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Kudos to your colleagues
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In a previous newsletter, I let you know about the Network Professional
Association’s inaugural Awards for Professionalism. Now it’s time to tell you
about the winners. Presented at last month’s NetWorld+Interop 2002 Las Vegas, the NPA awards
recognized outstanding achievements in the field of networking
administration. Here are the people who garnered accolades: *Best Networking Professional - Career Achievement Award: Canadian Stephen
Ibaraki took home the highest. Ibaraki is chairman of iGEN Knowledge
Solutions and senior faculty/head of research for Advanced Professional
Programs at Capilano College. As a distinguished writer and speaker with a
career stretching more than 35 years, Ibaraki has won numerous awards,
including the prestigious Gary Hadford Professional Achievement Award, the
highest of international IT awards, presented to him by the Canadian
Information Processing Society. *Best " Rookie " - This award went to Henry Penaranda, a vice
president in the Global Network Services Group of Citigroup. In less than two
and a half years, Penaranda progressed from consultant to assistant vice
president to his current position while accumulating numerous certifications
and completing his Masters degree in IT Project Management from George
Washington University. *Youngest Networking Person - Graham Reed, a systems specialist with
Ontario's Shaw Cablesystems, earned this honor. Reed, 20, launched his career
in networking at the age of 11 by setting up his own dial-up Bulletin Board
System (BBS). At age 15, he implemented a peer-to-peer Ethernet network for
the Coleman County Medical Center in Austin, Texas. He has since served as
the network security specialist for a Canadian ISP. *Most Innovative Networking Project - System Integrator Implementation:
Doug Linman, CEO and chief engineer of Network Anatomy, took the prize for
his design of a wearable communication system. The system includes voice,
data, audio and video capabilities along with survival elements and wound
management, fits in one lightweight backpack system. *Most Innovative Networking Project - Small Business Implementation: David
Vaillancourt, founder of CompuSage, won the award for his BatterUp math
skills game. Vaillancourt has implemented a network version of BatterUp
throughout the public school system. *Most Innovative Networking Project - Corporate Implementation Award: This
went to William Collins of White Hat Management, an educational management
organization. As network technology manager, Collins designed and managed the
implementation of servers and network configuration for charter schools and
distance learning academies. Congratulations to all! Related Links
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