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Meet the Team

OUR INSTRUCTORS TRULY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

SLI’s instructors hold the most respected certifications in the networking industry. To enable our instructors to be true experts in their field, we have developed an instructor specialization program. Each instructor is assigned as the resident expert for a specific technology area and is responsible for enhancing the existing curriculum to best fit the needs of our customers. By having such focus, our instructors excel in training delivery and development.

Cisco technical instructor

Russell Hughes

Cisco & Arista instructor

Best Concert I’ve Been To:
Prince & Pink Floyd

 

Favorite Place I’ve Been:

Galway, Ireland

 

Favorite Sports Team:

Nebraska Huskers

 

 

“Russell is a great instructor. He involved the class throughout the course and never hesitated to provide deeper explanations whenever there were questions. He also did a great job showing feeling and excitement rather than just dictating a course from a script.”  – Brett, Systems Engineer

 

 

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Cisco contact center instructor

Mark Wilson

Cisco instructoR

Biggest Accomplishment:
The fact that I have such a great family and great friends speaks more for me than anything else
 
Favorite Movies:
The Philadelphia Story
 
Favorite Place:
The top of the Tooth of Time, watching the
sunrise with my kids
 

 

“Mark is very knowledgeable and engaging in the way he runs the class. Amazing work as always!!!”  – Ian, Systems Engineer

 

 
 
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Cisco collaboration technical instructor

John Meersma

Cisco instructoR

Favorite Sports Team:
Dallas Cowboys

 

Hobby Outside of Work:
Chess

 

Favorite Movie:
Top Gun

 

 

“John is probably the best instructor I have seen over my 20 years in IT training. He is very knowledgeable and passionate about his job. Two thumbs up!!!!”  – Tad, Systems Admin

 

 

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Cisco contact center instructor

Mike Keutzer

Cisco instructoR

Hobbies Outside of Work:
Working on cars, keeping bees, tractor time

 

Favorite Movie of All Time:
Blazing Saddles

 

Best Concert I’ve Been To:
Grateful Dead
Rainbow Theater, London, 1981

 

 

“Mike is the best instructor I have had to this day. He really broke the material down so you could get the whole picture.  I appreciate the opportunity to come and learn, and I am for sure this will help launch my career.” – Nicholas, Network Operations

 

 

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Brad Haynes

Brad Haynes

AI Instructor

Hobbies Outside of Work:
Gardening, cooking, and ethical hacking. 

 

Best Concert I’ve Been To:
The Canadian group RUSH

 

Biggest Accomplishment:
Brought Cisco NetAcad into the local school board. When my two daughters were in high school, I was the Parent Council chair. After meetings with Cisco and the local school board trustees, Cisco’s NetAcad was implemented as part of the school curriculum.

 

 

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Ed Finger

AI & security Instructor

Hobbies Outside of Work:
Collecting and playing guitars

 

Favorite Place I’ve Been:
Portugal

 

Favorite Part of Working at SLI:
The ability to watch students have that ‘aha’ moment when they put the concepts together.

 

 

“The instructor really made the training. It was evident that he cared, was considerate, and dedicated to the work. I’d recommend him to anyone!” – Hammad

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jed Demeule

Jed Demeule

Contact Center Instructor

Favorite Part of Working at SLI:
The challenge of helping to transition to the use of AI for business. 

 

Current Professional Interests:
Building bespoke applications to improve efficiency.

 

 

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