John Folkers

John Folkers, CCNP
Senior Network Architect
Network Services Division
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

John is a Cisco Certified Network Professional at Albert Einstein Healthcare Network hospital in North Philadelphia, PA USA. He has been with AEHN since March 15, 2001 and has 7 years of practical networking experience in the field of IT/Cisco.
Prior to leading projects at AEHN, he has joined numerous projects involving upgrades, transitions and management of core Cisco equipment for Reliance Insurance, a large Industrial Insurance Underwriter.
Before Reliance, he worked for Carlson Restaurants Worldwide in a deployment role of new networks at construction sites of new restaurant locations.

Education
Degree in Computer Technology Programming in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Certifications from various vendors.

Work Experience
John has led a number of projects at AEHN for technical rollouts of both old and new technology, including Transparent Voice services between PBXs, led a multi-tiered robust WAN architecture, and opened up a new way for AEHN to utilize a three-way ISP infrastructure. Before AEHN, John was a network engineer who participated in WAN rollouts, network management, and proprietary application front-end development. PIX Firewall Security Engineer.

Mentor
Responsible for mentoring CCNA level and new peers taking on new roles.

Strengths
CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional.
IT Architecture and Best Practices.
School of Hard Knocks & Real World Experiences.

Skills
Network Upgrades and Migration.
New Services Rollout and QoS.
High Availability Designer.
General IT Expertise.