Chris Grundemann

“To advance the consciousness of our planet through technology and art.”

Current & notable affiliations:

• Myriad360 – VP, Client Success [my main gig]
• IX-Denver – Co-Founder & Vice President [President 2016-2019]
• Open-IX – Marketing Committee Chair
• Juniper Networks Day One – Author [Exploring IPv6 & Advanced IPv6 Configuration]
• Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) – Contributor
• African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) – Program Committee [2016-2019]
• ISOC-NY – Vice President [2017-2018]
• TheHundred Denver – Member (#42) [2012-2016]
• Markley Cloud Services – Principal Network Architect [2015-2016]
• The Internet Society (ISOC) – Director, Deployment & Operationalization [2013–2015]
• The Colorado Chapter of the Internet Society (CO ISOC) – Founder, Chair [2007-2014]
• Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force (RMv6TF) – Board Member [2011-2014]
• North American Network Operators Group (NANOG) – Program Committee [2013-2014]
• CableLabs – Lead Architect, Advanced Network Technologies [2011-2013]
• American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) – Advisory Council [2011-2013]
• Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Forum – IPv6 Task Force Co-Chair [2012-2013]
• Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) – IPv6 Task Force Chair [2013]
• Libertarian candidate for Colorado State Senate, District 4 [2012]
• Time Warner Telecom (now Level3, CenturyLink) – Architect, Technology [2007-2011]
• WavMax – Manager, Network Systems and Operations [2004-2007]

Projects & areas of interest:

(…including but not limited to…)

• Art
• Surfing
• Stickers
• Learning
• Climbing
• Investing
• Invention
• Creativity
• Philosophy
• Seasteading
• The Internet
• Gastronomy
• Photography
• Conversation
• Cyber Security
• Entrepreneurship
• Home Networking
• Travel & Exploration
• Bitcoin & Blockchains
• The Internet of Things
• Operators and the IETF
• Leadership and Coaching
• Cycling and Mountain Biking
• The Human Face of Technology
• Peering & Open Interconnection
• Camping and Overland Journeys
• Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
• Best Current Operational Practices
• Software Defined Networking (SDN)
• Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
• Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
• Social Media & Personal Content Networks

Patents

• Role based router functionality
  U.S. Patent 9,800,545, granted 10/24/17
  Inventors: Christopher J. Donley, Christopher Grundemann
• mDNS-DNS architecture
  U.S. Patent 9,479,422, granted 10/25/16
  Inventors: Karthik Sundaresan, Christopher Donley, Christopher GrundemannVikas Sarawat
• Deterministic mapping 
  U.S. Patent 9,306,903, granted 4/5/16
  Inventors: Vikas Sarawat, Karthik Sundaresan, Christopher Grundemann, Christopher J. Donley
• Overlay network
  U.S. Patent 9,083,650 granted 7/14/15
  Inventors: Christopher Grundemann, Christopher J. Donley, Vikas Sarawat, Karthik Sundaresan
• Selective network transmission
  U.S. Patent No. 9,049,273 granted 6/02/15
  Inventors: Christopher Grundemann, Karthik Sundaresan, Vikas Sarawat, Christopher J. Donley
• Split network address translation 
  U.S. Patent No. 9,009,353 granted 4/14/15
  Inventors: Chris Donley, Chris Grundemann, James Kim, Jun Tian, Karthik Sundaresan
• Internet Protocol (IP) address translation
  U.S. Patent No. 8,719,450 granted 5/13/2014
  Inventors: Christopher J. Donley, Christopher Grundemann, Vikas Sarawat
• Network address translation
  U.S. Patent No. 8,659,992 granted 2/25/2014
  Inventors: Vikas Sarawat, Christopher Grundemann, Karthik Sundaresan, Christopher J. Donley
• Additional patents pending

Publications

• Day One: Exploring IPv6
• Day One: Advanced IPv6 Configuration
• Future-Proofing the Network: New Ways to Think About Network Automation
• Key Criteria for Evaluating SD-WAN
• RFC 7422: Deterministic Address Mapping to Reduce Logging in Carrier-Grade NAT Deployments
• Leaping Forward: How IPv6 is enabling the Next Generation of Home Networking
• The Experience Gap: Coping with the Looming IPv4 Address Shortage
• HIPnet: A self-configuring multi-router Home IP network
• IPv6 Subnetting Best Current Operational Practice
• Modern Autodidactism
• PacketPushers
• CircleID

Technical Certifications

• Arista Certified Engineering Associate (ACE-A)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (AWS-SAA)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) – #643115
• Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing & Switching (CCNA R&S)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security)
• Juniper Networks Certified Design Specialist – Data Center (JNCDS-DC)
• Juniper Networks Certified Design Specialist – Wide Area Networks (JNCDS-WAN)
• Juniper Networks Certified Design Specialist – Security (JNCDS-SEC)
• Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert – Service Provider (JNCIE-SP) – expired
• Juniper Networks Certified Internet Profesional – Enterprise (JNCIP-ENT)
• Juniper Networks Certified Internet Profesional – Service Provider (JNCIP-SP)
• Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist – Security (JNCIS-SEC)
• Open Networking Foundation Certified Software Defined Networking Associate (OCSA)
• VMware Certified Associate 6 – Network Virtualization (VCA6-NV)

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