@GlennP wrote: Hello my name Glenn Pfautsch.  I am the Associate Dean for the School of School of technology and also the IT Manager for the Stevens Henager Campuses in Nampa, Boise and with remote capabilities, Idaho Falls.  My work experience includes being a Service Manager for CompUSA and a National Service Manager for Micron Electronics, before becoming a higher education instructor.   My teaching experience includes 11 years as an instructor at Boise State University where I received the Outstanding Faculty Award for the Selland College in 2008 and 1 year at the College of Western Idaho.  I have served the last 8 ½ years as the Associate Dean at Stevens Henager College.  I hold certifications as a CCNA(Cisco Certified Network Associate), and CCNP(Cisco Certified Network Professional) in Cisco and currently holds a CCAI(Cisco Certified Academy Instructor), A+, and NET+ certifications, a MTA certification along with my new CMNA certification.  Enjoy meeting all of you and thank you for the training!!!! @GlennP - Welcome to the Meraki Community! I love Boise (my sister lives there!). I see you don't yet have your CMNA badge here on your profile - I'll look into that. Have a great day and a wonderful weekend - looks like the weather is going to be nice! ... View more

@X0X0X0 wrote: My name is Lara. I work as the Wide Area Network Specialist for a K-12 district in North Carolina. I manage our firewall, content filter and Solarwinds servers. I'm also our hosted Gmail admin. I'm very excited about the current project that I'm working on. We are installing our own fiber to many of our sites now. Woop!!! Welcome, @X0X0X0! Woop indeed!!   We have used Meraki for a long time now- definitely well before they were acquired by cisco. We use Meraki APs at all of our sites. It would be nice to get an MX but so far we don't have one. I really appreciate the intuitive nature and granularity that Meraki offers in the dashboard. Maybe we'll have webinars one of these days that offer a free MX (I don't have any inside info, just hypothesizing / wishing on your behalf! 😀).   When I'm not working or reading about more work, I like to play ingress, date, make jewelry and hang out at the water with friends.   That's a little about me and my boring little life in NC. Doesn't sound boring to me. Thanks for joining us, Lara! ... View more

@damianmclarnon wrote: Hello Everyone - My name is Damian and I am here to discover and explore the Meraki Community - and say "Woah!" when I see great content !! OK so that's my hello from me and hope to see everyone in the forums @damianmclarnon - WOAH! Welcome!  ... View more

@GuyWMD wrote:   Lurked for a while but thought I'd join and say hi!  @GuyWMD - was it the socks? 🧦 😀 ... View more

@RakeshBelsare wrote: My name is Rakesh and i have completed my CMNO certificate recently. It gives me a great pleasure to be a part of this tech community.  Hi @RakeshBelsare! Welcome to the Meraki Community, and congratulations on your CMNO. I see you just received your badge, also. We're glad you've joined us here. ... View more

@Thomas_Terry wrote: My name is Thomas Terry and I am a 14 year US Army veteran that now works deploying Meraki devices for my company in the field. My certifications include Security +, ETA Fiber Optics Installer, and of course CMNO. I have six years of network administration experience and I have to say, Meraki is so much easier than the standard CLI. I'm joining this community so that I can expand my admin skills and learn everything there is to know about Meraki. Some of my hobbies include painting miniatures and pursuing my ever-elusive Tennessee Master Angler IV badge.  Hi @Thomas_Terry and welcome to the Meraki Community! Congrats on your CMNO - I see you just got your badge. You'll find our technical discussions to expand your admin skills in the Product & Technology discussions (and, before too long, we'll be adding some formal training materials as well). Cheers! ... View more

@Stoffe wrote: Chris here. I work as a consultant at the Swedish company Koneo. I've been using/selling and preached about Meraki products for about 4years now. Good to have a nice forum like this to get/give help when needed. Hi @Stoffe - nice to meet you! Thanks for joining us. Looking forward to hearing from you in the Product & Technology discussions! ... View more

@AbdusSamad wrote: I am Abdus Samad Siddiqi. I am a senior Network Engineer. Welcome, @AbdusSamad! Thanks for joining us! ... View more

@DAIDAI wrote: Hello All! I'm Daisuke, Solution consultant of SD-NW in Japan. Our company is currently expanding across world, Hybrid-IT, SD-NW, and so on. Hi @DAIDAI and welcome to the Meraki Community! It's great to have you here. ... View more

@mrush842 wrote: Hello everyone! I'm Matt, a Pre Sales Engineer and a recent college grad with a degree in computer science. I'm looking to bring the software and developing side to networking, and am looking forward to begin working with Meraki's API.  @mrush842 - thanks for joining us! Our API board is quite active - do feel free to ask questions there! ... View more

@cjw wrote: I am Chris and started with TCP/IP internals and decoding Ethernet frames many years ago. Back in 1997 I started working at a consulting firm and had a great time designing and installing LANs and WANs. The first time I heard of Meraki and the management from the cloud, I had a negative view. But once I sat down and started to began to manage an installation, I instantly changed my mind and fell in love with the product! I thought that the UX is SOO intuitive easy to use. I have expertise designing network solutions with LANs, WANs, data center, and some firewalls. @cjw - That's the kind of story we like to hear!!   From this community, I am looking for assistance with designing solutions. Sometimes I will have questions that the data sheets don't answer, but typically my peers would know the answer.  Fantastic — please do ask your questions in the relevant product board in Product & Technology discussions. Though, hm — if it's a full-stack design question, I'm not honestly sure of the best place to put it. For now, just pick the product that is most relevant. Maybe we'll add a board for full-stack!   Cheers! ... View more

@Johan_Castro wrote: Hi, my name is Johan. I work as IT manager for a private school in Costa Rica. I'm CMNO and have about 5 years using the products and Meraki has really made my life easier. Welcome, @Johan_Castro! Congratulations on your CMNO. So glad to hear that Meraki has made your life easier - stay tuned for an upcoming contest in Community Announcements that may be of interest to you. ... View more

@ljohnso1 wrote: Hi everyone - My name is Leslie I work for Insight as a (Pre) Sales Engineer II - National. My focus is primarily on Cisco and Meraki Hi @ljohnso1 and welcome to the Meraki Community! ... View more

@Jacqueline wrote: My name is Jacqueline. I am a Regional IT Officer  - Africa - for an International NGO. We have deployed Cisco Routers and Switches in a considerable number of our country offices in Africa and Asia. I have worked with Meraki for two months now and I appreciate the simplicity it offers. I could however gain a lot of knowledge from interactions with colleagues using similar products so that I can fully utilize the devices' capabilities.    Welcome, @Jacqueline! So glad to hear that you're enjoying your Meraki experience thus far. And this community is a great font of knowledge, so do feel free to ask any questions you may have! (Technical questions go in the Product & Technology discussions, and questions about the community itself can be asked in here in the Community Tips & Tricks board) ... View more

@jasonpoort wrote: Just a quick intro from me.  My name is Jason Poort and I am the Data Center Architect for The Iserv Company based in Grand Rapids, MI.  I've been in the IT industry for just over 22 years, and have recently received my CMNA.  I like what I am seeing with Meraki, and now have my home setup with Meraki equipment.  I look forward to seeing the changes that are coming down the road. Welcome, @jasonpoort! Congratulations on your CMNA - I see you have your profile badge already, hooray! Glad to hear you're enjoying your Meraki experience thus far. ... View more

@maderap wrote: My name is Piotr, work for AT&T as T3 support engineer. Hi @maderap and welcome to the Meraki Community!  ... View more

@Bilal-Ahmad wrote: I'd like to introduce my self, I am BILAL AHMAD, working as a Network Engineer with ARM NETWORKS LTD. i am controlling and configuring Meraki devices.  Hi @Bilal-Ahmad! Welcome to the Meraki Community. If any technical questions arise for you, please do post them in the Product & Technology discussions. Cheers! ... View more

@Kevin_v_Houtum wrote: Hi I'm Kevin working as pre-sales advisor and I'am the evangalist of Meraki at my work in the Netherlands Hi @Kevin_v_Houtum and welcome to the Meraki Community!  ... View more

@Meremortal wrote: It was draw of those Meraki Socks what brought me here!     I'm Alan, IT manager for a large Bioscience company in Ireland.   Currently managing 38 (and growing) Meraki networks around the world from New Zealand to Ireland.   Huge Meraki fan boy and proud wearer of CMNO #5928.   Hi @Meremortal - the socks are enticing indeed! We'll be doing the first drawing on Monday (June 11) - stay tuned. Congrats on your CMNO, too. Your CMNO profile badge will show up shortly! ... View more

@Marc_Ph wrote: my Name is Marc-Philipp and I am a Solution Enginieer at Deutsche Telekom. In April I had my first contact with Meraki and I loved it. There is much more to learn about Meraki and I can't wait to go further. This is my first post in the Cisco Meraki Community - therefore I hope to win the Meraki socks 🙂 Hi @Marc_Ph - thanks for making your first post! The first sock drawing will be on Monday (June 11) - stay tuned! ... View more

@Vicky wrote: Myself Vicky Dave and I am associated with Connectivity IT Solutions Pvt Ltd as a Techno Commercial Manager. We are inspiring the transformation of our clients business with intelligent and sustainable IT Solutions. My job consists of developing new business and managing existing relationship. Hi @Vicky and welcome to the Meraki Community! If you have technical questions, please feel free to ask them in our Product & Technology discussions. And stay tuned for future contests in the Community Announcements blog. ... View more