EP07: Interview with Jacob Hess - CoFounder of NexGenT

06/10/16 • 21 min

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Jacob Hess is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has over 15 years experience in Information Technology. Working in both the customer and systems integrator environments he has designed and deployed many complex IT projects spanning the full stack of networking technologies. Jacob is also a United States Air Force veteran who served as a technical instructor and trained hundreds of network engineers to be job ready for the Department of Defense. He is the Co-founder & COO of Nexgent and is passionate about inspiring, creating, and empowering the next generation of IT engineers.

Resources or Topics Mentioned: Cisco Router Configuration Handbook (2nd edition), Cisco Press Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook (2nd edition), Cisco Press Cisco 3D Interactive Catalogue http://m.kaon.com/c/cs Spanning-Tree Protocol Cisco References: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/tech/lan-switching/spanning-tree-protocol/index.html

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In this episode of Rockstar SE Jacob Hess and Terry Kim discuss basic network traffic concepts. They break down topics such as collision domains and broadcast domains and how those concepts relate to network traffic and the world of network engineering. Jacob Hess is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has over 15 years experience in Information Technology. Working in both the customer and systems integrator environments he has designed and deployed many complex IT projects spanning the full stack of networking technologies. Jacob is also a United States Air Force veteran who served as a technical instructor and trained hundreds of network engineers to be job ready for the Department of Defense. He is the Co-founder & COO of Nexgent and is passionate about inspiring, creating, and empowering the next generation of IT engineers. Tech Lesson of the Day: Understanding Basic Network Traffic Resources or Topics Mentioned: Download Your Quick Guide on "Understanding Basic Network Traffic" at RockstarSE.com RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!

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Stephen has been in the IT industry for 8 years and got his start with the Cisco Networking Academy. He holds a CCIE in Routing & Switching which he obtained at the very young age of 21. Stephen has worked as an Instructor, a Pre-Sales Engineer, and is now a Consulting Systems Engineer for Cisco Systems working in the Meraki Cloud Business Unit.

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