Mr. Bonica is an engineer, employed by Juniper Networks' software development group. His specialties are secure network operation and Layer 3 Virtual Private Networking. Prior to joining Juniper Networks, Mr. Bonica was Senior Manager of engineering for MCI's vBNS+ network. The vBNS+ provided secure, Layer 3 VPN service to U.S. government customers.

Mr. Bonica currently serves as co-chairman of the IETF Layer 3 VPN working group and is a is a past chairman of the IETF Common Control and Measurement Plane (CCAMP) working group.