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2010 RHCE® of the Year Winners

Red Hat is pleased to announce the 2010 Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) of the Year contest. Red Hat's annual RHCE® of the Year contest is a celebration of the hard work, expertise, and ingenuity of some of the world's premier IT professionals.

All RHCEs were encouraged to share their story on how they have used their skills to innovate and drive results at their organizations. The winners each received a 2010 RHCE of the Year plaque and were honored at both the Red Hat Certified Professional Summit Reception and during the closing ceremony at the 2010 Red Hat Summit and JBoss World in Boston, June 22-25, 2010.

Red Hat certifications are among the most highly regarded in the IT industry, evidenced by having issued more than 50,000 RHCE certifications since launching the program eleven years ago. RHCEs continue to provide value to their organizations and clients as shown by the accomplishments of this year's RHCE of the Year winners.

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The 2010 RHCE of the Year winners include:

  • Roberto J. Calva, Banco Azteca
    Calva was first introduced to Linux and open source more than ten years ago. As an engineer, Calva has implemented Red Hat Enterprise Linux to reduce costs while improving performance and productivity. To take the next step in his career, Calva realized the importance of holding technical certifications in the IT industry. His dedication to Linux and open source throughout the years led Calva to earn his RHCE credentials. As an RHCE, he has received high recognition across his company. Calva's future plans include sitting for a Red Hat Certified Security Specialist certification.
  • Sandro Mathys, Eidgenoessische-Technische Hochschule Züerich
    Mathys serves as a Linux systems engineer at ETH Zürich in Switzerland. He utilizes his RHCE skills working on a team that plans, maintains and supports the university's central Red Hat Network Satellite infrastructure which manages more than 1,000 Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers and desktops. To be prepared for future Red Hat Network Satellite releases, Mathys closely watches Spacewalk, Red Hat Network Satellite's open source community project. Mathys is also an active contributor to the Fedora Project, serving in a variety of roles including organizing the Fedora Users and Developers Conference (FUDCon) to be held Sept. 17-19, 2010 in Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Matthew Micene, DLT Solutions
    Micene utilized his RHCE skills as a lead engineer at DLT Solutions to help migrate a production database from Solaris to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. His RHCE credentials instilled confidence in his internal customer that the migration would run smoothly. Micene implemented Red Hat Network Satellite to manage local production configurations and a development site. Weekend patch windows that previously took hours became a scheduled job and Web-based status check.