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At Cisco, Kyle led the Technology Strategy and Implementation organization responsible for platform product management and DevOps for the Cisco Networking Academy Program and led CSR Field Operations regionally engaging hundreds of educational partners and thousands of Cisco Networking Academies operating in over 100 countries. </div> </div> <div class="blog-row page-type"> <h2 class="item-full"> Articles </h2> </div> <div class="cui section"> <div class="blog-row"> <div class="blog-card item-thirds-1"> <div class="card-header"> <div class="card-social-header"> <p class="card-social-header-date"> August 12, 2024</p> <div class="card-social-header-comments"> <p class="comment-link"> <a href="https://blogs.cisco.com/our-corporate-purpose/empowering-youth-worldwide-toward-a-more-sustainable-and-digitally-resilient-future#comments">1 <span class="icon-comment icon-extra-small"></span></a> </p> </div> </div> <p class="category"><a href="https://blogs.cisco.com/our-corporate-purpose">OUR 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