used for everyting but labs.  🙂

[JlondonMN]

A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a Private PK-12 School with about 1400 Students and 800 Faculty and Staff.  Cisco has been at Blake for longer than my tenure of 10 years.  I am excited to be a part of our migration to Meraki Access Points to replace our current Cisco Wireless infrastructure. 

Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Last year, we migrated to Meraki Edge devices from Cisco ASAs and really appreciated the change in usability, transparency as well as the reporting features. With  moving to our APs also being Meraki, the level of detail in our user base network traffic will be a wonderful tool. 

A fun fact about yourself

I am a Google reviewer with over 3 Million photo views. 

[alarcondante]

Experienced Senior Network Security Analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the oil & energy industry. Skilled in Network Design and Security, Layer 2, Cisco Systems Products, Ethernet, and Ethical Hacking. Strong information technology professional.

[michaelmorris]

Hello,

Michael Morris - CMNO -  I am a Sales Engineering Manager at CenturyLink. I have been using Meraki since the google days and started out using the WAP's in hotels. I am a advocate of the Meraki platform and enjoy introducing the solutions to customers and peers. I have been in the industry for 25 years, mostly in the role of CTO for ISP's in the Northwestern United States. I enjoy playing guitar and mandolin.

[AaronH]

• A bit about yourself & your work - I am a Sales Engineer at CenturyLink. I have been involved in telecom and networking for about 20 years.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki - I assist in the sales of Managed Meraki solutions for CenturyLink customer and earned the CMNA. I have a small Meraki stack at home and am really enjoying learning how to really use it.
• A fun fact about yourself -  I enjoy spending time with my family and our dogs as well!

[Engineer47]

A bit about yourself & your work

Working for panic ridden manager and company that has info security drive IT and business goals. 

Thinking about starting a consulting LLC focusing on realistic security management based on risk and proper governance aka measured and composed approach to networking security.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Love it.  awesome security and ease of use.

• A fun fact about yourself

Not an engineer.  Just a tourist in the networking world.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[nuo]

About : Been involved with computers and electronics for 35 or so years.

Fun Fact : I am a Rick and Morty fan and hanging out for season 4!

[kennedy1]

My name is kennedy,I work at Comstor Africa though seconded in cisco Xsell Programme.

I have done many POV with meraki MX and closing leads 

Fun about myself aint really worried about my competitor vendors

[TDreixler]

• A bit about yourself & your work

          My name is Tom Driexler and i am a system automation and release release engineer at the MacArthur                        Foundation.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

         I have hands on experience supporting all platforms of Meraki and am currently working on replacing all                       cameras on my system with meraki cameras. the only thing i am having trouble with is setting up a video wall               in kiosk mode that never signs out. 

• A fun fact about yourself

          My Favorite color is purple

[Juanpablo86]

¡De nada! Por favor presente.

Un poco sobre ti y tu trabajo

Trabajo para Tigo Costa Rica, como ingeniero en la parte WIFI

 Tu experiencia con Cisco Meraki  Trabajamos con varias empresas dando servicio administrado

Un hecho divertido sobre ti : voy a empezar un Lab con dos MX 64

[Riaz]

A bit about yourself & your work

I work for Vicom Computer Services, We are Cisco partners. As a Wifi Network engineer I Deploy meraki and cisco equipment also I introduce Meraki to clients and start conversation about the benefits of cluod administration.

Your experience with Cisco Meraki
Meraki is one of our top products solutions when it comes to WLAN networks, also we are promoting SDWAN with MX family and APs.


A fun fact about yourself
We have our demo lab network where play with the new equipment .i have CMNA and CMNO , its fun to have the visibility and control over a network that it is used for everything but labs.

[Ayman-Khalaf]

I am Ayman Khalaf ICT Associate with United Nations development programme

I have been working with UNDP for one and half year, before that I was working with UNHCR also as an ICT Associate.

[DanMirsky]

Hello all!

I'm Dan Mirsky, Director of Information Technology of Sage Dental.  I recently completed an overhaul of 61 of my dental practices with a complete Meraki solution including Guest Wifi, SD-WAN, and switching. 

Previous to Sage Dental I ran the IT group for largest Lasik provider internationally and did the same implementation there. 

I completely am sold on this solution and it has made not only my job easier but my entire IT org.

Glad to be a part of this community! 

[LukeJ]

# A bit about yourself & your work

I'm a Meraki enthusiast. Among other services, I provide managed services to small businesses, who are a great fit for the Meraki lineup of of security and networking devices.

# Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Early CMNO, managed multiple full-Meraki and hybrid environments.

# A fun fact about yourself

An early requester of the virtual MX (vMX100) to be run in AWS.

[ErnestC]

Hi everyone,

My name is Ernest and I work at Telstra as an account executive at the Enterprise division.

I've been dealing with Cisco Meraki for the last few years and it's been great. The staff is very knowledgeable and have helped to facilitate quite a number of successful demonstration. 

I'm a foodie and photography enthusiast.  You can check out my work on Instagram @ErnestC 

Have a great day!

[Fiveland]

Here you go...

• A bit about yourself & your work - Lance Fiveland - Sr. Director Strategic Alliance - Presently work at Global Knowledge supporting Cisco worldwide with training and enablement.
  
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki - Worked at Cisco for over 20 years and was there during the acquisition so very familiar with Meraki and its awesome products/soltuions
  
• A fun fact about yourself - Tried out for the US Olympic Volleyball team
  

[EdwinLee]

• A bit about yourself & your work - working at IT service desk
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki - our corporate is using it

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  @MeredithW wrote:
  

  Welcome to the Cisco Meraki Community. We’re glad you could join us!

  This community was formed as a place for our customers and partners to interact with us and with one other. Why don’t we get started with some introductions?

  Please reply to this thread (just click the “Reply” button below) to tell us…
  
  

  • A bit about yourself & your work
  • Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • A fun fact about yourself

  Lastly, be sure to add kudos to your colleagues’ posts to show your appreciation. We look forward to getting to know you!

  P.s. As part of general community housekeeping efforts, we are started this new thread for introductions. However, you can still view the original thread at any time here.

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[TheUnF]

• A bit about yourself & your work

        I'm a Senior Security engineer focus on Solutions sales support with a great 27+ years experience

        with IT/Networking/Security knowledge areas plus a bit of development on top.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

        I own a Z1 since since 2013 and hope it stays alive till it's licensed support ends: 2026 😉

        Had been a SE on a reseller even before Cisco bought them and and really like the remote

        management idea from the start.

• A fun fact about yourself

        Go figure, http://theunf.net !

[AJ_Rosbago]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work as a Solutions Engineer at System Integrator company located in Manila, Philippines. Basically, I'am a Post Sales Engineer whose focusing on different brand/types of technology specializes in Wireless & Collaboration.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

1 year now working almost exclusively with Cisco Meraki.

• A fun fact about yourself

Riding motorcycle is my passion.

[sithira]

Hi all, my name is Sithira and I have been working with Meraki from 2013. We design and Meraki entire stack and I am a CMNO, Cisco Meraki  blackbelt l, and black belt ll. Hoping to complete CMNA soon.

I love technology and implementing new projects.

[ricoaniceto]

• A bit about yourself & your work

      I've been in networking for 11 years now. Currently I'm the Network Engineer and I help maintain the network Infrastructure for my company .

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

We've been using Meraki for almost 2 years and it's amazing! the dashboard, layer 7 firewall, QoS, and many more. just last week we've purchased another 68pcs meraki MR52. We love Meraki!

• A fun fact about yourself

i love playing on my console. i love everything about Networking and Security.

[DeanDunlop]

Hello Group

I am a Cisco Eng with 25+ years of experience. I live outside the Emerald City (Seattle Washington).  I have used Meraki before they were acquired by Cisco. I appreciate how Cisco has left Meraki alone and let them grow with their cloud technology. I ride a Harley Davidson Road Glide as much as I can and I'm getting my pilots license.

[MerakiDave]

@DeanDunlop  I ride a Dyna Low Rider - also when I can, which isn't much lately, CAN'T WAIT for winter to be over this year in the US northeast.

[MikayelM]

Hi there

I am Mikayel. working for World Vision Armenia as an ICT officer /Network administrator.

Have 5 MX 64 Meraki devices and have Cisco Meraki Operator certificate.

[Robbie]

I work for a Cisco partner in Twickenham, UK called Unifi Communications

We have been a Cisco reseller since 2003 and have grown our business mainly around Cisco Collaboration 

We have dabbled in Meraki when requested by a customer but are now keen to grow our Meraki business

Interesting fact - I worked in Trump Tower, New York for 6 months and occasionally spotted Donald's hair

[Jose_Goncalves]

Hello, my name is José and i am very excited to be a part of this community.

I just started using and knowing Meraki, and i really like the product and the dynamic.

Glad to be a part of this.

[CoreyinReno]

I work for the City of Reno in Nevada in the USA as an IT Security Analyst. I am currently in the process of replacing our network infrastructure with Meraki switches and AP's.  We currently have over 100 Meraki access points.  We love the product line and will continue to replace our legacy gear as we get funding.

A fun fact about me... I am a licensed master falconer, meaning I hunt with birds of prey.

[Syed]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I works as a Network/Security engineer for Ventech Solutions located in Columbus, Ohio. We have complete Meraki workshop all on our office branches and DC.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I switched to Meraki from Cisco classic almost 3 years ago, recently implemented Meraki in our Chennai, India branch office.

• A fun fact about yourself

I’m a big fan of Real Madrid, but now mixed up with Juventus 

[mweber560]

• A bit about yourself & your workI am a Senior Network Consultant with a CCNP in Router switch. I have been in this field for almost 20 years working in both very large corporate networks and some smaller to mid-size networks.
• Your experience with Cisco MerakiOver the past 3 years I have deployed several Meraki solutions at clients sites. Some sites were a small footprint others were a full rip and replace with Meraki.
• A fun fact about yourselfMy first BS degree was as a Park Ranger and I worked in Colorado or 2 years at the National Sports Center for the Disable in Winter Park.

[MarkBrown]

A bit about yourself & your work

My Name Is Mark Brown.

I work for Coca-Cola of Northern NE

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki,  Currently I monitor and maintain the Cisco routers and switches. We have a added a few MX device to our sites and I am interested in moving further in to the Meraki line.
• A fun fact about yourselfI enjoy the 5 k mud runs.

[ShawnWillard]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • I am the systems administrator for a Lutheran Church and School, in Davenport, IA.  I have been working in IT for the last 25 years.  
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • I've been using Cisco Meraki for roughly four years all together. We started with a security appliance and have grown into a meraki exclusive environment for our network and security cameras.
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I am a World War II buff.

[Arleen]

Hello All,
My name is Arleen A. and I am a Senior Network Administrator for the City of Los Angeles. We are doing a major replacement on our network infrastructure by installing Meraki (MX84, MS120, MX450) to all 106 Fire Stations. All
personnel in our group was successfully completed the CMNO training.

[Lashley]

ello All,
My name is Ian and I am a IT Consultant working between London and Stockholm .Looking to further my knowledge and skill with the CMNO training ..

[ccasasCSCO12616]

Hello,

My Name is Constancio Casas and I want to implement Cisco Meraki and Umbrella everywhere in order  to keep our networks not only safe with Talos' resources but also because of their super manageable aspect. I am an MIS Technician with the OCPD in New Jersey. My hobbies include blacksmithing, rebuilding engines and building electronic gadgets using "Adruino" amp boards. My fun fact about myself is that I will obtain my CCNP "Routing and Switching" certification by the end of this year.

Cisco products are remarkable.

[Macroscopic]

Hi there!

My name is David Milazzo and I'm a technology consultant focused on Apple-centric solutions. My company specializes in mobile deployments which means Meraki products play a huge roll in our approach.

When not designing networks or deploying fleets of iOS devices, I love distance running and hunting for the perfect sushi roll....

[JacobSamuel]

Hi Meredith... and fellow Community Members! Wanted to be part of this community as we are launching our Meraki Sales outreach in the Dallas Metro plex. I head the Sales & Biz Dev for Servsys Corp. At Servsys, our mission is to provide businesses with the necessary resources and technology to ensure security, stability and reliability. We make IT work for your business rather than make you work for IT! We have the Meraki solution deployed at our corp offices. Our team is excited about the momentum that this solution has in the market place and started learning about it and in the process of getting well versed. Fun Fact: I get asked what my "real" name is a lot cuz i dont look the part Lol. my name is Jacob Samuel (2 christian first names), i was born in India, initial schooling in Bahrain and since 18 yrs of age in the US so a medley of countries n culture n experiences! I love people since they are the most important & the most fascinating asset in any equation so a community is a great ave to connect

[MRMunemo]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a a big Telecommunications Cisco partner called "Digicel" located in Bermuda.  

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I work across all Cisco Meraki product families on a managed platform for our clients.

• A fun fact about yourself

1. I’ve been on a roller coaster.

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[MohamedIbrahim]

• A bit about yourself & your work

My Name is Mohamed. I am a Network Engineer.  I work for a  Cisco partner called "CONNECT Professional Services" located in "Egypt".

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

This is my first time to work on Cisco Meraki product and I am willing to know more about Meraki.

[Avendano]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  I'm the systems admin at a British school in Spain for the last 25 years
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  We started using the MDM a few years ago when we deployed iPads to students and staff. We then installed Meraki security, switches and APs when we expanded into a new building.
• A fun fact about yourself
  I love travelling by train

[Dudleydogg]

Thank you for the Welcome Letter, I earned my CNMA last year, and have been evaluating some Meraki Gear.  I am old school CLI so learning the new ways of the future.  I Work for Company Insight Enterprises who does Technical Contracts for Support with some very large companies. I  also earned my Microsoft Cloud Badge last year.  Once I started setting up this Meraki Gear I liked it more and more.  I have already setup demos for 2 other customers who are interested in the MX Devices.  My next goal is to learn more about the Camera features.

[JLord5]

It appears that I need to create a post if I would like to be a member of the Meraki Community. Out of all of the communities that I have access to, Meraki/Cisco is the last company I would expect would require each of us to go around the room, introduce ourselves, say where we are from and what is our favorite Power Ranger....

• A bit about yourself & your work. 
  • Work in the midwest for a Pharmaceutical company where I manage the IT infrastructure.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • Been using Meraki for the last two years and Cisco equipment for many years before that.
• A fun fact about yourself
  • Favorite Power Ranger is the Blue Power Ranger from season 1-2.

[FWakefield]

• A bit about yourself & your work:  I've been in the IT industry for over 20 years and I currently work for a Cisco partner in our Managed Services Group.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki: I've been working with Meraki equipment for the last 4 years.  I love the ability to manage different clients from the dashboard.
• A fun fact about yourself:  I am a sports fanatic, especially Football (American).

[Marty]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  
  

  Hi,
    I've been involved in networking since '95, starting off back when dial-up was the main way of connecting to the Internet, and have been working for a national service provider since 2005 in a Network/Security Admin roll designing/maintaining our clients networks.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  
  I've been working with Meraki for almost 2 years now, and have been CMNO/CMNA certified for about a year since attending an on-site class in the US.
  
• A fun fact about yourself
  
  I used to run Internet Cafes on cruise ships and am also a SCUBA instructor in my off-time.
  

[davyscriviner]

I'm David, an IT Director with a small health care group of non-profits. I teach CCNA Security part time. I have 2 CCNA certifications.

[Network-dad]

Hello Everyone!

I'm fairly new in the Meraki world I guess 1+ year... but i figured better late than never.

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • I'm an I.T. Support Specialist (Jack of all trades) but I love Networking and Meraki makes my life so much easier! I work in the hospitality industry and have 18 different locations with Meraki gear (Mainly Wireless but building more Full Stacks!)
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • As said above we have 18 or so locations with Meraki equipment ranging from Z3-MX10, MS120-MS225-48FP, and MR30H-MR72... A wide range of products including 2 MV cameras.
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I enter the I.T. Field with no degree, no certs & no formal prior work experience....Since entering the field my skills and responsibilities have grown 10x. Now I also run a YouTube channel (IT Career Skills) where I try and help people enter the IT field!

[nd8274]

I work as LAN Administrator in my company and basically provide IT Support.

Now, I'm now learning cyber security tips to understand what is baseline protection for the network and infra, so I can protect those well.

I'm new to Meraki, my company start implement Meraki wireless last year and I'm working on Meraki switch POE or without POE this year. I love it and I will strongly recommend my company to replace all small size office with Meraki switch.

I love playing with my kids and mobile games.

[SitaramP]

Hello Everyone,

• A bit about yourself & your work:This is Sitaram and I have been working as a network engineer for past 5 years. I love routing and switching more but trying to enhance my knowledge base in network security and data center environments these days.
• Your experience with Cisco MerakiI am working for one of the client project based in United States and we have migrated our multiple branch offices from traditional network setup to Meraki setup and we are in process for few more. I would describe Meraki as neat, simple and everything at one place setup.
• A fun fact about yourselfI started my career in ISP domain of networking and was in it till last year but since moving into enterprise networking I have gathered lot of appreciations which I couldn't earlier.

[sweawh]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a Cisco Partner in Sweden as a networking engineer, have been doing networking for quite some time, +20 years. 

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I've been working with Cisco products, but just little experience to Meraki. But hope to learn a lot more.

• A fun fact about yourself

I saw my first Cisco router back in 1989, and it was a AGS model with really noisy fans.

[rangermann]

Hoi zämme (Quick colloquial Hello in Swiss German)

• A bit about yourself & your work

After working in the b2b sales organisation with Apple for 8 years I have recently onboarded a new job at Switzerland's biggest ecommerce platform to be pushing the solution selling approach within our b2b department. I am a huge Technology-as-a-Service ambassador. Outside of work I am happily married, love to cycle and to hike and just enjoy spending time with family and friends

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Have been in touch with the Meraki portfolio for a couple of years as a lot of customer have been using the solution for a while. Due to my time with Apple the Cisco Meraki Systems Manager plattform is most familiar to me and I have been testing and deploying lots of DEP-enabled devices.

• A fun fact about yourself

Lived across the pond and my heart remains in the Pacific Northwest region.

[fbsoldati]

My name is Fabiano. I'm half Italian half Brazilian. I'm working in this field since London 2012 Olympics. Use both Cisco classic and Meraki equipment. At the moment doing wireless project for the newest buildings in London.

I have almost 2 years experience with Cisco Meraki APs.

The fun fact is that I like to play ping-pong with my wife on my dinning table, also ride our motorbikes across Europe.

[Skyline86]

HI, my name is Daniele and I'm from Italy. 

A bit about yourself & your work:

I got my CCNA license some month ago and I'm actually working as an apprentice junior network engineer at Lutech in Milan. 

Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I've just heard about the Meraki system at work and I'm looking forward to learn something about it

A fun fact about yourself:

Me and my favourite cat used to study the CCNA together xD

[fbsoldati]

Hi Daniele, welcome on board.

[Skyline86]

Thank you mate ^^

[Keystone]

Hi,

My name is Jose and I work for the only nation-wide manufacturer of stone veneer which also delivers and installs the product.

We have 23+ sites using MR, MS and MX appliances since 2014.  We love the ease of use and security.  No issues whatsoever. Support is fantastic.

My location is at Centennial, Colorado. Being that close to the Rockies allows me to get up to 50 days of skiing in a season!

Happy to be part of the Community!

Jose

[Ashley_Horsup]

Hi everyone!

I'm a freshly minted (if a bit late to the party) CMNO and thought I would say hello!

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a MSP with a client that has recently branched out into setting up and managing a multi-tenanted office environment and decided to go for the top shelf equipment - Meraki

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I have only a little experience - just setup up am multi-tenanted office space through out a building and recently passed the last ever UK CMNO course!

• A fun fact about yourself

I like to don a pair of skates and join up with other like minded people for a rolling party, with sound systems, that skate pre-determined routes around the streets of London.

[Martin_Garvey]

Hi All,

My name is Martin Garvey, I am an External Account Manager within Comstor - Cisco Distributor. I have been in the Comstor Business (Westcon Group) for roughly 10 years. Having had multiple roles across UK and EMEA.

I work primarily with new partners to Cisco and Cisco Meraki - working on Enablement / Relationship Building / Strategy and Sales Process.

I cover all Cisco and Cisco Meraki Architectures.

Fun Fact: I have no fun facts. 🙂

[RB___]

Hello everyone, glad to be a part of this awesome community!

• A bit about yourself & your work

I am currently a 22 year old associate systems engineer at my company. I have been in my role for around 2 years all together, including internships. My focus is on R&S but as time/myself moves forward I will be getting into the security avenue of networking.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Currently I have around 8 months of Meraki experience, which included me achieving my CMNO and CMNA. I have done a handful of deployments, one including a full stack for a multi-office 500+ client customer, and a deployment of over 250+ MX devices.

• A fun fact about yourself

I am a photographer for the provinces biggest modified car scene team (I am way to interested in the modified car scene)

[Pao]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I just graduated from college last year and was pretty lucky to be hired in Trends and Technologies here in the Philippines. I now work as a Network Engineer and provide support to our customers

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Since I just started, I currently have not much of experience yet and that's why I decided to join here. 😄

• A fun fact about yourself

I don't like talking about myself 🙂

[jcantrell]

A bit about yourself & your work:  I have been a Cisco partner for many years.  I was a Meraki partner before Cisco purchased them.  I have been an IT consultant since 1992.

Your experience with Cisco Meraki:  I have been with Meraki since long before Cisco purchased.  I prefer Meraki over other vendors when the dollars align for the end user. 

A fun fact about yourself:  I don't really have any fun facts.  I like to freshwater fish - my son says I have mastered the art of catching nothing - not sure what he means by that... We have 3 dogs - an 11 year old Rottweiler named Trixie, a 4 year old fawn and white Boston Terrier named Rusty and a 1 year old Yellow Lab named Nitro.  I've been married for 40 years.  I have 3 car projects stalled in various states of disaster/restoration.  I once drove a Honda CRZ in a Porsche club road rally because my older Boxster got totaled by a rear-end collision from a girl texting - my wife and I walked away.

[RenjithNair]

Hi

Glad to join the Meraki community 🙂

• A bit about yourself & your work. This is Renjith in Dubai. I've been working as a PreSales Consultant with CISCO Gold Partner here in UAE, for more than 6 years.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki. Have worked on networking and security appliances of Cisco Meraki. Not much with the other solutions, yet.

• A fun fact about yourself. Love Sport and Football, in particular 🙂

[ANTONIOS_BALLAS]

Hello To everyone, glad to join the Community.

• A bit about yourself & your work

I am a Senior Field and Network Engineer, CCNP, CCDP & recently CMNO Certified, working in Telecommunications Sector. I work for ORANGE BUSINESS SERVICES ( Member of France Telecom Group ) in GREECE !! 

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Not so much since SDN/SD-WAN and MERAKI are still in Baby Age for GREECE and BALKANS. Nevertheless we have a few customers utilizing MERAKI and we are expecting more to come in the near future, with exponential growth indeed.

• A fun fact about yourself   Happy Go Lucky !!

[ASheppard970]

A bit about yourself & your work: Been around the networking community since the early 80s (I helped my college out with AppleTalk back in the day!); went through MCSE training back in the mid-90s, which solidified my love of the craft.  Nowadays, I work in the Oil & Gas industry as a combo PC tech/Network Admin.  The PC tech stuff I can do in my sleep but it's the networking that I love...and I get to do enough of it to keep me sane!

Your experience with Cisco Meraki: My company has recently begun the transition from straight Cisco switches to Merakis.  I attended several webinars last year during the intro promotions, and was fortunate enough to receive an MX SA, an MS-8 and an MR33 AP.  I have them setup and running, and they have been invaluable as learning tools.  I also attained the CMNO certification last year and just started the process of upgrading to the CMSS.

A fun fact about yourself: I play the Chapman Stick Bass

[EJVL_GT]

Hi, My name is Emilio Velasquez, im from Guatemala Central America.

A bit about yourself & your work

               Im a system and network engenering, im working on Telefonica, we operates our client wifi solutions

Your experience with Cisco Meraki 

              We manage about 100 Organization with 4 networks each on average, we have MX, switches and MR APs on many of our clients solutions

A fun fact about yourself

               Im a bass player on a Rock Band!!!!!

[MatthewPS]

Hello,

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • I'm a Senior Systems Engineer working for Interlaced.io  We provide Mac and iOS Enterprise project and technical support.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • Less than 1 year
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I'm a really big comic fan and I'm patiently awaiting Comin-Con International San Diego!

[SteveInNP]

My name is Steve, I am a systems engineer working for an international medical supply firm located in Long Island, NY. I recently replaced our existing heterogeneous firewall and switch infrastructure with an all Meraki solution. Six switches and the MX100 firewall. Also created a VPN into China. Awesomely straight forward conversion. I cant help but show this pix of the before and after of the switch and rack rewire which was part of this project.

I have been working with Meraki for about a year and like the name says, I work with a passionate commitment!

My first job in the computer industry was spray painting computer for Applied Digital Data Systems in Hauppauge NY in 1979! 😉

Peace

Steve

[ASheppard970]

Right with you, Steve!  I did a rework of my main wiring closet several years ago and it was a bloody nightmarish rat's nest, as shown above.  Not nearly as bad as yours but it, too, turned out OK.  I'm sure most of us have horror stories from the trenches but your's looks ah-maze-ing!  Great job!

[Quality-IT]

Hello.

My name Is Leon Janse van Rensburg and I am the Technical Manager at Quality IT.

We are a managed services company and do everything IT related for our clients.

Quality It was started in 2001 and has grown steadily since then.

We now support clients both nationally and globally.

Meraki is, in our opinion, the only way to go if you need to manage sites remotely!

We have experimented with several other products and have found that none compare to the Meraki offerings.

When you charge your clients a fixed monthly fee for all they can eat services, the last thing you want is them ringing you daily with network issues!

Meraki's reliability coupled with it's amazing uptime and cloud manageability allows us to literally set and forget the devices.

Changes to the clients network settings are a breeze and happen almost in real time.

Did I mention how much we love Meraki? 🙂

We currently manage a collection of Meraki devices including: MX-64W, MX-84, MX-100 in Azure, MR's, MV's and MS's.

Fun fact: Took a holiday a little while ago to Uluru and 2 hours into the stay at the hotel, I announced to the wife that I was bored? No tech to play with...Needless to say the wife was not pleased...I know I need to get a life LOL.

Note: Uluru was truly awesome I just needed to learn to let go.

[EHolvoet]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • Hi,I've just started working with cisco meraki. I'm working for a building company. Currently I'm also taking an evening course for network engineer.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • As told above I've just started with cisco meraki, but as seen so far my little niece could do everything so i should be able to get the hang of it.
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I like to sport but I'm also that lazy guy in the sofa who thinks if he should go to the frigde or just stay laying down.

[willm]

Hello All, 

I am Will and I work work in the IT field, mainly I work on the Help Desk side of things but as many of you know we all wear many hats. I also install run wire, assist in setting up new franchise locations, install cameras, and many other things. Our company is just now switching over to Cisco Meraki and this is very helpful. Our team is setting up firewalls and about to deploy the first set of switches into our corporate location. 

Fun Fact: When I am not troubleshooting at work I am blacksmithing at home or riding my motorcycle around NE Texas.

[pcteechur]

• A bit about yourself & your work:

I am an IT Director for a small school in Texas. My first experience with computers in college was programming. With punch cards. I have seen a lot of changes in this industry (39 years) but have really enjoyed the ride. I taught Technology Applications for 14 years until the technical and artistic elements grew to be to much to handle both.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki:

I am installing Meraki switches this summer, replacing old Cisco equipment. I have already moved to 100% Meraki on our wap's. I love both the simplicity and the insight that we gain with Meraki.

• A fun fact about yourself:

I enjoy listening to music thru headphones & tube amps. My vocation is technology but my passion is music.

[ASheppard970]

I love hearing that folks' passion is music.  There seems to be a large number of people who straddle the line between the left and right hemispheres and it's great to see.  It's also nice to see folks who don't mind opening up about their passions, so Kudos, @pcteechur!

[rcarmack]

• A bit about yourself & your workI've worked in Networking for 9 years.  It's a great field to work in.  The constant changes make for an interesting field.  I started working for Insight Enterprises in Dec of 2018.  I'm a Sr. Consultant.
• Your experience with Cisco MerakiI'm currently working on a Meraki SD-WAN deployment with a large number of branch sites.  I'm looking to boost my knowledge with Meraki design and devices.
• A fun fact about yourselfMy hobby is woodworking and home improvement.  I'm currently building a wood shop as a place to practice my hobby.

[DN]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I am a recent engineering graduate , but have been working with networking for 2 years now . Just started a job at a small Cisco partner and looking forward to gain as much experience as possible .

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Will be working on my first Meraki project soon and I beleive this community will help a lot . 

• A fun fact about yourself

I love beer . 

[Kevin1]

Good Thursday Morning Meraki Community, I am the Meraki Sales Specialist for Tech Data Canada since the past 3 years and been with TD for 20 in sales. I have always been a big Cisco promoter during my Sales career so, I took to my new role of promoting the Meraki line, like a fish takes to water. I enjoy interacting with customers, issues or opportunities. We have our Meraki Master at TD who is my go to guy for Technical queries.

I am amazed and impressed by the responses to questions posted here in this community. My early apprehensions about being treated with aloofness disappeared in a hurry. I now kick myself for not communicating with you good folks earlier ! 

KUDO's TO ONE AND ALL ! and Thank you for always responding.

Sincerely.

[Bleeps77]

Hey everyone, currently work at ECS/Commsworld in the UK, previously worked in IT in the gaming sector, now work for MSP.

We are a Meraki partner so installing anything from cameras to switches, routers etc...

Fun fact abojut myself is that I produce music at home, mostly trance/dance type. Also been lucky enough to release some tracks and have songs in a game I used to work on!

[Nove_Lupo]

Hello, work for CenturyLink as a Sales Engineer.

Basic knowledge on Meraki. Have CCNP/CCDP; looking to take additional classes and obtain my certification on Meraki.

Avid wildlife photographer.

Great to be a part of the community!

[JuanPabloMx]

I have some years of experience working for companies like AT&T, Alcatel, Lucent Technologies (Avaya), and Aviat Networks.

Nowadays I work for Telmex in Mexico city. We managed about 2,000 Meraki devices mainly AP's and Switches for several customers. Probably this year we will be enrolled in a new project for Public Security that involves hundreds of Meraki Security Cameras.

When I was invited to participate in the Wifi team I doubt it because I had bad experience with WiMax poducts, but when I knew the Meraki Dashboard I love it.

[charles07]

• A bit about yourself & your work

Me working as a solutions architect in an IT infrastructure firm.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Ha implemented Cisco Meraki MX firewalls. Both Mx100 and MX250. I liked the autoVPN feature

• A fun fact about yourself
  Enjoy managing firewall from the cloud.

[Andreas_Becher]

Hi to all,

I am Andreas Becher from Germany an 37 yaers old. I work for Westcon/Comstor a big Distributer of Cisco. Specifically I am Responsible for Cisco Meraki as an Business Coach for our Stock listed Companies.

I completed my Cisco Meraki CMNA Certification in February. 

Last year I became 6 times World Champion at the ICF Dragon Boat World Championships on Lake Lanier Gainesville.

[Cleytonsc]

Welcome! Please introduce yourself.

1 - A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a medium company called "Montreal" located in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.  

2 - Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I don't have experience with produtcs Meraki only Cisco, but I would like to learning more.

3 - A fun fact about yourself

I have a dog then lovely to eat my notebooks.

[Cleytonsc]

1 - A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a medium company called "Montreal" located in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.  

2 - Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I don't have experience with produtcs Meraki only Cisco, but I would like to learning more.

3 - A fun fact about yourself

I have a dog then lovely to eat my notebooks.

[Ward]

Hi Meraki Community 

My name is Ward and I'm a system engineer at ABC-Groep, a consultancy firm in Antwerp(Belgium).

We were contacted by a new customer, notary, for managing the day to day IT infrastructure. They had recently invested in network infrastructure. Full meraki (Firewall, Access Points and switching). So we created our account, linked the customer and went for it. 

This was a great expierence so we started to implement meraki devices with our other customers aswell. 

looking forward to work more and more with meraki solutions. 

Fun fact: besides IT,networking, project management I also like Flower arranging 🙂

Best regards

Ward

[Phil_Cooke]

Hi all,

• A bit about yourself & your work

I'm currently working as a Solution Architect mainly in UC, trying to expand my knowledge into other areas 🙂

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I've completed my CMNA and worked on a couple of small business opportunities - mainly learning how to break/fix my lab setup at the moment!

• A fun fact about yourself

It's not unusual to find me cooking bacon rolls or burgers on a train at the weekend!

[AFranco]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a Value Added Distributor for Latin America and Caribbean as CISCO & VMWARE S.E.   

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I've just got my CMNA the last week and delighted with Meraki solutions.

• A fun fact about yourself

I have a dalmatian dog which name is "The Cow". 

The Cow

[VictorWise]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • My name is Victor Wise and I work as a Systems Engineer for a Cisco partner in Ohio.
  • I've been in IT/networking for over 15 years and have used everything from HP, Cisco, SonicWall but now focus on Meraki.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • I've used Meraki wireless at my old employer, but now working for a Cisco Partner I'm focusing on Meraki and love it so far. It's come so far when I used it just for wireless several years ago.
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I love to travel but especially when I can combine the travel with attending music festivals.

[PGP]

• A bit about yourself & your work

      I have worked in IT for over 20 years and currently work for the John Lewis Partnership in the UK

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

          I have working with Meraki AP's, switches and MX devices for the past 6 months

• A fun fact about yourself

          In my spare time I am part of Lowland Rescue and work with my qualified search dog 

[nuo]

Meraki makes it easy 🙂

[mdertinger]

A bit about yourself & your work:

Greetings! I am the senior Network Facilitator for a medium-sized public school system located in south-eastern Michigan, where I have worked for roughly 23 years. Like many organizations we have a very small Technology Department staff. As a result, we stay very busy. We certainly never get bored but neither do we have much time for daily system monitoring or learning complex new tools.

Your experience with Cisco Meraki:

Our first venture into wireless included about 200 Cisco AP's managed with a WLC Appliance.We found the management interface to be a bit cumbersome and not terribly intuitive. Over the past few years we have been experimenting with a few pairs of Meraki Outdoor AP's to provide connectivity to our athletic fields and digital signage. The Meraki Dashboard was very easy to navigate and monitoring the devices was so much easier than what we were use to.

Over the last several months we have been working with a local partner to upgrade our wired and wireless infrastucture. We chose Meraki AP's primarily because of the Dashboard. We are just wrapping up the installation of just over 500 AP's (MR52's and MR66's) in eleven buildings. We have gained a fair amount of knowledge during the installation, but still have much more to learn, especially in troubleshooting client connectivity issues. I hope to take the basic certification course soon. Very excited!

A fun fact about yourself:

Favorite Comedians: Robin Williams, Johnathan Winters, Steven Wright, Emo Phillips, and  of course John Cleese

"And now for something completely different."

[LHSA]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • I work for the Lutheran High School Association in St. Louis - 2 high schools
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • We have switched over to all Meraki security appliances, switches and access points.  Starting to look more at cameras
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I have 3 daughters that all live in different states

[David62301]

• A bit about yourself & your work. - I recently started working for a small local telephone cooperative who has transitioned into our areas leading fiber optic internet provider. Prior to this I spent 12 years working for a VAR selling all manner of IT solutions. 
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki - Sold Cisco Meraki for a number of years at the VAR I worked for previously. Selling a little bit now and introducing them to the product line since we are a Cisco Partner as well. 
• A fun fact about yourself - There are no fun facts about me. I'm all business. 🙂 

[kami]

Hi all,

Who am I 🙂
My name is Kam and I am working in IT support as a Technical Support Lead. I am mentoring a small local IT team as well.

Meraki Experience, I am very new to Meraki. We recently started using it. So I think that there is a long way to go for this in future. But it is really interesting to learn and I enjoying reading and doing more with Meraki products. I like to say that good work from Cisco. I also see that Meraki is the future. 🙂

Fun Fact about myself - I bought two story books before 2 months and both of these are still in the Amazon packet.

[Karla]

Hello everyone:

• A bit about yourself & your workI'm a Pre-sales Engineer, I work for a partner in Austin, Tx. I have been in networking since a graduated from College in Mexico. I worked there in different Cisco Partners and then move to the US. My main technology is Collaboration but I've learned a little bit about all the other technologies.
• Your experience with Cisco MerakiI've been learning about Meraki for the past 3 years, I did the CMNA and have all the gear at home, and we are using it. I like a lot the platform and the easy way to administer the devices.
• A fun fact about yourselfI like to spend my spare time with my family and I love to go hiking and camping a lot!!! 

[PhilipDAth]

@MeredithW I was thinking - it might be a good idea to start a new one of these every month (or even every quarter if it is too much work).  This saves them gowing too large, and it means whenever someone joins in the number of emailed out messages would reduce a lot (to basically just those who had signed up in the last month).

[MeredithW]

Thanks for the suggestion, Philip!

[ElCid1989]

I'm a CMNO for the past 3 years, before that a CCNA from 2000. I've worked with cisco routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless, and now working with Meraki devices. In addition, I've used various other brands of network devices as well as various OS's and server brands.

[cirizan]

Hi, Happy to be here

• A bit about yourself & your workI am a Network deployment engineer
• New to Meraki Cloud. Recently we've started to deploy a couple of Meraki sites (hospitality area - Hilton Hotels).
• I enjoy diving - like skydiving or scuba diving

[jmGeniston]

I am an IT officer in a big real state developer company managing our network infrastructure with Cisco products.

This would be my first to experience a Cisco Meraki Switches deployed in our other project.

I'd love to become versatile in all Cisco products in terms of IT infrastructure 🙂

[tantony]

I'm Tony.  I'm working as an IT Systems Administrator, so I do a mix of networking, Powershell, Active Directory etc.  I've used Meraki at my past jobs, but this is my first time managing a network.  So far it's all good.  A little fun fact about me is that, I have my commercial pilot's license, and I'm a US Army veteran, I used to work on Boeing Apache helicopters as a crew chief.  See my avatar.

[JTH]

Hi!

A bit about yourself & your work

I work in a big italian integrator since last year. I'm very excited with all the possibilities that Meraki offers and with many new projects underway.

Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Some deployments in Spain but, for now, only with the Wireless/Switches families.

A fun fact about yourself

My dog's name is....Meraki!

[McGruff753]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work for Cox Communications in Las Vegas.  I am the Network Administrator for the Las Vegas market.  I have been with Cox since January of 2006, but my primary role revolved around telephony.  It wasn't until about two years ago that my focus shifted to networking.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I am in the process of deploying several Meraki solutions to various locations in the Las Vegas market.  My exposure has been through my counterparts in other markets.  I'm looking to take a Meraki course to further my knowledge.

• A fun fact about yourself

Presently service as Sergeant at Arms for a local 501(C)3 motorcycle group that assists children facing adversity.

[StG]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I'm really, really new to networking. I work for a financial institution in West Michigan. I love how easy it is to maintain Meraki MX65W's.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Though I've been into each of our 30+ Meraki switches multiple times, my real networking and/or Cisco Meraki networking experience is just starting!

• A fun fact about yourself

I studied Greek, Latin, and German and Hebrew for a combined 8 years. Never did translate completely to a knack for programming though 🙂

[DanielQueiroz]

Hello! I have been in the networking area for 5 years and I work in a Cisco Gold Partner in Brazil. I have little experience with Cisco Meraki, but my goal is to change this scenario.

[SoCalRacer]

I own an MSP business and we are a Cisco Select Partner. We work within the SMB size companies within many verticals (Healthcare/Construction/Engineering/Financial)

We have been integrating Meraki as our preferred vendor for over 1 year in our new and existing clients networks and really like the solution

I designed my first webpage when I was 12 (1995)

[_Henrik_]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • I´ve been in IT for about 4 Years now, with a little break inbetween. I work for a little premium-provider in the northern Germany.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • I´ve got first in touch with Cisco Meraki in 2018, when we started a large project with a Telecomunication Company. Since then, i work with Cisco in my everyday 🙂
    
• A fun fact about yourself
  • When i bought a cat i would only get a White one with long hair, to make the James Bond Scene: "I've been expecting you"and then swing around in my chair.

[Timo3]

Hello together,

• A bit about yourself & your work

I'm an IT-Consultant and since two months, I work in a Company in Germany, that only use Cisco Produkts. 

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

My first experience that I made with Cisco Meraki was two months ago, when i started in this company, but since than I've learned really much about many of the Meraki Products.

• A fun fact about yourself

I hardly never wear T-Shirts for work, but when I do, it'll be Cisco T-Shirts.

[Mostafa_Nasr87]

hello for every one

this is mostafa nasr from egypt 32 yaers old graduated from faculty of arts hebrew department

working as account manager at IT Dynamics intergerated solutions

[Josper]

• A bit about yourself & your work:

I work for AVALORA, almost 10 years.

A spanish construction group technological division. And also integral technology services provider.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki:

3 years deploying cross platform (Meraki/Cisco/Checkpoint) infrastructures.

• A fun fact about yourself:

Love to travel, working out and spent my spare time playing PS4

[IsraelFilho]

• A bit about yourself & your work - I am from Brazil and I work for IBM. I just started working on Cisco Meraki lately on two local customers
  
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki - At the moment I have few experience on Meraki and I am looking forward to learn a lot on this community
  
• A fun fact about yourself - On my leisure time I enjoy swimming and trekking
  

[GJdeBoer]

Hi, glad to be here and able to share experiences with Meraki peers all over the world!

• A bit about yourself & your work

I have been in IT for 19 years now. Started out as an allround system administrator running a large Novell Netware network with Nortel Baystack switches. Built out the WAN for that organization and enjoyed that very much. I have been working with Cisco since 2003 and started my own business in 2006. Fast forward to 2019, I'm now a CTO for that business, a Netherlands based but internationally operating Cisco Partner. We focus on networking and security and we almost exclusively sell Cisco products. I'm a Cisco Champion since 2017 and love to solve problems for customers.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

We're using Meraki as a service to our clients. We sell cloud-managed networks including daily operations. The networks we operate vary from 1 AP to around 800 in the largest deployment. We've been using Meraki for a couple of years and find it very quick to deploy standardized networks for our clients.

• A fun fact about yourself

I like to be outdoors so in my spare time I like to ski or hike in the mountains. To that end I've bought a vacation appartment in a German mountain region where my family and me like to spend as much time as possible. I also own several barbecues because I like to cook outdoors. My current collection consists of a Smoker, a Weber, a portable BBQ, a cast iron BBQ and an Uuni 3 pizza oven. Also I built a Tandoori oven out of clay pots.

[MDPiechowski]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I have been working in larger international enterprise environments for 15 years.  Working for another international company now supporting everything under the sun.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

2 weeks

• A fun fact about yourself

I have been on TV in forty-eight US states - local broadcasts, not national.

[Krumms]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I live in Michigan and work for CDW out of our Southfield and Grand Rapids Offices.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Love it, It runs my house, I sell it!

• A fun fact about yourself

Where I live it's supposed to Snow....this weekend....and it's almost May!

[Krumms]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I live in Michigan and work for CDW out of our Southfield and Grand Rapids Offices.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Love it, It runs my house, I sell it!

• A fun fact about yourself

Where I live it's supposed to Snow....this weekend....and it's almost May!

[MDPiechowski]

6"-8" of the heavy wet snow here in southern Wisconsin

[DroneDelivery]

Hello,

Just started a new job and am joining the community to learn more about Meraki. Just purchased 10 AP's and looking at switches and a firewalls for remote sites

If someone could point me to best practices for setting up the AP's it would be appreciated. 

Cheers,

John 

[CarolineS]

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@DroneDelivery wrote:

If someone could point me to best practices for setting up the AP's it would be appreciated. 

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Hi John, and welcome to the Meraki Community and to Meraki products! For your question about AP setup best practices, I'd recommend that you post in the Wireless LAN board. You'll get more input from our wireless experts there!

[PhilipDAth]

@DroneDelivery there are several best practice guides depending on what you want to do.  This is one of the basic ones:

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/WiFi_Basics_and_Best_Practices

[KaylaEik]

Good Afternoon!  I have been in the community for a while, but I have never replied to this thread.

A little about me and my work

• I am the network engineer for a hospital in Indiana.  We use Cisco for all of our networking equipment, and more specifically use Meraki APs for our wireless environment.  We have 3 main hospitals and multiple clinics, so we have a "simply complex" network as I would like to say!  I have been in the network field for 7 years and have loved every minute of it!

My experience with Meraki

• I was first introduced to Meraki when I worked for a school in 2013, and now work with Meraki daily in my current position.  I enjoy being able to remotely access my wireless environment wherever I am at, and have enjoyed seeing the progress that has been made since 2013. 

A fun fact about myself

• My fiance and I are both network engineers and the day after our wedding we are flying out to San Diego for Cisco Live!  He's been CL in Las Vegas, but this is my first year going.  We're both taking recert exams for the CCNP R&S 🙂 What a perfect honeymoon for two geeks! 

[bill_berry32]

Greetings Fellow Merakians,

I just took a new Admin position at a large restaurant chain.  We are migrating all restaurant locations from WatchGuard appliances and firewalls to Meraki MX-67c's and MX-250 FW.

Cool stuff!

BB 

[joeljimenez103]

Hi! I currently work at both and Elementary School in Naperville School District as well as Tarilon Technology Services as a part-time consultant.  I am also pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science as well as certifications in GCP.  I have very little experience with Cisco Meraki but a bit more experience in Cisco Network configurations.  A fun fact about myself is that along with my love for tech I have a love for coffee and brewing beer!

[PHARDSTAFF]

Hi,

Long time lurker first time poster;

A bit about yourself & your work

I have been working in the IT industry managing an Automotive IT network/infrastructure & users for a little over 8 years now. I have just finished my IT Degree and have been exposed to Cisco gear much to my pleasure and would like to explore/learn more.

Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I have a lot of experience managing a Meraki WAP infrastructure, recently rolled out my first few SDWAN appliances and am currently venturing into the switch space with meraki.

A fun fact about yourself

Not a big fan of heights and my cats name is Thor.

-Phil

[MerakiGuy90]

• A bit about yourself & your work
• (I work for a Cisco Business Partner, we are bringing more and more customers over to Meraki Cloud, its a great experience so far) 
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
• (Just completed CMNA, great course looking forward to the future Training and Exams that will further my knowledge within the platform) 
• A fun fact about yourself
• (I love Technology, I am such a geek for all the latest tech!) 

[APOC]

Hello,

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • I am a Network Engineer, and if Meraki makes it, we use it.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • About 5 years
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I have spent way to long stressing about what to type on this bullet point.

[MattBeacham]

I'm (not entirely) new to the IT business world and am working as a sales rep for Marco Technologies. This is my first position where I'll be selling and working with Cisco Meraki, but it's a name everyone has heard so it shouldn't be too difficult to generate interest. I fully intend to live and work overseas for a couple years, at some point in my career.

[Emmanuel-M]

• A bit about yourself & your work

Started my networking career in 2002 focusing purely on Cisco switches and routers (implementation and support). 6 years later I moved into Pre-Sales in the telecom space and have never looked back. I prefer the social engagement aspect of Pre-Sales.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I've used, designed and sold MR WiFi solutions in the early days of Meraki. More currently we're leveraging the SD-WAN functionality of MXs for network re-designs.

• A fun fact about yourself

When i'm not wracking my brain around solution designs and playing with my 2 year old, I'm a board game obsessive. You'd think I'd want to give my brain a rest...

[ShaunLee75]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work in infrastructure support for a Cisco and Meraki partner. With over 21 years IT support experience and a previous 9 years of avionics and telecomunications support experience, it is probably fair to say the I enjoy problem solving.

I design, implement and support anything with a plug, from network infrastructure, servers, telephony, cctv down to mobile devies and peripherals, then though to graphic and web design.

We have customers with 500+ daily WLAN vistors on a single site, to a 12 site 3 continent customer with 120+ VLANs.

In the rest of my free time, I enjoy large DIY projects like kitchen refits and electrical rewiring, car restoration, and 7, soon to be 8 grandchildren who pull me away from all of this to play on the Xbox with them. It's a hard life!

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I have been working with Meraki for just over 6 years, including, MX, MS, MR and SM. Looking forward to a project with MV soon.

• A fun fact about yourself

I am a better shot with a pistol at 30 metres that I am with a rifle at 100 metres. Random!

[AndrejRistovsk]

Hi to all,

I am working as an IT System Administrator at a international clinical research company called Trial Support Support.

Around 1 month ago we got a demo Cisco meraki products for testing and evaluation.

I have a twin brother that works in the same company as I :).

[johnojo]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I am a Network & Security Consultant with several companies in Nigeria. I started out my career as a Telecom Engineer before transitioning to Enterprise Networks several years ago. I am a Cisco Enthusiast and also offer training locally to young Engineers and interns in my country especially in the CCNA track. I recently became a Teaching Assistant for Cybrary where I assist in developing content for Cybersecurity related training to students the world over. This helps me in building myself professionally and bridging gaps in my skill sets and competencies.

I intend to go back to school in Canada by September to further my training in Information Security Systems. I was a recipient of Cisco Scholarship in CyberOps in 2017. I enjoy studying a lot like a monk and always want to learn new stuff especially in IT.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I am quiet a newbie when it comes to Meraki and actually just had my first training session for ECMS 1 today so I am really excited to be a part of this community. Meraki is a fascinating solution and I camt wait to dig in learn and further familiarize myself with all it has to offer.

Although I have tried for over 4 months or earlier to get on the previous CMNO training I wasn't lucky to get a spot before it was retired.

• A fun fact about yourself

I love to play chess and the piano. I enjoy family time a lot especially playing with kids.

[Garrett_CP]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I'm from the west coast of Canada and work for a small VAR called Liveport. My primary role includes WLAN design, validation, and support.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Our company has been deploying Meraki for over a decade (post-MIT, pre-licensing model). Had a bit of a hiatus for a while after the Cisco acquisition, but we're deploying it quite regularly again.

• A fun fact about yourself

I'm a total metalhead; was a singer in a touring band for years before getting into Wi-Fi/IT. My hair was a bit longer back then. 😉🤘

[jdsilva]

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@Garrett_CP wrote:

• A fun fact about yourself

I'm a total metalhead; was a singer in a touring band for years before getting into Wi-Fi/IT. My hair was a bit longer back then. 😉🤘

---

Cry of the Afflicted?

[Garrett_CP]

Ha! Nailed it sir. 😆

[jdsilva]

Just listened to your album on Spotify . I would totally been into that in the middle of the last decade. 

[Garrett_CP]

That's the era when we were on the road. It's like another lifetime. The original iPhone came out just a few months before our last tour! Where's home?

[jdsilva]

I'm in Calgary. My proximity to you, and our shared love of Metal is what got me curious. 

[NFAADK]

I work for Real Estate company in NY and have been managing the 30 networks until about a year plus ago when we switched to Meraki products.  Looking to get certified to manage them again. In IT since 1999. 

Not to much experience with product except basic access to view ongoing issues with wireless and other network related problems. 

Loves whitetail deer! 

[DGibson]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I am a Network Engineer for Aspen Dental. I design and implement new network solutions as well as improve our current network. I configure and deploy Cisco, Cisco Meraki and Juniper devices.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I have been using Meraki products for 4 years now. I am the primary Cisco Meraki engineer for the company and use the entire suite of Meraki products. I recently traveled to San Francisco to attend the ECMS2 classes.

• A fun fact about yourself

I wanted to be a meteorologist before I got into networking. I also am an avid Star Trek fan.

[DGibson]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I am a Network Engineer for Aspen Dental. I design and implement new network solutions as well as improve our current network. I configure and deploy Cisco, Cisco Meraki and Juniper devices.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I have been using Meraki products for 4 years now. I am the primary Cisco Meraki engineer for the company and use the entire suite of Meraki products. I recently traveled to San Francisco to attend the ECMS2 classes.

• A fun fact about yourself

I wanted to be a meteorologist before I got into networking. I also am an avid Star Trek fan.

[drgnslyr]

hi all!

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • I am a network adminstrator for an ag company, covering around 70 small towns in Iowa.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • My experience with Meraki goes back about 7 years, pre-Cisco!  I've had small MR12 deployments, worked for a partner with multiple mixed deployments, and now slowly starting to push Meraki across many of our sites.
• A fun fact about yourself
  • when not at work or spending time with my family, I am a musician, playing bass mostly right now in a couple bands

Looking forward to what this community has to offer!

[dzapata]

Hello


A little about you and your work:
My name is Daniel and I live in Monterrey Mexico. I work with a Gold Parther with precedence in Latin America.

Your experience with Cisco Meraki.
Very little, The clients that I have assigned are very reluctant to manage the cloud.

A fun fact about you.
I love motorcycling and I go to the office in it rain, snow or sun.

[rvogt]

Hi, I am Reiner Key Account Manager at S&L Netzwerktechnik GmbH in Germany.

I am glad having joined the Meraki Community and hope to get helpful information and news.

I am an indoor Cycling Enthusiast and doing race cycling on the road as well.

[Hak7]

Hi Guys,

at first thanks for the oppurtunity to be a part from this community.

I am trying to expand my knowledge and for that i also try to expand my network.

My Name is Hüseyin Hakseven and i am current working as IT System Consultant for

sysmind Service and Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH.

I already worked with different cisco Hardware as Cisco Meraki Switches, Router and the CM Dashboard

to manage and administrate the company Network from different companys.

I am still at the beginning and I want to learn a lot as to earn Cisco certifications to be a Pro.

I am looking forward to learn from you and I am open for Feedback.

Thanks in advance for youre help and Tipps.

Best Regards

Hüseyin Hakseven

IT System Consultant

[bluemoon]

A bit about yourself & your work : I work for BT as a Network Designer.

Your experience with Cisco Meraki: I have attended a day course and achieved the CMNA certification.

A fun fact about yourself: I know Wing Chun kung fu.

[Vicros]

Alright, its been a while since i've done something like this so here it goes.

• A bit about yourself & your work

I've been working for a Managed Service Provider in The Netherlands for a few years now. We have played a few other vendors in the past for setting up managed Wifi and Firewalls, some of these vendors were a success with a our customers and the market we operate in.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I have som experience working with a customer that has it setup, i have also done a Meraki360 course and the CMNA training and certification.

• A fun fact about yourself

I dance 4 different type of dances.

[MaceyV0218]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I'm Marife Vermudo from Philippines, currently working for Verizon. Certified CMNO last January 2018. I have a good experience in Meraki and learning a lot from it.  I look forward to more Cisco certifications in the future. I am a nature lover 🙂

[brandonlee]

Hi, My Name is Brandon and I work for  an Automotive Dealership as a Systems Administrator. We have numerous 3rd party systems and use Cisco Hardware and software throughout our dealership.

We primarily use the Meraki MX100  for web filtering but plan to expand to other products in the line.

A fun fact about me is my passion for high performance vehicles, racing and watching most any sports.

[AlainODeaSB]

Hi, I'm Alain O'Dea.

I'm a systems and security architecture professional leading an infrastructure and security team at a biotech startup.

I am new to Cisco Meraki, but a longtime Cisco user. I am impressed with the ease of use and deployment so far.

I like to get outside for a long walk in the middle of the day with a colleague to clear the air while getting some fresh air and exercise.

[chickman]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I dance most of the day keeping the bad mojo away.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  
  

Awesome

• A fun fact about yourself

I like to travel

[chickman]

Also co-host of the it4whiskey.com podcast. 

[taheradamali]

• A bit about yourself & your work - I work for a Global SAP B1 VAR on the IT side of things. By role, I am an IT Sales Consultant, however, by work definition I am a Solutions Architecht and help client design & implement network infrastructure. I'm here on my own and my views and comments don't reflect my company's views. If you need to find me, you can do so on LinkedIn. 
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki - I've been working with Meraki for just over 2 years now and I absolutely love it! I've migrated over 80% of our MSP clients to the Meraki portfolio. 
• A fun fact about yourself - I'm an Information Technology major, and I was a Senior Help Desk Analsyt before I took on this position. I mainly chose to go this route because of the different challanges I get to deal with on a day to day basis since no 2 networks are ever the same and each come with their own challanges. I also get to engage and work with people more now that I've moved into this position. Aside from work, I love spending time with the Family and friends, and when I'm not doing that, I love watching movies or doing small things on my cars. Not a mechanic by any means, just like to tinker and think I'm good at it. 

[Exigere]

My name is James Summers. I just started my own Network reseller company Exigere Networks and has been doing well.

I have been a Network Engineer for the past 25 years and almost all of them with Cisco.

My first taste of Meraki is when I actually moved to Pre-sales engineer for Cisco in 2016 and started creating many BOMs and quotes for Meraki equipment. 

I received my Meraki CMNA in 2017 and have sold everything past up to the MV32 cameras and the MS355X2 switches.

[JhonattanHR]

Buenas tardes

Soy administrador de redes, soy el encargado de administrar el Dashboard de Cisco Meraki en un producto WIFI Gestionado que ofrece la compañía en la que trabajo

Quiero felicitar a los desarrolladores de esta herramienta ya que con un interfaz gráfica en la nube se reduce tiempo y gastos en su administración

[wejuli]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a Cisco partner “Dimension Data” based in Alpharetta, GA

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I’m CMNA certified, and use Meraki in my home. I’ve worked with most of the products with the exception of cameras. 

• A fun fact about yourself

I watch entirely too much anime!

[GSMeraki]

Hi, My name is GSMeraki.   Gabriel Sánchez ( Cisco Select Certified Partner ) ever since 10 years ago.

In recent years i've been selling several meraki MR & MS devices.

Great DEALS!

I Hope to keep growing with Meraki 

[GSMeraki]

I'm located in center of México. ( Bajío ).   I'm available to attend any requirement in this area

[Ruben200494]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I am Solutions Engineer for a Cisco Gold Partner located in Costa Rica, called Fusionet.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I´ve worked for several years doing presales for Ingram Micro and now with Fusionet.

• A fun fact about yourself

I am bald not because of genetics but because i shave my head.

[MerakiNorway]

Hi, I am Richter from Braathe Gruppen AS in Norway working with sales, solutions and hardware. We are a lifelong partner with Cisco Meraki. Adding more people and more skills every day. Looking forward investing our future with Meraki and Cisco Technology.

"Challange people with technoplogy!"

[JeffV2]

Hello,

My name is Jeff Vigil.  I am an Network Admin with the state of NM.

I have experience with the Meraki line if Cisco equipment including WAPs and Firewalls.

I love the outdoors and I love to fish in the streams and lakes here in NM.

[DerekM]

Hello, I am in the Unified Comms areana and have only just  used MERAKI and what I have seen I am impressed and hopefully when I do the 3 day course will use it more. I do networks and Wireless and hopefully will use it more. 

[Mary]

Hello All! 

My name is Mary and I work as a network engineer. I work both with Cisco and Meraki on daily basis. 

I love Star Trek! 🙂

[DawidD]

Hello everyone 🙂 I don;t think if I have made it before but there always have to be first time.

• A bit about yourself & your work

I'm pretty new to whole network world, I'm working in company that delivers network for costumers since 2 years. I'm 26 old, I just finished my University and I'm still gaining deeper and deeper knowledge about networks. Since that time and since I heard about it cloud networks are growing and evolving all the time i decided to focus on clouds instead of traditional networks. 

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I'm new to Meraki I have read a few articles, watched a few videos about it looks like interesting for me that's why I would like to learn more about it.

• A fun fact about yourself

I ran around the carpet in Dalaran for hours 😄 (World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King) I'm still playing. 

[VBB]

Hi,

Nice to be here!

I'm a Network Technician and I am about to learn Cisco Meraki.

Cheers.

[chrishilton]

Hi I'm Chris, Meraki Advocate in Education.  

[JHermanson]

This is Jon,  I am a 25 year IT veteran with 16 years as a field engineer, now working as an Enterprise Solution Architect.  I worked for Cisco in the past and have many years of Meraki experience.  

[Wasim]

I am Cisco’s certified internetwork expert CCIE and have more than 7 years hands on experience on Cisco enterprise wireless network devices. 

I am new in Meraki and seeking community’s support to learn more about it and will share my own knowledge as well.

[Johann]

Hi all,

• A bit about yourself & your work

I work for a Cisco Partner Paradyn in Ireland

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I'm just starting out learning Cisco Meraki

• A fun fact about yourself

I am originally from South Africa

[RobEnde]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  I work as system administrator for a international rental company in temporary power solutions.
  Besides that I have my own company in internet solutions.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  Last year we have installed a complete new Full-stack Cisco Meraki network on all our locations.
  Recently my own company is become Cisco Meraki partner. 

• A fun fact about yourself
  I have a poor internet connection
  

[KhangPham]

Hello Meraki Community! I'm Khang Pham from TOAN THANG SYSTEM INTEGRATION(TTSI)

I was a Cisco System Engineer for over 10 years and now I taking care for Network & Security consultant for our company. TTSI just joined to Meraki partner and this is my first time at Meraki community.

Hope to have your support with Meraki Products/Solution in the future.

Thanks

[BILLIONGATES]

M name is Matt, I work for a systems integrator in Sydney. I have limited experience with Meraki  it that is about to change. 

I live in a converted Church.

[Datavox]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Mustafa - Network Support.

• A bit about yourself & your work: I work for IT company in Houston, TX. experience in IT infrastructure, Cisco switches and network cabling. CCNA certified.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki: New to Meraki but I liked it from the first look!
• A fun fact about yourself: I always say I want vacation but never took one!

[MattTilley]

A bit about yourself & your work:

O boy, well that's a complicated answer. Short story, I'm a veteran, turned manager, turned Network Operations dude, to Network Engineer. I currently work in an environment that demands I become an expert in Cisco Meraki, and as such I'm here to suck up as much info as I can.

Your experience with Cisco Meraki:

I have experience using AP's in the glass-pane, but I'm trying to learn about the entire sweet in the glass-pane.

A fun fact about yourself:

I'm related to Steven Foster (The O Susana dude), cool me huh?

[KenP]

• A bit about yourself & your work: I've been an IT professional for 17 years,  Network Engineer since 2009.  I work for a company called Custom Computer Specialists, on Long Island,  in NY.  We are a Cisco partner/reseller that works with the Meraki product line.  The majority of our clients are schools and members of the Healthcare industry.
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki: This is my first dive into the Meraki world.  Looking forward to it!  
• A fun fact about yourself: I was a beta tester for Windows 95, back when it was code-named "Chicago". 

[ISaratsidis]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I own and operate PC Pal Global, a small Cisco partner in Connecticut. I also consult for a number of private firms throughout the United States and serve as a subject matter expert on a variety of topics.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

My team and I are new to the installation and management of first-hand Meraki devices, but we've worked with them in conjunction with a number of different teams (client and MSP) over time.

• A fun fact about yourself

I have traveled to every US state and territory, except for Hawaii.

[KeithatNexustek]

• A bit about yourself & your work

Hello, I'm a Solution Consultant at NexusTek.  I've been in IT for 20 years and have become a huge advocate for Meraki. 

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I've been designing, implementing and managing Meraki infrastructure for 3 years.  I attended CMNA last year and recently got into one of the first ECMS2 sessions.  

• A fun fact about yourself

I'm an avid SCUBA diver

[DAS]

• A bit about yourself & your work

I am a newly hired Cyber Security Product Manager with Stanley Black & Decker.  I'm looking forward to bring our Cyber products to market!

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

Newby.   But I'm having fun with it. 

• A fun fact about yourself

I worked in the Global Division for another company and have given classes, lectures, and presentations in > 50 countries.  

[Edgardo_RI]

• A bit about yourself & your work

My name is Edgardo C. Villena, a Regional IT Coordinator for Asia from Relief International starting May 2019. I work in the ICT sector for almost 20 years now in various services such as: e-Government, Geographic Information System, technical support, e-Strategic Planning, Information Systems Management, computer networking, training and mentoring. As Regional IT Coordinator, I provided computer support, computer systems monitoring and maintenance, network monitoring and maintenance, information security response, user training and regional IT supervision.

• Your experience with Cisco Meraki

I don't have previous experience with Meraki but I completed my Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) course in February 2003. I am currently exploring the Meraki Systems Manager of our organization.

• A fun fact about yourself

I feel I am an old daddy when I'm with my officemates (most of them are millennials) but I still have the desire and appetite to learn new technologies. 

[sylviatorres88]

My name is sylvia, I work for a medical group. I'm finishing my associate's in IT and pursuing my bachelor's in IT. I'm excited to learn more about Cisco products and what they have to offer.

[JerryH]

• A bit about yourself & your work
  • I am located in the Kansas City metro area.  I have been in the IT space for about 16 years as a generalist.  Most of my experience has been in the healthcare space.  My current role is as a solution architect for a partner.  
• Your experience with Cisco Meraki
  • I am early in my experience with Meraki.  Prior to coming to the partner side, I worked with Cisco networking and datacenter equipment.
• A fun fact about yourself
  • I am retired US military combat veteran with experience on tanks, as a mechanic, and finally field artillery.