Thanks brother- I appreciate that!
I'll be looking for all of you guys at Cisco Live in Orlando this year. We
need to pick a meeting spot like we did in San Diego last year.
Regards,
Jay McMickle- 2x CCIE #35355 (R&S,Sec)
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From: Joe Astorino <[email protected]>
To: Jay McMickle <[email protected]>
Cc: CCIE Security Maillist <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Security] CCIE Security, passed!
Jay!!!!! Congratulations man! I've been lingering in the shadows a while and
really hoping you would make the cut on round two. I'm so happy for you bro,
way to go! It always puts a smile on my face when long time contributors to
lists like this have success.
On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 12:09 AM, Jay McMickle <[email protected]> wrote:
I successfully picked up my CCIE Security today.
>
>I completed my CCIE in R/S May 2012 and tried Security IE (blueprint 3) in Oct
>2012 but was unsuccessful.
>
>I didn't have much time to go through the materials available at the time, but
>felt strong that I was ready and went back for version 4 based upon self lab
>prep, workbooks, and work experience. WRONG! Fail.
>
>After feeling a bit more defeated, I went through IPExperts workbooks, another
>vendors' workbooks, and caught a few video sessions from another vendor.
>
>I went back yesterday to visit again for my 3rd Security IE attempt and won!
>
>So, am I done? Yes! I plan to finish my College degree and enjoy my kids and
>family! Maybe even a nap or two on the weekend! It's been a few years since I
>napped instead of labbing.
>
>I'm looking forward to going bed at normal times and not needing a Red Bull or
>Monster to stay up until 1am to lab prep! Ahhhhh!
>
>A big shot out to God. Without Him in my corner to lean on, I would not have
>persevered through this. NEVER give up on your dreams! Being a double CCIE
>was mine. 2x CCIE's in just under a year, at that.
>
>Happy labbing. Cheers!
>
>Regards,
>Jay McMickle CCIEx2 #35355 (R/S,Sec)
>Sent from my iPhone
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Regards,
Joe Astorino
CCIE #24347
http://astorinonetworks.com/
"He not busy being born is busy dying" - Dylan
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