Alvaro Vives is a Trainer for the RIPE NCC Training Services Department. His role involves frequent travel throughout the RIPE NCC service region (Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia) to deliver training courses on behalf of the RIPE NCC on a number of topics, including Local Internet Registries, IPv6, the RIPE Database and the Routing Registry. Before joining the RIPE NCC, Alvaro worked as consultant, project manager, trainer and network and systems administrator.