Hey all, 

It was a popular feature on my old blog so I decided to bring it to my new blog.  Each week (hopefully) I will feature a new CCIE candidate who is trying to conquer the beast just like most of you.  This weeks CCIE Candidate Spotlight Feature is on Jo Knight.  You may know him from his BLOG - I have had the pleasure of working with him through his  R&S CCIE and now through his journey to beat the Voice lab.  So, do you want to know more about Jo?  

Here's the tale of the tape: 

Name: Jo Knight                                            

Age: 33 

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City/State/Country: Doha, Qatar but originally from London, England

Certifications Completed: CCIE R&S - #22262 

Certifications Currently Studying: CCIE Voice

How long have you been studying for current certification? On and off for the last six months, but in reality more off than on due to being too busy at work. Now its time to get serious about it and get going.

Lab Date(s): Aiming for Sometime in early 2010 - hopefully March/April 

Lab Attempts: 0 

Blog/Website: http://ccielab.wordpress.com

What Company(s) are you using for studies if any? IPexpert and ccbootcamp

What products have you used from these companies: IPexpert Voice BLS for the Lab and ccbootcamp CCIE Voice Written Study Guide for the...er...Written 

Do you own your own rack equipment? No - Proctor Labs all the way....

Hours per day you study? Currently 1-2 a day for the written exam, will try to get 4-5 when Im doing labs in the near future.

Have you or would you attend any boot camps? I would like to check out the IPexpert Voice bootcamps - Vik and Mark seem to be the best out there based on what I am hearing.

Do you plan on going after another certification?  

I'm not sure I could deal with being a triple CCIE at any time in my life - my wife wouldnt allow it anyway. Lets get number two out of the way first before thinking of any others... SP would be the next one if I was pushed into it.

Tell me what you like to do when you are NOT studying or working:  

Ive recently moved out to the Middle East for a different way of life, summer is pretty much going to be spent indoors due to the heat, but I like going out into the desert in the 4x4 and quad biking, BBQ'ing when we can. Of course spending time with my wife is high up on the list too

What could the vendors do to make studying easier/better?  

I find the video walkthroughs to labs very helpful along with the main VoD lessons. I am good at learning by doing, and if I see someone else doing it first, seem to pick it up a lot easier. So more high quality video training please would suit me to the ground - (hint and updated v3 voice videos on the BLS)

 

Do you want to be featured on the next edition of CCIE Candidate Spotlight?  If so, please contact me! Thank you Jo!  Don't forget to go to his blog and leave comments and add him to your blog rolls!