Congrats Jason!
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(Jeff Rensink) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:06:58 +0000 > From: Jason Mosier <[email protected]> > To: ccie_wireless <[email protected]> > Subject: [OSL | CCIE_Wireless] Passed!!!!!! > Message-ID: > < > 2b480ee1e7fd7e40babce47161f5a72b2b4a3...@vssdsmexch01.vitalsite.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello all, > > I'm very happy to announce that I was able to pass the CCIE Wireless lab > exam late last week. That said, I wanted to point out a few individuals in > this study group and personally thank them for their assistance (in no > particular order:)). > > Kyle W. - Kyle has been an outstanding resource throughout this journey > for me. I know Kyle personally and he is and always has been willing to > discuss and assist with any of the challenges I've come across in my > prep-lab scenarios and in my technical understanding of subjects. > > Kristjan and Jeff R. - I was able to get connected with both of these > individuals a few weeks ago and we've sent emails back-and-forth ever > since. They both have very deep technical knowledge of wireless technology > in general, as well as Cisco configuration specifics. I've noticed that > they are both frequent contributors to this list, so please be sure to take > note when they respond to your questions. > > Jerome - I was lucky enough to take Jerome's 5-day bootcamp which was > really the start of my active pursuit of this certification. > > I cannot really place a value on how instrumental those individuals were > in my journey to obtain this certification, but I want to be sure to deeply > thank them for all the assistance they've provided me. > > That said, I'm sure many of you are curious about my experiences. I've > been working with wireless in general for over 10 years now. I haven't > really specialized in only wireless over those years, but I do have a firm > background in wireless technologies. When I decided to go for the Wireless > CCIE, I decided the best option for me was to attend a bootcamp. I chose > the IPExpert bootcamp and, at the time, received a 5-day training from > Jerome Henry. A bootcamp isn't going to give you everything you need to > pass the lab, but it will provide much of the needed information and > practice. I should also point out that IPExpert themselves were very easy > to work with and did everything they could (in my mind) to overcome some > challenges we had along the way. I highly recommend them if you're looking > at taking a bootcamp. > > I then took the exam 3 times before I finally passed. On my first > attempt, there were items that I knew I needed to work on a bit more along > with trying to figure out what they were looking for due to the phrasing of > questions. I thought I figured those things out and went for my second > attempt. > > After my second attempt, I really felt like I had passed the exam. I had > implemented everything I had learned from my first attempt and configured > all items on that lab as I had planned. I did come out of that attempt > with a couple of items that I wanted to spend more time on, but not that > much. That said, my final score didn't reflect how I had thought I had > done on that lab. I then had to go back and try to figure out why I was > missing points on items that I had felt like I had configured correctly. > > I then had my third attempt last week. As always, it was quite the > challenge and I did have to figure some things out "on-the-fly." I did > come out of the test feeling that I did well, but I was overly cautious > after my 2nd attempt. I didn't really come away feeling like I needed more > work in any specific area this time, though. I received the email that > evening that I had passed the test (although I didn't actually notice it > until the next morning) and felt a great sense of relief:) > > My tips would really be identical to what Kristjan recently posted. You > do need a good foundation of routing and switching elements. For wireless > to work successfully, the underlying routing and switching needs to be > implemented correctly as well. When reviewing questions in the lab, think > about what they may be looking for and how they may confirm that your > configuration is correct - that in itself may provide some guidance. When > going through practice labs, always try to think of other ways you can > setup the lab so that you get a good understanding of how it works. Make > sure you understand how to navigate the provided documentation. This was a > lifesaver for me on a couple of items. You're probably always going to be > thrown a "curve" in the lab, and it was helpful to be able to find > supporting documentation relatively quick. As Kristjan also mentioned, > don't get stuck on troubleshooting a single item. I had one question where > I spent a little bit of time on it and d > ecided to "concede the points" and move on with the rest of the test. If > I hadn't, I wouldn't have been able to review my configs and correct other > items that I knew well. > > If you have any other specific questions for me regarding my journey, > please feel free to contact me. Obviously, I will not break NDA for any > responses so please don't ask me anything of that nature:) > > Thanks, > Jason Mosier > CCIE #7900 (R&S/SEC/Wireless) > Network Implementation Engineer Manager > 319-866-7988 > [Description: Email_Updated_RGB-VitalLogoSmall] > > > ________________________________ > > This communication (including any attachments) is intended only for the > use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain > information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure > under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any > dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify > Vital Support Systems at 515 334 5700 and delete or destroy all copies > and the original document. > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > </archives/ccie_wireless/attachments/20130225/1894a767/attachment-0001.html> > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image002.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 1237 bytes > Desc: image002.jpg > URL: > </archives/ccie_wireless/attachments/20130225/1894a767/attachment-0001.jpg> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:17:51 -0600 > From: Jeff Rensink <[email protected]> > To: Jason Mosier <[email protected]> > Cc: ccie_wireless <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Wireless] Passed!!!!!! > Message-ID: > <CALUhJV2sBkgRgayOVH=13QDB-qyidQeqox= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Way to go Jason! How awesome to be a triple CCIE! > > I appreciate you sharing your experience with the group as well as the kind > words for IPexpert. It was a pleasure assisting you. > > Jeff Rensink - CCIE #24834 (Wireless, R&S) > Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Jason Mosier > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > > > > > I?m very happy to announce that I was able to pass the CCIE Wireless lab > > exam late last week. That said, I wanted to point out a few individuals > in > > this study group and personally thank them for their assistance (in no > > particular orderJ). > > > > > > > > Kyle W. ? Kyle has been an outstanding resource throughout this journey > > for me. I know Kyle personally and he is and always has been willing to > > discuss and assist with any of the challenges I?ve come across in my > > prep-lab scenarios and in my technical understanding of subjects. > > > > > > > > Kristjan and Jeff R. ? I was able to get connected with both of these > > individuals a few weeks ago and we?ve sent emails back-and-forth ever > > since. They both have very deep technical knowledge of wireless > technology > > in general, as well as Cisco configuration specifics. I?ve noticed that > > they are both frequent contributors to this list, so please be sure to > take > > note when they respond to your questions. > > > > > > > > Jerome ? I was lucky enough to take Jerome?s 5-day bootcamp which was > > really the start of my active pursuit of this certification. > > > > > > > > I cannot really place a value on how instrumental those individuals were > > in my journey to obtain this certification, but I want to be sure to > deeply > > thank them for all the assistance they?ve provided me. > > > > > > > > That said, I?m sure many of you are curious about my experiences. I?ve > > been working with wireless in general for over 10 years now. I haven?t > > really specialized in only wireless over those years, but I do have a > firm > > background in wireless technologies. When I decided to go for the > Wireless > > CCIE, I decided the best option for me was to attend a bootcamp. I chose > > the IPExpert bootcamp and, at the time, received a 5-day training from > > Jerome Henry. A bootcamp isn?t going to give you everything you need to > > pass the lab, but it will provide much of the needed information and > > practice. I should also point out that IPExpert themselves were very > easy > > to work with and did everything they could (in my mind) to overcome some > > challenges we had along the way. I highly recommend them if you?re > looking > > at taking a bootcamp. > > > > > > > > I then took the exam 3 times before I finally passed. On my first > > attempt, there were items that I knew I needed to work on a bit more > along > > with trying to figure out what they were looking for due to the phrasing > of > > questions. I thought I figured those things out and went for my second > > attempt. > > > > > > > > After my second attempt, I really felt like I had passed the exam. I had > > implemented everything I had learned from my first attempt and configured > > all items on that lab as I had planned. I did come out of that attempt > > with a couple of items that I wanted to spend more time on, but not that > > much. That said, my final score didn?t reflect how I had thought I had > > done on that lab. I then had to go back and try to figure out why I was > > missing points on items that I had felt like I had configured correctly. > > > > > > > > I then had my third attempt last week. As always, it was quite the > > challenge and I did have to figure some things out ?on-the-fly.? I did > > come out of the test feeling that I did well, but I was overly cautious > > after my 2nd attempt. I didn?t really come away feeling like I needed > > more work in any specific area this time, though. I received the email > > that evening that I had passed the test (although I didn?t actually > notice > > it until the next morning) and felt a great sense of reliefJ > > > > > > > > My tips would really be identical to what Kristjan recently posted. You > > do need a good foundation of routing and switching elements. For > wireless > > to work successfully, the underlying routing and switching needs to be > > implemented correctly as well. When reviewing questions in the lab, > think > > about what they may be looking for and how they may confirm that your > > configuration is correct ? that in itself may provide some guidance. > When > > going through practice labs, always try to think of other ways you can > > setup the lab so that you get a good understanding of how it works. Make > > sure you understand how to navigate the provided documentation. This > was a > > lifesaver for me on a couple of items. You?re probably always going to > be > > thrown a ?curve? in the lab, and it was helpful to be able to find > > supporting documentation relatively quick. As Kristjan also mentioned, > > don?t get stuck on troubleshooting a single item. I had one question > where > > I spent a little bit of time on it and decided to ?concede the points? > and > > move on with the rest of the test. If I hadn?t, I wouldn?t have been > able > > to review my configs and correct other items that I knew well. > > > > > > > > If you have any other specific questions for me regarding my journey, > > please feel free to contact me. Obviously, I will not break NDA for any > > responses so please don?t ask me anything of that natureJ > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jason Mosier > > > > CCIE #7900 (R&S/SEC/Wireless) > > > > Network Implementation Engineer Manager > > > > 319-866-7988 > > > > [image: Description: Email_Updated_RGB-VitalLogoSmall] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > This communication (including any attachments) is intended only for the > > use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain > > information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure > > under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any > > dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly > > prohibited. 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