Monique Morrow is currently CTO Consulting Engineer at Cisco Systems, Inc. She has over 20 years experience in IP internetworking that includes design, implementation of complex customer projects and service development for service providers. Monique has been involved in developing managed Network Services like Remote Access and LAN Switching in a Service Provider environment. Monique has worked for both enterprise and service provider companies in the United States and in Europe. Monique led the Engineering Project team for one of the first European MPLS-VPN deployments in 1999 for a European service provider.

Monique is has presented in various conferences on the topic of MPLS. Additionally, Monique is co-author of the book Designing IP-Based Services: Solutions for Vendors and Service Providers. Monique is co-author of the book, MPLS VPN Security and co-author of the book, MPLS for Decision Makers. Monique is currently working on a book one that presents enterprise drivers and concerns for IP-based service delivery.

Monique is active in both the IETF and ITU-T SG 13 with a focus on OAM. She has a M.S in Telecommunications Management and an MBA. Monique is also a Cisco Certified Engineering Expert (#1711).

Monique is currently engaged in MPLS OAM standards development and has been engaged in carrier discussions internationally on the topic. Monique was co-guest editor of a special issue of the IEEE Communications Magazine on the subject of ³OAM in MPLS-based Networks², published in October 2004 ;and co-guest editor of a special issue of the IEEE Communications Magazine on the subject of ³Challenges in Enabling Inter-Provider Service Quality on the Internet² published in June, 2005 as well as co-guest editor of a special issue of the IEEE Communications Magazine on the subject of, ³GMPLS: The Promise of the Next Generation Optical Control Plane,² published in July 2005.