About the Technical Editors

Steven Thomas (Seven Lakes, NC) is the Chief Technical Officer of Meridian Networks (http://www.mnetworks.net.) - a North Carolina-based network systems integration firm. Prior to this position, he developed and coordinated the Network Administration and Support curriculum at Sandhills Community College. Prior to his appointment at SCC, he served as President of Gate City Consulting where he specialized in consulting, technical training, testing, researching, authoring, and development services related to data and telecommunication technology. Steven is a Cisco Certified Academy Instructor as well as a Microsoft Certified Trainer. In addition, he holds the MCSE, MCSA, CCSP, CCDA, CCNP, CCNA, A+, Network+, MCP+I, and the CNA. He is also the author of the widely acclaimed and successful Windows NT 4.0 Registry for Computing McGraw-Hill.

Ed Yanez has been in the computer industry for 14 years, working with Cisco products for 8 years. He trained on Novell, Windows, and Cisco and has worked for Zenith Data Systems, BCS/Tech Center, Cox Communications (high-speed Internet division), and KnowledgeNet, where he is currently a Cisco instructor teaching the advanced courses for DQoS, CSPFA, CSIDS, SECUR, CSVPN, CSI, CCIE R/S, CCIE Security, as well as others. Ed has also been a Cisco network troubleshooter and designer consultant. He lives in Gilbert, AZ with his wife, Carolina, and two children, Jaycee and Stephanie.

Ed holds the following certifications: Security+, MCSE+I, CCNA, CCDA, CCDP, CCNP, CSS1, CCIE #6784 (R/S and Security).