I wouldn't drop it. You don't want to accuse someone unnecessarily, but if
someone at the CCIE program stated that the card was bogus, I assume that
they did a name lookup and found he wasn't certified. You may want to
pursue this on two fronts: 1) contact the people employing this guy and
tell them that you're concerned that he's misrepresented himself to them
and that they should ask for his CCIE number and then follow up with Cisco
to verify. 2) Contact your local Cisco rep (if you don't know where to
find them, call Cisco and ask who covers your region) and let them know
what's going on. If you don't follow up on both fronts, you may find that
Company A fires the guy and he turns around and goes to work at Company
B. If Cisco is aware, a cease-and-desist letter from their attorneys may
be enough to stop his misrepresentation.
It really annoys me when people misrepresent themselves (I see it
occasionally on resumes I receive). The damage that someone like this can
do to the CCIE reputation is enormous. I have a great deal of respect for
those people who have put themselves, and their families, through the
wringer just to get the coveted CCIE number. I personally would like to
see the con artists loudly, and publicly, denounced as such. Just be sure
that you have all the facts before you say anything. No one's reputation
should be impugned without absolute proof of wrongdoing.
Just my $0.02...
Craig
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