David Peñaloza Seijas is a network engineer, consultant, and architect. He has been supporting customers on topics like Cisco SD-WAN, Cisco ACI, OpenStack and NFV for over 14 years. As an expert networker, David has a wide diapason of interests while his favourite topics include data centers, enterprise networks, WAN/Service Provider networks and network design, including software-defined networking (SDN).
David has had a long-lasting working relationship with Cisco. Creating content as a guest for podcasts, blogs, video interviews, panels, conferences, and similar others. He has been a Cisco Instructor for the Cisco Academy and has been recognized as a Cisco Champion and a Cisco Designated VIP through the years 2017 – 2026. In addition to that, he has been recognized by other companies, like Tech Field Day, Hamilton Barnes, IBM, and Verizon, due to his expertise, teaching/learning passion, community involvement, and outspoken nature.
David holds several certifications including CCDE, CCNP Enterprise/Data Center/Service Provider, several Cisco Specialist certifications, ITIL foundation v3/v4, TOGAF Foundations, and Azure Network Engineer, among many others.