Bridging Bedrock Skills with AI: A Conversation with Jeremy Bradberry

What happens when decades of operational experience meet modern AI-driven networking?

In the latest episode of Next-Gen Network Heroes, Bob Slevin sits down with Jeremy Bradberry, Senior Network Engineer at Delaware North, to explore how network engineers can modernize infrastructure without losing sight of the operational realities behind the technology.

Jeremy shares lessons learned from working on legacy manufacturing systems, how AI is helping engineers analyze data and automate workflows faster than ever before, and why strong standards still matter in today’s AI era.

Key themes from this episode:
⚡ Why understanding business operations makes engineers more effective
⚡ How AI is becoming a force multiplier for network teams
⚡ The importance of clean data, standards, and documentation
⚡ Why modernization doesn’t always require starting from scratch
⚡ How mentoring and curiosity drive long-term innovation

Plus, a fun deep dive into retro gaming, preservation, and the parallels between gaming culture and technology.

Next-Gen Network Heroes is sponsored by Selector,  an AIOps platform built for network teams by network teams.