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What can decades of hands-on operational experience teach us about the future of AI-driven networking? In this episode of Next-Gen Network Heroes, host Bob Slevin sits down with Jeremy Bradberry, Senior Network Engineer at Delaware North, for a conversation that spans everything from legacy manufacturing systems and mainframes to modern AI-assisted network operations. Jeremy shares how his early career working in industrial environments shaped the way he approaches networking today, giving him what he calls an “X-ray vision” into how technology connects directly to business operations.

What happens when decades of operational experience meet modern AI-driven networking? In the latest episode of Next-Gen Network Heroes, Bob Slevin sits down with Jeremy Bradberry, Senior Network Engineer at Delaware North, to explore how network engineers can modernize infrastructure without losing sight of the operational realities behind the technology. Jeremy shares lessons learned from working on legacy manufacturing systems, how AI is helping engineers analyze data and automate workflows faster than ever before, and why strong standards still matter in today’s AI era.

Most people think great network engineers are defined by technical expertise. This episode challenges that idea. Because what Troy McDonald shows is that the real differentiator isn’t just technical skill—it’s the ability to translate complexity into clarity. From military operations to enterprise networks, one lesson keeps showing up.

What does it take to succeed in networking when complexity is constantly increasing, and change never slows down? In this episode of Next-Gen Network Heroes, host Bob Slevin sits down with Troy (David) MacDonald, a network engineer at Blue Origin and former U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer, to explore a career that spans from infantry beginnings to designing and managing large-scale, mission-critical networks.

What does it take to reinvent network visibility from the ground up? In this episode of Next-Gen Network Heroes, Bob sits down with Liang Chen, Senior Network Architect at Texas Children’s Hospital and creator of a next-generation network traffic analyzer built for real-time, packet-level visibility. Liang shares how he built a platform capable of analyzing traffic at up to 200Gbps with zero packet loss—unlocking deeper network forensics and faster troubleshooting in mission-critical environments.