Jerome Henry Author

Jerome Henry, CCIE No. 24750, is a Principal Engineer in the Office of the Wireless CTO at Cisco Systems. Jerome has more than 15 years’ experience teaching technical Cisco courses, in more than 15 countries and four languages, to audiences ranging from bachelor’s degree students to networking professionals and Cisco internal system engineers. Focusing on his wireless and networking experience, Jerome joined Cisco in 2012. Before that time, he was consulting and teaching about heterogeneous networks and wireless integration with the European Airespace team, which was later acquired by Cisco to become its main wireless solution. He then spent several years with a Cisco Learning Partner, developing networking courses and working on training materials for emerging technologies. Jerome is a certified wireless networking expert (CWNE No. 45), has developed multiple Cisco courses, and authored several wireless books and video courses. Jerome holds more than 150 patents, is a member of the IEEE, where he was elevated to Senior Member in 2013, and also represents Cisco in multiple Wi-Fi Alliance working groups. With more than 10,000 hours in the classroom, Jerome was awarded the IT Training Award Best Instructor silver medal. He is based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Robert Barton, CCIE No. 6660, is a Distinguished Architect with Cisco and has worked in the wireless field for over 20 years, assisting with some of the largest Wi-Fi deployments globally. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in engineering physics and is a registered professional engineer. Rob holds dual CCIEs, in Routing and Switching and Security, and is a CCDE. Rob also holds patents in the areas of wireless communications, IoT, segment routing, and AI/machine learning. Rob is also a regular presenter at Cisco Live and has been inducted into Cisco’s Distinguished Speaker Hall of Fame. Rob is located in Vancouver, Canada, where he lives with his wife and two teenage children. David Hucaby, CCIE No. 4594, CWNE No. 292, is a lead network engineer for University of Kentucky HealthCare, where he focuses on wireless networks in a large medical environment. David holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering. He has been authoring Cisco Press titles for 20 years. David lives in Kentucky with his wife, Marci, and two daughters.