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ABOUT
Brandon Hitzel is an IT professional living in Southern California. He specializes in the Networking field with a focus on routers and switches along with focuses on the design and security tracks.
Beginning at a young age Brandon started tinkering with computers which was his first time of being exposed to technology. Later in life, by the end of 2014 as he completed his Associate in science he started with the Cisco CCNA R&S track. This is where he found his true passion in networking; eventually achieving Cisco Certified Networking Professional in routing and switching a little over 2 years after he started his networking journey.
His break into the IT field was in 2015 with his hiring at Inter-Pacific Inc. where he was able to build his networking skills while learning engineering and project management. Having worked on many different projects at Inter-Pacific Brandon was exposed to many different environments in locations like Washington, Colorado, and Nevada. Then Brandon worked as a contract Network Engineer for 3 years in AT&T Global Public Sector where he mostly supported the County of San Diego and worked on projects involving routing protocols like BGP, network design, and network automation to standardize configurations. Currently he is working at the nation wide retailer Boot Barn inc as the Sr. Network Administrator focusing on a network re-design.
Primarily trained on Cisco gear, Brandon has a wide range of experience and training on multiple platforms utilizing industry standard protocols. What sets Mr.Hitzel apart is his ability to adapt quickly to fluid situations in order to overcome the problems at hand. His keen accuracy, teamwork, and high standard of work ensures he exceeds the expectations of his superiors and customers while also meeting his objectives. He has led and worked on projects for a variety of federal, municipal, & commercial customers along with small businesses. Brandon is open to all opportunities and looks forward to a bright future in the industry.
Currently Brandon is studying a variety of things like python.