Rick Graziani

Rick Graziani has been teaching and working in the computer networking industry since 1980. He is a full-time Computer Science/Computer Information Systems faculty member at Cabrillo College and an adjunct Computer Science and Engineering faculty member at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Rick also works for Cisco Systems on the Curriculum Engineering team as part of Cisco Networking Academy. He has written several books for Cisco Press, including Fundamentals of IPv6, Hands-On Cisco Automation with Python: Streamline Network Tasks Using Netmiko, NAPALM, and Nornir for Beginners, and Implementing Cisco IP Routing. Rick has presented at technical conferences for Cisco Networking Academy since 1999. Prior to teaching, he worked in the information technology field for Santa Cruz Operation, Tandem Computers, and Lockheed Martin and served in the U.S. Coast Guard. When he is not working, he is most likely surfing at one of his favorite Santa Cruz surf breaks.