Kelvin Tran

Network/Systems Engineering Expert | TME @ Nokia | 3xJNCIE (SP #3398, ENT #994, DC #592), 5xCCNP

Greater Houston

About

As someone who has been involved with and learning IT for over a decade, I bring a wealth of networking, systems infrastructure and DevOps knowledge to the table. I am intimately familiar with several verticals, including enterprise routing/switching, service provider networking, security, datacenter networking, Windows/Linux systems management, infrastructure as code deployments, and much, much more! I’m also comfortable with many vendors, including Cisco, Juniper, VMware, Microsoft, and others! The best part is that those lists keep growing every day! I am currently a technical trainer/instructor, author, and a few other things! I also regularly volunteer my time to help the community by delivering various free live class lectures/sessions and answering technical questions across various online communities. I love helping others grow in their professional journeys by sharing the repository of knowledge that I've amassed. Always willing to connect with other professionals/experts in the industry and talk shop! Check me out on my website! https://www.blamethe.network I also operate a YouTube channel that hosts some technical deep-dives of mine at https://www.youtube.com/c/kelvintran.

Experience

  • Product Manager/Technical Marketing Engineer, Cloud & Enterprise Segment at Nokia
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

  • Technical Instructor/Trainer at CBT Nuggets
    Aug 2022 - Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    As a CBT Nuggets trainer, I have the opportunity to help thousands of IT professionals globally with a wide variety of backgrounds by creating and delivering world-class video-based training surrounding IT infrastructure concepts at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced/senior levels! * Produce 100+ hours of educational content, ranging from entry to expert level, influencing the design and implementation of Cisco, VMware, Juniper, Microsoft, and other technologies across large enterprise/SP/DC environments by combining video, text, labs, and other modes of learning * Lead the entire course/content creation process, alone or in collaboration with other instructors, including curriculum planning, recording, creating demos/proof-of-concept labs and supplemental resources, post-production activities, and resolving technical/production problems * Reach and engage a global audience of 10,000+ network/systems engineers, garnering 100+ likes and extensive positive feedback from customers and internal stakeholders * Review select content produced by other instructors to identify technical inaccuracies, presentation errors, and other bugs/glitches to help maximize learning efficacy across the entire learning catalog * Collaborate with other instructors and product/project managers across departments to coordinate course structure/timelines and align training with relevant technical/business trends * Assist customer-facing staff (i.e., customer service/marketing) as a subject-matter expert for networking/systems infrastructure topics by addressing customer concerns related to the product/content and ensuring technical accuracy, maximizing customer satisfaction * Cultivate goodwill and trust internally and within the broader technical community by actively learning new technological advancements and sharing that knowledge

  • IT Teaching Assistant (TA) at Alief ISD
    Sep 2018 - May 2022 · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Volunteer Instructor at YYC Net Lab
    Oct 2020 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Information Technology Specialist at Elsik High School Summer School
    Jun 2019 - Jun 2019 · 1 mo

    Worked with summer school administrators and existing technology personnel to maintain, troubleshoot, and support technology used in summer school at Elsik High School/Elsik Ninth Grade Center.