---
title: "CCDE Interview with Russ White - Part 1"
description: "First part of an in-depth interview with Russ White about the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) certification"
author: "Colin McNamara"
tags: ["cisco","certification","ccde","networking","career-development","interviews"]
image: "https://colinmcnamara.com/images/blog/russ-white-ccde-interview-part-1/featured.png"
date: 2008-01-20
url: https://colinmcnamara.com/blog/russ-white-ccde-interview-part-1
---

# CCDE Interview with Russ White - Part 1

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This post is part 1 of a 2-part interview series with Russ White about the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) certification.