With my professional world being an exciting blend of academia and hands-on work in the field, I am living the information technology professional's dream. Since 2015 I've had the privilege of being a professor in the faculty of Infrastructure and Computing Technology (formerly known as the Network and Telecommunications Engineering Technology program) at Okanagan College in Kelowna, BC, Canada, where I get to share my passion for technology by teaching LAN management; client and server administration; routing, switching, and network management; cybersecurity and ethical hacking; and project management. My ongoing goal is to engage, educate, mentor, and inspire new IT professionals in a fun, dynamic, student-centred learning environment.Alongside my academic persona, I have a thriving IT training and consulting business where my goal is to provide practical and innovative solutions to my clients to create and leverage opportunities to turn technology into a competitive advantage.It's the perfect complement: my quest to be the best teacher I can be helps me be a better industry professional, and my quest to be the best industry professional I can be helps me be a better teacher.My IT toolkit includes more than 20 years of industry experience, a diploma in Network and Telecommunications Engineering, a Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology in Network Management, and numerous industry accreditations including my Cisco Certified Network Associate (RS), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CompTIA Network+ and Security+ certifications. I am also a certified Cisco Networking Academy instructor for A+, CCNA, and CCNA-Security curricula.