memorial day

What Memorial Day Means to Me

This post was written by guest blogger Douglas Roberts, a Cisco Communications Manager, Country Digitization. Douglas is a U.S. Army Veteran.  I would love to say that Memorial Day plus planes equals scuba diving in Hawaii or visiting distant relatives in New Zealand.  For me though, I think of C-17…

Veterans Bring Leadership, Tenacity, to Civilian Workforce

This post was also published on the Huffington Post. Recently, a few of my veteran peers here at Cisco made a video that highlighted our military service and how it aided our ability to integrate into the private sector workforce. What a great experience and opportunity to highlight Service Members…

From Battlefield to the IT Field: My Story of Transition

This blog originally appeared on the HuffingtonPost “We ask these men and women (veterans) to leave their families and their jobs and risk their lives to fight for our country. The last thing they should have to do is fight for a job when they get home.” -President Obama I can still reme…

Cisco Employee Honored as Military Veteran at the White House

There are certain things in life most would consider “once in a lifetime” occurrences.  The feeling that you get when your dad releases his grip one last time – and you find yourself riding a bicycle on your own; or waking up in amazement as you discover money from the tooth fairy under your pillow…