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Association honors network professionals

Network World, 05/09/02

LAS VEGAS - The Network Professional Association honored six individuals at NetWorld+Interop 2002 Wednesday at the group's first Awards for Professionalism ceremony.

The award winners, acknowledged for their outstanding achievements in the field of networking administration, are:

· Stephen Ibaraki: Best Networking Professional - Career Achievement Award. Chairman of iGEN Knowledge Solutions and senior faculty/head of research for Advanced Professional Programs at Capilano College, Ibaraki's career spans 35 years. He is a distinguished speaker and writer.

· Henry Penaranda: Best Rookie. In less than two and a half years, Penaranda, a vice president in the Global Network Services Group of Citigroup, grew from consultant to his current position while earning numerous certifications and completing his Masters degree in IT Project Management from George Washington University.

· Graham Reed: Youngest Networking Person. Reed, 20, launched his career in networking at the age of 11 by setting up his own dialup BBS. At 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, where he maintained the provider's backbone using wireless spread spectrum technology. He is currently working as a systems specialist with Ontario's Shaw Cablesystems,

· Doug Linman: Most Innovative Networking Project. CEO and Chief Engineer of Network Anatomy, Linman was honored for his design of a wearable communication system in the wake of the events on Sept. 11. The fully integrated communications system, which includes voice, data, audio and video capabilities along with survival elements and wound management, fits in one lightweight backpack system.

· David Vaillancourt: Most Innovative Networking Project - Small Business Implementation. Founder of CompuSage, Vaillancourt won for math skills game BatterUp, a network version of which he has implemented throughout a public school system.

· William Collins: Most Innovative Networking Project - Corporate Implementation Award. A network technology manager at White Hat Management, an educational management organization, Collins designed and managed the implementation of servers and network configuration for charter schools and distance learning academies.

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