Former Cisco executive Don Pyle and 5 family members missing after tragic mansion fire

"Six people remain unaccounted for after a fierce fire gutted a 16,000-square-foot mansion just outside Maryland's capital early Monday, a fire official said."

Cisco's very first CCIE in history, Terry Slattery, has been a longtime associate of Pyle.

New York City:   Mon, 1/19/15 - 10:44pm    View comments
 

Update 1/28/2015 - 1:15pm

Report: Cause of Annapolis mansion fire identified
 

Update 1/27/2015 - 3:29pm

Annapolis mansion fire: Photos of the castle lost in the flames
 

Update 1/20/2015 - 12:50pm

Technology tycoon, wife and their four grandchildren confirmed dead in 'suspicious' fire at $9million Annapolis waterfront mansion - as police probe ruins for the hallmarks of arson

Early this morning a 2-story, 16,386 square foot Annapolis, Maryland mansion built in 2005 with 7-bedrooms and 7½ baths, burned for hours before 85 firefighters were finally able to successfully bring the massive 4-alarm fire under control.

Missing and still unaccounted for are the mansion's owner, former Cisco Regional Manager Don Pyle, his wife Sandra, and 4 of their grandchildren:
 

Here's more on the technology career of Don Pyle:

1. Currently the Chief Operating Officer of registered Cisco Developer, ScienceLogic (view the history of ScienceLogic).
2. Former Executive Vice President of network task automation vendor, Infoblox (view the history of Infoblox).
3. Former CEO of network automation software vendor, Netcordia, which was acquired by Infoblox (also Cisco's very first CCIE in history, Terry Slattery, has been a longtime associate of Pyle - view the history of Netcordia).
4. Former CEO of router vendor, Laurel Networks (view the history of Laurel Networks).
5. Former Vice President of North America for Juniper Networks (view the history of Juniper Networks).

   Back on October 12, 2014 The Washington Post quoted Pyle about his days at Juniper:

   "I joined Juniper Networks in 1997 as the first sales person in the company, just me and a bunch of engineers and a couple of other sales people to start. We were about a year [old] before the company actually had a product."

6. Former Regional Manager for Cisco Systems (view the history of Cisco Systems).
7. Pyle was the former Director of Wireless Infrastructure for Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Frame Relay equipment vendor, Stratacom (view the history of Stratcom).

   Once again, back on October 12, 2014 The Washington Post quoted Pyle about his days at Stratcom:

   "My career track evolved from sales into sales management and general management of those very high-growth, venture-backed companies. I was able to help take three of them to an [initial public offering]. StrataCom was the first company. The company went public in 1992 and was sold to Cisco Systems in 1997 for $4.2 billion."

Massive Annapolis, Md., mansion burns to ground as firefighters search for 6 missing occupants
 

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