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− | |caricature = CaricatureComing.jpg | + | |jobtitle=Systems & Network Engineer |
− | |affiliation = Telecom Fiji Limited | + | |gender=Male |
− | |country = Fiji | + | |region=Pacific Islands |
− | |email = johnchand.fiji [at] gmail.com | + | |country=Fiji |
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| + | |email=johnchand.fiji [at] gmail.com |
| + | |blog=https://blog.apnic.net/2017/05/17/emerging-leaders-john-chand-fiji |
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| + | John has more than 12 years of Telecommunication experience in Broadband networks, [[WiFi]] network, and [[ISP]] network design, operation and maintenance experience as having worked for Telecom Fiji Limited. |
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− | John Chand is a Senior ISP Engineer at Telecom Fiji Limited. He is based in Suva, Fiji. | + | ==Career History== |
| + | John has a degree in Bachelor of Engineering Technology from The University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji with also various industry-standard ICT certifications. He has been a regular speaker at the [[PacNOG]] events in the Pacific region and also the recent Pacific [[IGF]] event. He has also been in the leading role in Fiji working on setting up an [[IXP]] in Fiji with the local service providers and the Fiji Government. |
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| + | John was a fellow at [[IETF 94]], [[APRICOT 2016]], [[ICANN5 5]], [[ICANN 57]] and [[ICANN 59]] meetings around the globe. He has been a regular speaker at these conferences sharing his experiences and providing his expert input to technical discussions. |
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| + | Areas of Interests: [[IPv6]], [[BGP]], [[OSPF]]/[[IS-IS]], [[Network Security]], [[IXP]] and [[DNSSEC]]. |
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| + | == ICANN Involvement == |
| + | John was a [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/marrakech55-attendees-2016-03-14-en ICANN 55 fellow] in 2016.<ref>https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/marrakech55-attendees-2016-03-14-en</ref> |
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− | ==Career History==
| + | John was a [https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/hyderabad57-attendees-2016-11-23-en ICANN 57 fellow] in 2016.<ref>https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/hyderabad57-attendees-2016-11-23-en</ref> |
− | As a Senior ISP Engineer at Telecom Fiji Limited, John works on [[DNS]] servers, [[Linux]] servers, [[Email]] servers, [[DHCP]] servers, [[IPv4]] & [[IPv6]], [[Internet Security]] & [[Firewall]], [[BGP]], [[OSPF]] and [[Routing]] & [[Switching]]. John has also attended [[IETF 94]], [[APRICOT 2016]], [[APNIC 41]] and [[ICANN 55]] meetings. John has met technical community members on [[IPv6]] deployments, [[DNSSEC]] and [[Root Servers]]. John is currently working on [[DNSSEC]] project at Telecom Fiji. John also attends [[APNIC]] workshops and [[PACNOG]] workshops in the Pacific region. John is working on maintaining relationships with the technical community in order to bring awareness in the Pacific region.
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| + | John was a [https://www.icann.org/fellowshipprogram ICANN 59 fellow] in 2017.<ref>https://www.icann.org/fellowshipprogram</ref> |
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| ==Education== | | ==Education== |
− | John received a Bachelor of Engineering from University of the South Pacific in 2003, where he majored in Electrical & Electronics. <ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-chand-b0a003b6 Chand LinkedIn. Retrieved 08 Mar 2016.]</ref> | + | John received a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of the South Pacific in 2003, where he majored in Electrical & Electronics. <ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-chand-b0a003b6 Chand LinkedIn. Retrieved 08 Mar 2016.]</ref> |
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| + | John completed his [[CCNA]] certification in 2013. |
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| + | John completed his [[CompTIA Linux+]] certification in 2015. |
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| + | John completed his [[CCNP]] certification in 2017. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{reflist}} | | {{reflist}} |
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| + | [[Category:ISP Workers]] |
| + | [[Category:ICANN Fellow]] |
| + | [[Category: Technical Community]] |