Joe is a thirty-year veteran of the information technology field, with the last twenty-five-plus years at Cisco in various systems engineering and solution architect roles. Time spent as an electronic commerce consultant, a network engineer at a major medical facility and Fortune 5 manufacturing conglomerate, and over two decades in technology technical sales, has exposed him to countless facets of the industry. Being able to witness and partake in the rise of the hypervisor, followed by public cloud, and now Artificial Intelligence, coupled with a deep understanding of Cisco’s game-changing data center architectures and solutions, allows him to assist customers and partners with complex business and technical challenges. Coupling hardware solutions with value-added software offerings, both Cisco and third-party, is at the core of his approach to solving those challenges. As his passion for business matches his passion for technology, he recently completed his MBA with a concentration in Business and Data Analytics. Applying data modeling and analysis techniques to solve technical and business scenarios is one of his interests that blends both realms. Joe holds numerous Cisco and non-Cisco technical and industry certifications and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and the National Society of Leadership and Success.