Jim Doherty has more than 17 years of engineering and marketing experience across a broad range of networking security and technology companies. Focusing on technology strategy product positioning and marketing execution Jim has held leadership positions for Cisco Systems Certes Networks Ixia and Ericsson Mobile. Currently he is the SVP of Sales and Marketing for Percona. Doherty is also the creator and co-author of the Networking Simplified series of books which includes Cisco Networking Simplified Home Networking Simplified and several other titles. He has also written books on mobile security and other networking topics. Jim is a former U. S. Marine Corps Sergeant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA from Duke University. Jim lives in Raleigh North Carolina with his wife and two children. . Language: English