Richard Carroll

Richard Carroll has over 20 years of work experience in the IT industry. Richard began their career in 1998 as an Outsourced IT Engineer at Alphanumeric Systems. In 1999, they joined Computer Service Partners, Inc. as a Senior Project Engineer, Pre-Sales/Post-Sales, where they advanced from network engineer to senior project engineer within one year. In 2011, they joined Cisco as a Senior Engineer, IT Architect, and CCIE (Collaboration). During their tenure at Cisco, they took over ownership of the Research Triangle Park (RTP) Unified Communications (UC) IT Design Lab and held end-to-end oversight of all network and virtualization functions for the UC IT Design Lab. In 2021, they joined Internetwork Engineering as a Solution Engineer, specializing in Network, Data Center, and Collaboration.

Richard Carroll has a BFA in Communication Arts & Design from Virginia Commonwealth University. Richard has also obtained a number of certifications, including Technical Sales Associate from Cohesity (July 2021), Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft (October 2020), Understanding Cisco Network Security from Cisco Systems (February 2020), Understanding Design for Cisco Internetworking Solutions from Cisco Systems (February 2020), Understanding of Cisco Cloud Fundamentals and Administration from Cisco Systems (February 2020), Understanding of Cisco Network Devices from Cisco Systems (February 2020), Cisco Customer Success Manager (CSM) certification from Cisco (August 2021), Aviatrix Certified Engineer - Multi-Cloud Network Associate from Aviatrix (March 2021), AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) (August 2020), AWS Certified Developer – Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) (July 2020), AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) (January 2020), AWS Solutions Architect Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) (March 2020), Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) from Microsoft (November 2020), Associate Cloud Engineer from Google Cloud Platform Certified (June 2020), Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) from Cisco Systems, Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) from Cisco Systems, Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Collaboration (CCIE Collaboration) from Cisco, Cisco Certified Network Associate Cloud (CCNA Cloud) from Cisco Systems, Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA Routing and Switching) from Cisco Systems, and Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) from Cisco Systems.