Paul Salas
CCNP, CCDP, MCSE, MCT
Paul Salas is a founding partner, Chief Operations Officer (COO), engineer and instructor here at
Training Concepts. He has been a network engineer for over 9 years and holds numerous certifications
including Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP),
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) & is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).
Paul teaches internetworking technology, routing, switching, wireless & network security classes as
well as designs and supports networks across the state. He has worked on many diverse projects,
including network migrations and upgrades, LAN/WAN redesigns revolving around switched core networks,
and recently, projects involving VPN, firewall & wireless technologies. Paul serves as the project
manager and lead engineer for numerous network projects performed by Training Concepts each and every
year.
Paul is a published author with his contribution to Syngress Publishers for the title, "Implementing
QoS on IP networks". He has spoken as a guest speaker for numerous events including Carolina Cisco
Users Group (CCUG) & Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) for the Charleston
area.
Before building Training Concepts, Paul worked for companies such as BellSouth, Sprint PCS, Fleet
Mortgage & AgFirst Farm Credit Bank in a variety of network engineering/management roles.