Christopher Collins

Christopher Collins has extensive experience in the field of network engineering, with their most recent role being Senior Network Engineer at Meriplex since August 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Speedcast as a Unified Communications Engineer from January 2014 to August 2021. Christopher also gained experience as a VoIP Engineer at Cisco from September 2012 to December 2013. Christopher's early career included a role as a Network Administrator at Lamar County Schools, where they were responsible for maintaining and documenting changes in the network, VOIP, and wireless infrastructure, as well as troubleshooting various Cisco IP phones, voice gateways, circuits, and telepresence endpoints. During this time, they also installed, configured, and maintained switches for the district.

Christopher Collins has a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Information Technology (Networking) from the University of Southern Mississippi. Christopher also holds several certifications from Cisco, including Cisco Certified Network Associate Collaboration, Cisco Video Network Specialist, and Cisco Certified Network Professional Collaboration (CCNP). Christopher is also a Cisco Certified Network Associate. The obtained dates for the additional certifications are as follows:

- Cisco Certified Network Associate Collaboration: July 2016

- Cisco Video Network Specialist: July 2016

- Cisco Certified Network Professional Collaboration (CCNP): February 2020.