Marko Berend is specialized in the area of Mobile Wireless and Network Management Systems for large service providers. He has more than 8 years of experience in working in dynamic service provider environments as well as designing, planning and implementing Routing/Switching and MPLS solutions for the enterprise segment. He is typically working along side with Cisco Advanced Services on engaging projects worldwide. Recently he obtained his Cisco instructor's certification and holds courses for Cisco NMS products and hopes to expand his portfolio to mobile wireless courses in the future. |  | Jan Bervar is one of the leading security experts, specializing in the area of security information systems. He has more than 12 years of experience in planning and implementing security systems. Jan has contributed in planning, operations, testing, supporting and using demanding security solutions not only in Slovenia, but also all over the world. He also shows his great skills as an instructor and lecturer for specialized Cisco Systems courses at home and around the world, where he shares his knowledge mostly with Cisco Systems engineers. |
Technology re-inventions? Marjan Bradeško has been in the networking business so long that he had already seen some of them. In 20 exciting years, he migrated from a network engineer through instructor, course developer, proctor and instructional designer to today’s role in business development. He became CCIE in days when cabling was a tricky part of the lab exam. He took part in numerous development projects and has enjoyed lecturing very much. He has been striving to couple technical knowledge with learning methods. Marjan strongly believes that the best way to learn network technologies is - to use them. |  | Matjaž Črv is a product development manager with more than 12 years of experience in data communications. He specialized in Unified Communications (Voice, IP-telephony), one of the fastest growing area in communications. Matjaž has been involved in many IP-telephony and other networking projects in Slovenia, contributing mostly in consulting and design. He is also leading a team for development and delivery of network and service management to NIL's customers. |
Major professional challenges of Janez Gruden at Nil were in training delivery and development of Cisco courses as well as providing consulting services for customers at home and round the world. In the early days of his 11 year career at NIL, Janez started in the area of Enterprise routing and switching environment, then he specialized in the Service Provider transport technology, where he has contributed to planning, operations and testing mostly MPLS VPN solutions. |  | Samo Jerman is a security expert, specializing in the area of networks and information systems. He has been working with networks for the last 4 years, with the last two years on designing, implementing and supporting network and security systems. Apart from work, he tries to spend as much quality time with his family as possible, not leaving much left for sport and hobbies. |
Robert Lesar, CCIE No. 17091, is one of the leading internetworking experts, specializing in the area of routing and switching. He has more than 6 years of experience in the information technology (IT) industry. Robert is a content developer for Cisco courses from CCNA, CCNP, CCIP and CCSP tracks, and was lead developer for the ISCW and ONT courses. He also shows his great skills as an instructor for specialized Cisco Systems courses and lecturer at home and around the world, where he shares his knowledge mostly with Cisco Systems engineers. Robert is also Cisco Systems Proctor, his job is to help candidates to pass a rigorous test to become a Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CCSI). |  | Damijan Markovič is one of the leading experts for local and wide area networks. He is specialized in Cisco optical and switching devices beside Enterprise network management. He has more than 13 years of experience in planning and implementing corporate networks. In addition, Damijan has also played an important role in planning, operations, testing and supporting Enterprise and SP solutions not only in Slovenia but also all over the world. His skills are also shown as a senior instructor for specialized Cisco Systems courses and lectures at home and around the world. |
Ivan Pepelnjak, CCIE No. 1354, is a 25-year veteran of the networking industry. He has more than 15 years of experience in designing, installing, troubleshooting, and operating large service provider and enterprise WAN and LAN networks and is currently chief technology advisor at NIL Data Communications, focusing on advanced IP-based networks and web technologies. His books published by Cisco Press include MPLS and VPN Architectures and EIGRP Network Design. |  | Stojan Rančić is a security expert, specializing in the area of networks and information systems. He has been dealing with these subjects for the last 6 years. In addition, he has a strong background in open-source systems, services and solutions, as well as virtualization technologies. He also shows his great skills as an instructor and lecturer for specialized Cisco Systems courses at home and around the world, where he teaches Cisco engineers as well as end users. |
Mitja Robas is one of the leading data center experts, specialized in the area of data centers, LAN and WAN networks. He has more than 8 years of experience in planning and implementing data centers, LAN and WAN networks. Mitja has contributed to planning, operations, testing, supporting and using demanding data centers, LAN and WAN network solutions not only in Slovenia but also all over the world. He also shows his great skills as an instructor for specialized Cisco Systems courses and lecturer at home and around the world, where he shares his knowledge mostly with Cisco Systems engineers. |  | Boštjan Šuštar gained his CCIE certification in 1997 and has since been recertifying as a Routing and Switching CCIE, although he also has experience in the security and service provider areas. As an advisor, he took part in planning networks in Slovenia and abroad. He is also a developer and instructor for specialized Cisco Systems courses. |
Nikša Tomulić is CCIE certified since 2003. He is dealing with challenges in the area of Professional Services, where he takes the key role in providing NIL's range of services for different markets. |  | Robert Turnšek gained his CCIE certification in 1997 and has since been recertifying as a Routing and Switching CCIE. He also has lots of experience in Microsoft, VMware and Lotus. As an advisor and implementer, he took part in planning, designing and implementing networks in Slovenia and abroad. |
Krzysztof Zygis was CCIE-certified in R&S and has since expanded his expertise to security and enterprise voice. In addition to teaching and course development in these three areas, he gathered experience by consulting activities in the service provider environment, with focus on MPLS-related technologies. |  |  |