The CollabCert team would like to congratulate one of our students, Zack Stanek, in passing the CCIE V2 Collaboration lab exam.  Here’s what Zack had to say about his experience.

The knowledge, experience, and troubleshooting skill-set that Vik displays is exceptional. I utilized several resources in this extremely difficult cert process, but Vik’s assistance was vital to my success. Vik’s ability to teach the complicated material, and give you a thorough understanding of the content, is something that I believe separates him from others in the field. I have gained a lot from my journey to obtaining my CCIE; but the information, skill-set, and relationships built throughout the in person CollabCert Bootcamp was immeasurable.

I cannot say enough how much I appreciate the guidance, support, and time that Vik and the team invested in assisting me to fulfill this achievement. Thank you!

Zack Stanek – CCIE #61930 (Collaboration)

Zack – it was a pleasure to have you in class and we appreciate the kind words.  Hard work and lots of practice definitely paid off.  Now, relax and enjoy the success! -Vik

Congratulations to the latest group of engineers to pass the daunting V2 CCIE Collaboration lab exam.  Joining Vik and Piotr in knocking out this beast are Karla and Dmytro, along with one more person who would like to remain anonymous.  Here are their stories…

Dmytro said:

Just wanted to express my gratitude to Vik and whole CollabCert team for this wonderful work and resources that they are providing.

The video lectures are great way to quickly grasp the technology concepts, build the lab and see some examples of troubleshooting. And the Workbook is an excellent way to prepare for the Lab itself, as there are some example tasks, with explanations, and steps to follow to do a proper configuration.

Honestly, CollabCert materials were the integral part of my success.

Thank you!

Dmytro Kravchenko – CCIE Collaboration #61654

Karla stated: 

Wooooow! I still can’t believe it, it was surreal when I received the news of passing my CCIE lab exam. Let me tell you something, you always hear that CCIE Collaboration lab exam is hard to pass and I really experienced it with two failures before in this new version 2.

So CollabCert training was vital in my training, Vik is truly a teacher very knowledgeable of UC technologies and the way he teaches with hand-on labs it makes it easier to deep dive on the concepts. Also Vik always helped with any questions after the boot camp and follow up, this really makes a difference and I don’t there is anything similar to CollabCert regarding quality and personalized attention.

I was practicing almost every night of the week, week after week, I never felt defeated when I received twice the bad news when I didn’t pass. Instead I felt more encouraged and I knew that I was capable of doing this. The journey is tiring but the result very satisfying!!!

Karla Reyes – CCIE Collaboration #61777

Again – We offer our congratulations on all your hard work and success.  It was our pleasure to be part of your journey!

The team at CollabCert would like to congratulate our most recent group of successful CCIE Collaboration engineers.  Hard work pays off!

Bruno Takahashi da Silva – CCIE #58354 (Collaboration)
Josh Gross – CCIE #58338 (Collaboration)
Justin O’sullivan – CCIE #58285 (Collaboration)
Patrick Kinane – CCIE #58284 (Collaboration)
Markus Hein – CCIE #58219 (Collaboration)
Giordano Favaro – CCIE #58205 (Collaboration)
Ellroy Dale – CCIE #58137 (Collaboration)
Kyle Jones – CCIE #58072 (Collaboration)
David Cascante Zeledon – CCIE #58014 (Collaboration)
Jon Miranda – CCIE #57953 (Collaboration)
Ryan Blake – CCIE #57934 (Collaboration)
Pallavi Kahai – CCIE #57880 (Collaboration)
Ed Jankes – CCIE #57840 (Collaboration)
Viet Nguyen- CCIE #23904 (RS, Collaboration)

“Hello Vik, wanted to let you know that I passed the lab few weeks back. Wanted to say a big “Thank you” your motivation and strategy game gave me a fighting chance for success and it’s one of the key ingredients to be able to PASS!!!!! Hope to follow your teachings in the future as the methods of explaining are very clear and precise to the point.”

Ed Jankes – CCIE #57840

“I was at my final stage on preparation when I went to CollabCert Boot Camp feeling I just needed more practice to gain speed. Reality was, there were gaps that should had be filled up first.

Vik taught me that speed was not a goal but was a symptom instead. His excellent learning system and the extensive hands-on component in the training allowed me to learn not only the how-to but also the why and to know what was really happening behind the scenes. Besides that, his excellent strategy was crucial for completing the practice labs without error and have them fully tested in 8 hours.

When I went back home I used CollabCert rack rental services and it was exactly what I needed to complete my training. Very easy to set-up and no lag while practicing.

Vik is a great and very positive person that always encourages you and makes you feel confident about taking the test. Thanks to him, I was ready to take my collaboration lab exam and passed on my first attempt.

I strongly recommend CollabCert if are you truly serious and commited about getting your CCIE.”

Giordano Favaro – CCIE #58205

“I would like to thank Mike and Vik on the training. I just passed the CCIE Collaboration lab. The training that CollabCert provided was essential to my passing the test. I got Vik’s training back in 2015 and after months of studying, I was able to go and pass the lab.”

Ryan Blake – CCIE #57934

“I sat the CollabCert ILT boot camp week 1, during 2015 but with real life going on I fell into that real-life struggle and couldn’t come back for the second week, so it took me almost 1 year to come back to Vik and CollabCert and re-sit the ILT week and then do the Lab Workshop week 2 boot camp, which provided the gaps and errors I was performing on my daily lab rotations and though I failed my first attempt on the lab, Vik stayed involved throughout the entire process and guided me to completing the journey and helping me reach my goals of becoming a CCIE.

If you are pursuing your dreams of CCIE Collaboration I highly recommend Vik, and the CollabCert team as they are fully vested in assisting you to become the next certified expert. I believe they strive to assist each and every student with all the knowledge they can offer to prepare for the lab. Thank you!”

Jon Miranda – CCIE #57953

I decided to pursue my CCIE Collaboration after accidentally letting my CCNP expire about a year ago. I watched all the videos from a competitor and while thorough they are not nearly as to the point as CollabCert’s videos and training are. Vik has a training style that is easy to pay attention to and watch over and over. I purchased the whole package of workbooks, training videos, and both boot-camps. I took the boot-camps a month apart. It is a lot to digest and work on. I used the CollabCert Rack rentals using the phones, router, and switch I purchased from a former student. I am not strong in route/switch being a long time voice guy and I needed assistance getting going (on the weekend) and Vik was always able to point me in the right direction. He went above and beyond there.

It took me three separate attempts and after each attempt Vik was there for support and to help me understand what I needed to work on. I don’t know where I would have been without that and the time he spent with me went beyond just sitting in a boot-camp and leaving. That is very much appreciated. I  would advise getting the whole package. I felt completely euphoric seeing that “Pass” when the email came. I could not have done it without Vik.

Jeremy Brown
CCIE #54089 (Collaboration)