John Baker
Sr. IT Pro Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
John started in computers many moons ago working on mainframes, some of which were water cooled. He quickly moved to mini-computers and then joined the PC revolution in the 1980's. He’s been with Microsoft over 13 years, starting in consulting as an SMS 1.2 specialist and moving onto various technologist and pre-sales roles. He specializes in Windows Server 2008 Active Directory and Group Policy, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and desktop and server deployment. In the last 8 years, John has presented at hundreds of TechNet events and many product launches. He is currently a Senior IT Pro Evangelist at Microsoft covering Maine to Florida. As an IT Pro, John loves how new products and technologies are always lurking around the corner. All this new technology presents a major learning challenge, which is why he recently updated his MCSE certification to the new MCITP Server Administrator and MCITP Enterprise Administrator certifications. When not evangelizing Microsoft products John loves to cook Indian food and scuba dive, though not necessarily at the same time.