About Lew Folkerth

Lew Folkerth, Principal Reliability Consultant, External Affairs

Lew joined ReliabilityFirst (RF) in 2009 as a CIP auditor, where he helped shape the form and substance of CIP audit processes and procedures. He has been in the electric utility industry for more than 40 years.

Lew is active in RF’s outreach activities. He frequently participates in Assist Visits. He is the author of “The Lighthouse,” a regular column that discusses various CIP issues in the RF newsletter.

Lew studies the security of industrial control systems, with a focus on developing new ways to protect these essential systems.

He is a Professional Engineer and a Licensed Professional Investigator. He holds the CISSP, CCSP, CISA, GCFA (Gold) and GPEN certifications and an ITPM certificate.