Become a Rockstar Systems Engineer with Terry Kim
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsEach week we provide tech lessons, answer questions, and bring you interviews of the most successful engineers and thought leaders working in the IT space across technologies like datacenter, virtualization, cloud, networking, collaboration, and cyber security. Listen in as you will gain insights, strategies, tips and more to help you level up along your journey in becoming a Rockstar SE!
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EP14: IronMan Athlete and Cisco SE Director Mark Moffett shares his journey, habits for success and more!
May 03, 2017 00:21 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBMark Moffett leads System Engineering for State, Local Government, and Education for the Eastern United States. He and his team of 130+ Systems Engineering Managers/Systems Engineers/Architects are responsible for the design/deployment of Cisco Solutions. And he is also a ironman triathlon athlete and loves to compete! Your favorite quote? If you're lucky enough to find a person with a lot of head and a lot of heart, they will never going to come off the field second. Vince Lombardi F...
EP13: Colin McNamara DevOps expert and cloud architect shares with us on how to secure your future in IT!
April 08, 2017 20:48 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBColin McNamara is the Founder and Principle Consultant at Farkley, where he helps Companies, Communities and Individuals succeed in a world be transformed by next generation technologies. In this episode Colin shares his secrets to success for the very first time with our listeners at the end of this episode! Sponsor: www.zerotoEngineer.com - Level up and become a full stack network engineer! Favorite Quote: The difficult we do immediately, the impossible just takes a little long...
EP12: Cisco SE Manager (CCIE #1753) Rusty Heird shares what he looks for when hiring and more!
February 11, 2017 06:04 - 28 minutes - 26.8 MBI am simply thrilled to introduce my former SE manager from Cisco, Rusty Heird. He has one of the lowest CCIE numbers I’ve seen at #1753 in R&S for 20 years and was great mentor to me helping me push myself to always grow. I can’t wait to dive into his past and current projects and gather his thoughts on what it takes to become a rockstar SE on his team and what he looks for when recruiting for top talent and more! Sponsor: www.zerotoEngineer.com - Level up and become a full stack netw...
EP11: Legendary Network Architect Russ White (CCDE#1 and CCAr) shares his habits for success.
January 11, 2017 02:49 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBRuss White has over 30 years of experience in network engineering; A Distinguished Architect during his time at Cisco, holds the highest certification Cisco has to offer as a CCAr and holds CCDE #1. He’s also a Publish author, worldwide speaker at many tech conferences, and has over 40+ patents. This guy is a legend folks in the field of networking. Quote: “Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror.” C.S. Lewis Resources or Topics Mentioned: ...
EP10: From Dubai to Silicon Valley, interview with LinkedIn's principal network architect Shawn Zandi
January 01, 2017 03:29 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBShawn Zandi is a lead infrastructure architect with LinkedIn, where he builds large scale data center, backbone and networks. Over the past two decades, Shawn has worked as network and security architect for consulting firms from Dubai to Silicon Valley. Shawn holds many publications, patents and certifications including 3x CCIE in routing and switching, Security and eSrvice provider as well as CCDE, while through the years of practice has become a vendor-neutral consultant. He currently liv...
EP09: We are back SE Nation - Happy Holidays!
December 26, 2016 06:30 - 4 minutes - 4.87 MBIn this episode, we bring back the show! I explain why we were out of pocket for the past months and what to expect in terms of new shows moving forward. And some motivation to the start the new year off right!
EP08: Interview with Stephen Lynch - CCIE at age 21 and Consulting Sytems Engineer at Cisco Meraki
June 13, 2016 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBStephen 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. Resources or Topics Mentioned: Jim Carrey's Commencement Address at the 2014 MUM Graduation Book: The Best Place to Work Cisco Meraki ...
EP07: Interview with Jacob Hess - CoFounder of NexGenT
June 10, 2016 16:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBJacob 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 an...
EP06: Tech Lesson - Understanding Basic Network Traffic with Jacob Hess
May 27, 2016 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBIn 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 spanni...
EP05: Tech Lesson - The OSI Model with Jacob Hess
May 26, 2016 21:33 - 19 minutes - 18 MBTake a deep dive into the OSI model and learn what it’s all about! The OSI model is a foundational topic that all IT engineers need to understand. In this Tech Lesson episode Jacob and Terry guide you through all the OSI layers and how they relate to the real 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 depl...
EP04: Interview with Data Center Solutions expert Loy Evans at Cisco
May 23, 2016 14:31 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBLoy has been in the IT industry over 20 years. He got his start as a programmer, but jumped into the networking side of the house early on in his career. He holds a CCIE in Routing and Switching and is currently employed at Cisco Systems as a Data Center Solutions Consultant. Loy has a true passion for Data Center technologies and has been a distinguished speaker at Cisco Live numerous times. Resources or Topics Mentioned: Book CCIE Exam Python Programming Classes: Coursera, Udac...
EP03: Ask Us Anything - Open Questions and Answers with TK
May 16, 2016 00:03 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBQuestions Asked: I have my CCNA R/S. Should I continue my CCNP R/S or go after my CCNA Security then CCNP Security? I have had my CCNA for a year and a half now, but cannot get into an engineer role. Do you have any suggestions? I’m currently working as a computer systems administrator… any suggestions on how to transition? How does someone specialize in a particular technology? I am 17 years old and have an interest in IT. What is the best way to start? Resources Mentioned: ...
EP02: Tech Lesson - What is a Network with Jacob Hess
May 15, 2016 23:01 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBJacob Hess is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has over 15 years working 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 i...
EP01: Interview with 3X CCIE Arnel Alvarez - Sr Network Engineer at Uber Technologies
May 15, 2016 21:18 - 28 minutes - 26 MBArnel’s been in the IT industry going on 16 years and got his start right at Cisco Systems. He’s also a triple CCIE across R&S, Storage, and Datacenter. He’s also worked at VMware and now works at Uber working on their corporate infrastructure as a senior network engineer. Tech Lesson of the Day: IPv6 RockstarSEblueprint.com: A FREE 5-Day Premium Course, Teaching You How to Become a Rockstar Engineer and Land Your Dream IT Job!
EP00: About The Show "Rockstar SE"
May 15, 2016 21:17 - 8 minutes - 7.98 MBTerry Kim is an entrepreneur and systems engineer who has worked in industry leading tech companies such as Cisco Systems, Arista Networks, and Dimension Data. Terry 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 Founder & CEO of Nexgent and is passionate about inspiring, creating, and empowering the next generation of IT engineers. What you will learn: Q...