Ping du

Ping Du has over 15 years of work experience in the field of network engineering and technical support. They have worked at various companies, including Ribbon Communications, Optus, EB Network Pty Ltd, and SYKES China. At Ribbon Communications, Ping Du currently holds the position of Technical Network Support Specialist, where they provide local and remote technical support for Ribbon products. They are also involved in supporting specific projects such as Optus NBN and Wavelink DWDM. Prior to their current role, Ping Du served as a Senior Network Engineer at Optus, where they were responsible for planning, designing, deploying, and maintaining core transmission networks. This included working with optical fiber, DWDM, radio, satellite, and lease technologies. At EB Network Pty Ltd, Ping Du worked as a Network System Analyst, and at SYKES China, they held the position of Technical Support Engineer, providing technical support for the FedEx logistics system across the Asian Pacific Region.

Ping Du has a strong education background in Information and Communication Technology, Applied Information Technology, and Automotive Engineering Technology. They obtained a Master's degree in Information and Communication Technology from the University of Wollongong in 2003-2004. Following that, they pursued a Graduate Diploma in Applied Information Technology at the University of Sydney from 2004-2005. Prior to these postgraduate studies, Ping Du earned a Bachelor's degree in Automotive Engineering Technology from East China University of Science and Technology in 1998-2002.

In addition to their formal education, Ping Du has obtained several certifications. They are a Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, having completed the certification in December 2020 through Microsoft. They also earned the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification in November 2020 from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Furthermore, Ping Du holds the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification, which was obtained in November 2010 through Cisco. They also have certifications from Microsoft, including Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Microsoft Windows 2003 Server (MCSA), and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Windows Server 2003 (MCSE), although the specific months and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.