Experts Corner
Packet Analysis Heroes
At Profitap, we have the pleasure of working with many packet analysis experts. All of them contribute greatly to their own fields by sharing knowledge on network forensics, network troubleshooting, cybersecurity, and much more.
If you want to read what the experts have been writing about Profitap’s monitoring solutions or want to look at their personal pages, follow the links below.

John Modlin
Senior Systems Engineer North America
John worked as a weapons systems specialist in the Navy on ballistic computers, inertial navigation systems, airborne integrated systems, and simulation systems. Since then he has worked on networks in I.T. for a myriad of government entities and private firms, analyzing issues in large networks with some 40,000+ users. In 1999, John attended Sniffer University and started solving problems with packet analysis and Ethereal®. He then certified with Wireshark (WCNA). Protocol analysis has become his niche in the industry. John has a B.A. in Spanish and has been a guest speaker at Sharkfest. Currently, John is a Senior Systems Engineer in North America with Profitap.
Watch his videos › Checking Video Rendering Performance | Importing and Analyzing External PCAP Files with IOTA | Analyzing Communication Protocols | Monitoring BitTorrent Traffic

John Modlin
Senior System Engineer North America
Watch his videos › Checking Video Rendering Performance | Importing and Analyzing External PCAP Files with IOTA | Analyzing Communication Protocols | Monitoring BitTorrent Traffic

Sake Blok
Founder SYN-bit
Sake has been analyzing packets for over 15 years. While working for a reseller of networking equipment, he discovered many bugs in devices from multiple vendors and presented his findings to the vendors to fix the issues. He also discovered many configuration issues that have led to functional problems or performance issues in applications running over the network. In 2009, Sake started the company SYN-bit to provide Network Analysis and troubleshooting services to enterprises with a complex IT infrastructure.

Sake Blok
Founder SYN-bit
Sake has been analyzing packets for over 15 years. While working for a reseller of networking equipment, he discovered many bugs in devices from multiple vendors and presented his findings to the vendors to fix the issues. He also discovered many configuration issues that have led to functional problems or performance issues in applications running over the network. In 2009, Sake started the company SYN-bit to provide Network Analysis and troubleshooting services to enterprises with a complex IT infrastructure.

Jasper Bongertz
Senior Technical Consultant blog.packet-foo.com
Jasper Bongertz is a Senior Technical Consultant for Airbus Defence and Space CyberSecurity. He started working freelance in 1992 when he began studying computer science at the Technical University of Aachen, eventually moving to Airbus to focus on IT security, Incident Response, and Network Forensics. He runs a blog about network analysis topics called blog.packet-foo.com.
Read his Review › A Look at a Portable USB3 Network TAP

Jasper Bongertz
Senior Technical Consultant blog.packet-foo.com
Jasper Bongertz is a Senior Technical Consultant for Airbus Defence and Space CyberSecurity. He started working freelance in 1992 when he began studying computer science at the Technical University of Aachen, eventually moving to Airbus to focus on IT security, Incident Response, and Network Forensics. He runs a blog about network analysis topics called blog.packet-foo.com.
Read his Review › A Look at a Portable USB3 Network TAP

Mike Canney
IT Technologist Specializing in Performance
Packet Fetcher

Mike Canney
IT Technologist Specializing in Performance
Packet Fetcher

Chris Greer
Network Analyst
Packet Pioneer LLC
Supporting clients in several regions of the USA, Latin America, and the Caribbean, Chris assists IT professionals in resolving the root cause of network and application performance problems. He also develops and delivers Network Analysis and Troubleshooting courses featuring analyzers such as Wireshark.
Check his Video › Packet Capture Performance: Where does IOTA fit?

Chris Greer
Network Analyst
Packet Pioneer LLC
Check his Video › Packet Capture Performance: Where does IOTA fit?

Tony Fortunato
Network Performance Specialist
The Technology Firm
Tony Fortunato is a Senior Network Performance Specialist with experience in designing, implementing and troubleshooting networks since 1989. Tony’s background in networking started with designing, supporting and implementing financial trading floor networks and ISP’s where Tony integrated and supported various vendors’ equipment since 1989.
Read his White Paper › ProfiShark Performance Results

Tony Fortunato
Network Performance Specialist
The Technology Firm
Tony Fortunato is a Senior Network Performance Specialist with experience in designing, implementing and troubleshooting networks since 1989. Tony’s background in networking started with designing, supporting and implementing financial trading floor networks and ISP’s where Tony integrated and supported various vendors’ equipment since 1989.
Read his White Paper › ProfiShark Performance Results

Stuart Kendrick
System Engineer
Allen Insitute
Stuart has functioned as both ITIL Problem Manager and Problem Analyst, provided 3rd tier support, and contributed to design efforts. He writes and maintains an enterprise network and device management and monitoring application (the Netops Toolkit). Specializing in transport, monitoring, and packet analysis, he provides mentoring and communication training, teaches Root Cause Analysis workshops, and coordinates the efforts of multiple groups interacting with multiple vendors to solve problems or design solutions. He also runs skendric.com.
Read his White Paper › In-Line Tapping in the Data Center

Stuart Kendrick
System Engineer
Allen Insitute
Stuart has functioned as both ITIL Problem Manager and Problem Analyst, provided 3rd tier support, and contributed to design efforts. He writes and maintains an enterprise network and device management and monitoring application (the Netops Toolkit). Specializing in transport, monitoring, and packet analysis, he provides mentoring and communication training, teaches Root Cause Analysis workshops, and coordinates the efforts of multiple groups interacting with multiple vendors to solve problems or design solutions. He also runs skendric.com.
Read his White Paper › In-Line Tapping in the Data Center

Mike Motta
Mike is a packet protocol guru, experienced educator, capable of making boring packet information exciting and fun. He specializes in Frame GEDI, WCNA, CNX, SCP, CCNA, MCSE.

Mike Motta
Check his video › ProfiShark Full Duplex 10M, 100M, 1G, 10G, TAP

Tim O’Neill
Chief Contributing Editor
NetworkDataPedia.com
Tim O’Neill is an independent technology consultant. He has over 30
Analog, ISDN, ATM and LAN test market. Tim is now helping companies get lab recognition and technology verification. He is a patent holding, published and degreed engineer, currently being Chief Contributing Editor for NetworkDataPedia.com.
Read his White Papers › Span Port or TAP: CSO Beware | The Reality of Meeting Your Data Visualization Demands

Tim O’Neill
Chief Contributing Editor
NetworkDataPedia.com
Tim O’Neill is an independent technology consultant. He has over 30 years experience working in the WAN,
Analog, ISDN, ATM and LAN test market. Tim is now helping companies get lab recognition and technology verification. He is a patent holding, published and degreed engineer, currently being Chief Contributing Editor for NetworkDataPedia.com.
Read his White Papers › Span Port or TAP: CSO Beware | The Reality of Meeting Your Data Visualization Demands

Brad Palm
Operator BruteForce LLC
Brad is a problem solver and a convergent thinker that looks forward to challenges in bridging the physical and virtual worlds. Highly skilled at analyzing and navigating the IT risks that are inherent when adopting technologies, he is motivated to work with dynamic, fast-paced, high-performing teams. Brad is operating BruteForce, a digital security and network analysis consulting firm.
Read his White Paper › ProfiShark 1G Use Case Analysis

Brad Palm
Operator BruteForce LLC
Brad is a problem solver and a convergent thinker that looks forward to challenges in bridging the physical and virtual worlds. Highly skilled at analyzing and navigating the IT risks that are inherent when adopting technologies, he is motivated to work with dynamic, fast-paced, high-performing teams. Brad is operating BruteForce, a digital security and network analysis consulting firm.
Read his White Paper › ProfiShark 1G Use Case Analysis

Mike Pennacchi
Mike is a specialist in diagnosing network related problems. Over the last 13 years, he has been troubleshooting network slowdown related issues and helping his customers find the cause of these problems. One of the most noteworthy projects Mike has worked on is the optimization of the Pentagon networks after the events on 9/11.
Watch his Videos › Measuring device latency with ProfiShark 1G | TAP Fail-over Time Comparison | ProfiShark Long-Term Traffic Capture

Mike Pennacchi
Mike is a specialist in diagnosing network related problems. Over the last 13 years, he has been troubleshooting network slowdown related issues and helping his customers find the cause of these problems. One of the most noteworthy projects Mike has worked on is the optimization of the Pentagon networks after the events on 9/11.
Watch his Videos › Measuring device latency with ProfiShark 1G | TAP Fail-over Time Comparison | ProfiShark Long-Term Traffic Capture

Phill Shade
Senior Forensics Investigator
Merlion’s Keep Consulting

Phill Shade
Senior Forensics Investigator
Merlion’s Keep Consulting

Megumi Takeshita
Founder Ikeriri Network Service
Megumi Takeshita, known as Packet Otaku, runs a packet analysis company after having worked as a network analyst at BayNetworks and Nortel Networks for many years. Ikeriri Network Service is a reseller of Riverbed, Metageek,
Read her Review › ProfiShark Long-Term Traffic Capture

Megumi Takeshita
Founder Ikeriri Network Service
Megumi Takeshita, known as Packet Otaku, runs a packet analysis company after having worked as a network analyst at BayNetworks and Nortel Networks for many years. Ikeriri Network Service is a reseller of Riverbed, Metageek,
Read her Review › ProfiShark Long-Term Traffic Capture

Ray Tompkins
Network Analysit & Founder Gearbit
In 2006 Ray founded
Read his Solution Brief › Troubleshooting with

Ray Tompkins
Network Analysit & Founder Gearbit
In 2006 Ray founded
Read his Solution Brief › Troubleshooting with

Tom Tosh
Senior Partner
Chi Metrix
Tom founded CHI Metrix (“
Read his Solution Brief › Coordinated, Multi-Site Visibility With ProfiShark & EZ-Trace

Tom Tosh
Senior Partner
Chi Metrix
Tom founded CHI Metrix (“keymetrics”) in 2007. Initially, a network performance consulting practice, Tom and his team set to work building a tool that would help to enable clients to achieve more effective visibility, faster and easier, than any existing tools! (And to address urgent demands by Clients who need top-level consulting skills.) That tool is EZ-Trace® – currently running on hundreds of endpoints on four continents – with version 2.6 ready to be released – achieving visibility into Cloud-based applications.
Read his Solution Brief › Coordinated, Multi-Site Visibility With ProfiShark & EZ-Trace
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