Travis Schlafke

About Travis Schlafke

Experienced professional with expert level technical qualifications with years of designing networking solutions for large scale customers across various business verticals. Skilled in system and network design customized to the client. Passionate about problem solving and helping people. Able consultant to internal and external customers in delivering top quality service. Reliable and adaptable, able to learn new systems quickly, take the initiative and be a collaborative team player. In my personal time I am driven triathlete always looking to push my limits and through meticulous and dedicated training. My engineering passion shows thru on how much time I spend on researching the latest bike technologies, running shoes and weird gels to find the most effective ways to shave seconds off my finish times.

Experience

1. Product Manager

   Cisco Meraki

   Aug 2021 — Present · Bend, OR, US

   Orchestrated the end-to-end launch of Cisco Campus Gateway, a new product line unifying cloud-managed and Catalyst technologies for modern enterprise networks. Drove the initiative from concept to launch by identifying critical market gaps, strategically aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and securing executive sponsorship to champion the product vision.Masterfully navigated high levels of ambiguity to define and structure a clear product direction, aligning with \'One Cisco\' messaging and delivering seamless on-prem/cloud management flexibility.Developed and executed the comprehensive product roadmap, identifying key market segments for launch and formulating a competitive product pricing and licensing strategy based on in-depth market analysis.Cultivated strong partnerships with software and hardware engineering, user research, product marketing, and go-to-market teams, ensuring a cohesive and efficient product development lifecycle that contributed to successful product launch.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Stout

  Bachelor of Science, Information Technology Management

  2002 — 2007

Skills

• Wireless Networking
• Ccnp
• IT Management
• Networking
• Switches
• Cisco Routers
• Vpn
• Ieee 802.11
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Cisco Ios
• Network Security
• Wlan
• Troubleshooting
• Cisco
• System Deployment
• Bgp
• Voip
• Data Center
• Ip
• Network Engineering
• Tcp/Ip
• 802.1x
• Firewalls
• Cisco Technologies
• Python
• Wan
• Routing
• Routers
• Site Surveys
• Network Architecture
• Network Design
• Surveying
• Lan Switching
• Ospf
• Cisco Wireless
• Wireless
• Ccna
• Cisco Nexus