About the Technical Reviewers

Maurilio de Paula Gorito, CCIE No. 3807, is a triple CCIE, having certified in Routing & Switching in 1998, WAN Switching in 2001, and Security in 2003. Maurilio has more than 18 years of experience in networking, including Cisco networks and IBM/SNA environments. Maurilio’s experience includes the planning, designing, implementation, and troubleshooting of large IP networks running RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, QoS, and SNA worldwide, including Brazil and the USA. He also has more than 7 years of experience in teaching technical classes at schools and companies. Maurilio currently works for Cisco as part of the CCIE Team. As a content lead, Maurilio is responsible for managing the content development process for the CCIE Routing & Switching lab and written exams, for being in touch with candidates as part of the CCIE customer service, and for proctoring CCIE Routing & Switching and CCIE Security Lab exams at the CCIE Lab in San Jose, California, USA. Maurilio also has presented power sessions at Cisco seminars. He holds degrees in mathematics and pedagogy.

Leah Lynch, CCIE No. 7220 (Routing and Switching), is the product manager for routing protocols and MPLS technologies on the Spirent TestCenter platform at Spirent Communications. Leah has more than 12 years of experience in the IT industry, with 10 years focused on heterogeneous internetwork environments, including banking, retail, medical, government, manufacturing, corporate, sales, network service provider, telecommunications, and mobile wireless networks. Leah also holds several other Cisco Certifications and is currently working on her Service Provider CCIE.