About LaneCert

Technical Training Built Around Progressive Learning and Real Practice

Established in 2014, LaneCert Inc. is a Texas career school focused on structured technical training, guided practice, and progressive Cisco preparation. LaneCert currently operates one active campus in Plano, Texas, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area.

Institutional timeline

LaneCert Timeline

Reviewed milestones and current institutional facts, presented without inferred dates.

  1. 2014

    LaneCert Established

    LaneCert Inc. began providing technical and career-focused training.

  2. CURRENT

    Plano Active Campus

    LaneCert currently operates one active campus in Plano, serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area.

  3. CURRENT

    Progressive Cisco Training

    Current Cisco training is organized into Enterprise Infrastructure and Security lines, each following an NA → NP → IE progression.

  4. CURRENT

    Practical Training Model

    Training emphasizes guided configuration, validation, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and real-lab practice.

  5. CURRENT

    Student Resources

    LaneCert maintains current Texas career-school approval through TWC. Eligible students may be able to use U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education benefits for qualifying, currently approved training, subject to program status and individual eligibility.

  6. COMING UP

    Enterprise Training

    LaneCert is preparing customized employer-focused technical training.

Institution profile

LaneCert at a Glance

Current institutional, campus, training-line, and learning-model information.

Established
2014
Legal entity
LaneCert Inc.
Active campus
Plano / Dallas-Fort Worth
Current public category
Cisco
Cisco training lines
Enterprise Infrastructure and Security
Training model
NA → NP → IE
Primary recommended line
Enterprise Infrastructure
Security availability
Confirmed through consultation
Learning approach
Guided practical and real-lab training
Employer offering
Enterprise Training — Coming Up
Institutional Verification

Texas corporation

LaneCert Inc. was formed as a Texas for-profit corporation in 2014. Its Certificate of Filing lists Texas filing number 802013768, with an effective date of July 7, 2014.

Plano campus address

The institutional record reviewed identifies LaneCert’s physical location as:

2850 W Parker Road

Plano, TX 75075

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs record

A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs institutional report identifies LaneCert Inc. under facility code 25154943 and records an approved status, with a revision date of October 13, 2025. The report identifies the Plano location as the main facility.

Important limitation

Approval status, eligible programs, and availability of VA education benefits may change. Eligibility depends on the individual student and the specific program. Prospective students should confirm current eligibility with LaneCert and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs before enrollment.

Training Experience Since 2014

LaneCert has provided technical and career-focused training since 2014. The current public focus is progressive Cisco training, with Enterprise Infrastructure as the primary route and Security available according to current scheduling and consultation.

LaneCert’s current website reflects the active Plano campus and current training direction. Historical California materials are maintained separately as archived records and do not represent an active campus.

Faculty & Leadership

Faculty & Leadership

LaneCert leadership and instructional faculty support progressive Cisco preparation with practical, lab-centered technical training.

Portrait of Xuan Liu, Co-Founder and Lead Instructor at LaneCert.

Co-Founder & Lead Instructor

Xuan Liu

Xuan Liu is a network engineer, cybersecurity practitioner, educator, and researcher with more than a decade of experience across enterprise networking, telecommunications, network automation, cybersecurity, and large-scale infrastructure.

His professional background includes network automation and telecommunications engineering experience at Ericsson, large-scale data-center network architecture at Applied Digital, and senior networking roles with Comcast Business and Frontier Communications.

He has also taught networking, cybersecurity, wireless networking, cloud technology, and network automation in higher-education environments including Carleton University and Algonquin College.

At LaneCert, Xuan serves as Co-Founder and Lead Instructor. His teaching focuses on practical network engineering, routing and switching, troubleshooting, network automation, cybersecurity, protocol analysis, and advanced hands-on lab training.

His selected professional credentials include CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure #63616, CCDE, CWNE #558, and CISM.

He holds a Ph.D. in Cyber Leadership from Capitol Technology University.

His broader academic and research interests include cybersecurity, secure networking, network automation, AI-enabled networking, resilient telecommunications systems, and emerging 6G architectures.

Selected credentials

  • CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure #63616
  • CCDE
  • CWNE #558
  • CISM

Education

  • Ph.D. in Cyber Leadership, Capitol Technology University
  • Graduate study in cybersecurity, NYU Tandon
  • Graduate study in innovation and entrepreneurship, HEC Paris

Industry experience

  • Network automation and telecommunications engineering experience at Ericsson
  • Large-scale data-center network architecture at Applied Digital
  • Senior networking roles with Comcast Business and Frontier Communications

Teaching experience

  • Higher-education teaching including Carleton University and Algonquin College
  • Networking, cybersecurity, wireless networking, cloud technology, and network automation

Research interests

  • Cybersecurity
  • Secure networking
  • Network automation
  • AI-enabled networking
  • Resilient telecommunications systems
  • Emerging 6G architectures

Founder / Principal

Jeffrey Liu

Jeffrey Liu is the founder of LaneCert and has a long professional background in network engineering and network architecture.

His historical experience includes senior network architecture and technical architecture work associated with AT&T, together with advanced Cisco networking certification experience across multiple networking disciplines.

He founded LaneCert in 2014 with an emphasis on practical network training and certification-focused technical education.

Industry experience

  • Senior network architecture and technical architecture experience associated with AT&T
  • Advanced Cisco networking certification experience across multiple networking disciplines

Progressive learning

From Foundations to Advanced Lab Work

Students with existing knowledge or certifications may begin at an appropriate stage after discussing their background and goals with LaneCert.

Enterprise Infrastructure progression

Enterprise Infrastructure progresses from CCNA preparation and networking foundations through CCNP Enterprise preparation and CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure preparation and lab practice.

Security progression

Security progresses through NA-level networking and security foundations, NP-level CCNP Security preparation, and IE-level CCIE Security preparation and lab practice. Current availability must be confirmed through consultation.

Guided practical work

Practical work may include configuration, validation, diagnostics, and troubleshooting. Training does not guarantee certification passage or employment.

Explore Cisco training

Approvals and Student Resources

LaneCert maintains current Texas career-school approval through the Texas Workforce Commission. Eligible students may be able to use VA education benefits for qualifying, currently approved LaneCert training. Program status and individual eligibility must be verified before enrollment.

Your next move

Discuss the training stage that fits your background.

Use the inquiry form for current program, campus, scheduling, and eligibility information.