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He also works as a subject matter expert and content developer in support of the Cisco Networking Academy. Through his career he has held various IT certifications, including Cisco Certified Network Professional, Microsoft Certified Professional, IPv6 Forum Certified Trainer, CompTIA Network +, and CompTIA A+. John is also a Cisco Certified Academy Instructor. John received his PhD in technology management at Indiana State University. Mark Smith has been teaching for the past 24 years. He has been computing since 1986 when he first started with his Commodore 128. He started his IT business in 1997, which is still going strong today. Ten years ago, he started a CTE IT Pathway at the high school in his district offering Python programming, IT Essentials, CCNA 1, CCNA 2, and Red Hat Linux. In addition, he runs a top-ranking regional cybersecurity club. Additionally, he is an adjunct at a local community college in the CIS department. 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