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Jason Gooley (CCIEx2 R&S, SP, No. 38759), is Technical Solutions Architect for Cisco’s Worldwide Enterprise Networking Sales team, where he specializes in SDN and programmability, as well as campus LAN, WAN, and data center design. A Cisco Live Distinguished Speaker, he has authored multiple Cisco Press books, develops for the CCIE program, creates training content for Cisco.com, and serves on the Program Committee Board for the Chicago Network Operators Group (CHI-NOG). He has 20+ years of industry experience.

Chris Jackson (CCIEx2 R&S & SEC, No. 6256) is a Distinguished Systems Engineer in Cisco’s Global Sales Training organization. He focuses on all aspects of Cisco Data Center and Cloud from a technology and thought leadership perspective, helping Cisco and its customers fully leverage these technologies’ transformational business potential. He is author of Network Security Auditing and CCNA Cloud CLDADM 210-455 Official Cert Guide.

Adrian Iliesiu (CCIE R&S No. 43909) is a Cisco DevNet Technical Leader, he specializes in network programmability and automation, SD-WAN, Cisco DNA Center, and data center technologies. Before joining Cisco, he worked as a systems administrator, senior network engineer, and team leader throughout Europe and North America. He holds a BS from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in Electronics and Telecommunications and has 15+ years of IT and telecom industry experience.

Ashutosh Malegaonkar leads Cisco DevNet’s co-creations team, and drives multiple initiatives with Cisco’s Strategic Partners, customers, and internal technology groups. He has held widely diverse roles throughout 20+ years at Cisco. His expertise includes router platform software, VoIP hardware, control-data plane, and machine learning. He has 14 approved patents and two IP publications.