Woody Acosta, Ph.D.

Dr. Woody Acosta is a highly experienced professional with a background in sales support and expertise in Juniper's 128T Session Smart Routing (SSR), SD-WAN, and zero trust security solutions across various sectors including Public Cloud, Federal Civilian, Federal DoD, Satellite Communication, and Enterprise.

His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, an M.S. in Information Systems from Ball State University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology with a minor in Computer Science from Bradley University.

Dr. Acosta has held positions in several prestigious organizations such as Consulting Engineering at Juniper Networks, Sales Engineering at 128 Technology, Market and Business Development at Nokia, and various roles at Oracle, Acme Packet, Agilent Technologies, inCode Wireless, among others.

His diverse professional experience ranges from being a Telecom Design Engineer at Sprint to an IT Specialist at IBM, a Solution Architect at Agilent Technologies to a Professor Adjunct in various universities, showcasing a broad skill set and versatile expertise in the field of technology and telecommunications.

Dr. Acosta's career journey also includes roles as a Professor Adjunct for MBA MIS, Computer Science, and Telecommunications Management, adding an academic dimension to his practical industry experience.

With a solid background in sales, engineering, systems architecture, and academia, Dr. Acosta brings a wealth of knowledge and a unique perspective to the technology sector, making significant contributions to the organizations he has been a part of.