He is also a Training Instructor delivering courses on Cisco, Juniper, BGP, and other topics. Mikheil holds a MSc in Computer Science and has obtained the Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) and Juniper Certified Internet Specialist (JCIS) certifications. He was formerly the Chief Network Engineer for the Georgian Research and Education Network Association (GRENA), Head of the Networks Project Division for JSC Silknet, and was one of the founding members of the ISOC Georgian Chapter.