Lexie (AKA tracketpacer) is a Network Engineer based in the Seattle area.

The boring stuff:

  • CCNA R&S.

  • Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core.

  • prior experience in service provider land as a NOC tier I & II Network Engineer.

  • currently working in aerospace as an Avionics Integration Engineer.

  • proficiency with best-effort Ethernet layer 1 & layer 2 concepts and practical applications.

  • knowledge and experience with a wide range of products from various network vendors, particularly Juniper, Cisco, and Arista.

  • BA in English Literature.

The less boring stuff:

  • my current network lives on a heavy lift launch vehicle (i.e. a very big rocket).

  • getting pretty good at proving datasheets wrong using an oscilloscope.

  • in my free time, i make educational networking-related videos that are published on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

  • skilled at making fun of typos in Cisco Press textbooks.

  • very skilled at performing dramatic readings of RFCs.