He is widely recognized for his knowledge of network infrastructure. His consulting clients include schools, government agencies, hospitals, manufacturing firms and universities. He has worked with IBM, Sprint, Bethlehem Steel, Avaya, Fluke, Agilent and many other firms throughout the United States and Canada. He has helped to develop networking products and the training associated with those products. Dr. Hippensteel regularly provides presentations at major conferences and seminars including Supercom, Networld Interop and the meetings of the International Communications Association.