Summary
Ricky Laney is a seasoned Network Engineer based in New London, North Carolina, with over 20 years working across diverse network environments and a decade of hands-on experience in operational roles. He holds Cisco CCNP and Palo Alto PCSNA certifications, blending deep routing and switching expertise with firewall and security platform proficiency. A practical Python enthusiast, Ricky automates network tasks and builds tooling to simplify monitoring and configuration workflows. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he excels at stabilizing complex infrastructures and aligning security controls with operational needs. Outside of day-to-day engineering, he brings a long-view perspective on network resilience and a knack for translating low-level network behavior into actionable improvements.
10 years of coding experience