User:Joelbarrett

Joel Barrett is a author and series editor for IT wireless networking industry books. He is a solutions architect for Cisco Systems and is considered a wireless networking expert by the IT industry.

Barrett was born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, USA on December 26, 1963. He was the last of six children (3 boys, 3 girls). His father retired from the US Army as a Major. The family moved from Virginia to Manchester, Georgia in October 1966 and then moved to Woodland, Georgia in May, 1967. Woodland was a very small town of about 800 residents. Joel graduated Manchester (GA) High School in 1981 and joined the US Navy the same year.

Barrett attended several US Navy training schools and became an Anti-Submarine Warfare Operator and Analyst based on the US east coast. This is where he gained extensive radar and wireless experience.