Kenan Karalic

Kenan Karalic, MBA, has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Kenan currently serves as the Director of Solution Engineering at Finicity, a Mastercard Company, where they lead a team in providing expert guidance on solution architecture to clients. Kenan collaborates closely with clients to understand their business needs and objectives and identifies prioritized use cases for Open Banking, driving the execution of new revenue opportunities. Kenan joined Finicity as a Solution Engineer in September 2020 and later became a Team Lead before assuming their current role.

Prior to Finicity, Kenan worked at bioMérieux as a Senior Sales Engineer, where they collaborated with account executives and enterprise clients to develop custom integration plans for biomedical solutions. Kenan joined bioMérieux in October 2018 and left in September 2020.

Kenan also has experience in the technology industry, having worked at Tesla as a Desktop Support Technician II for a brief period in September and October 2019. Before that, they were a Senior Desktop Support Analyst at WorldStrides from January 2016 to June 2018. In this role, they managed IT infrastructure improvements and provided one-on-one support, training, and hardware repairs for over 100 users and executives.

Kenan's career began at Apple, where they worked as an Apple Genius from May 2012 to January 2016. In this role, they troubleshooted and repaired Apple products, such as the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, while providing world-class customer service.

Throughout their career, Kenan has consistently demonstrated their ability to lead teams, collaborate with clients, and provide technical expertise. Their experience spans solution engineering, sales, technical support, and IT operations/project management.

Kenan Karalic, MBA has a diverse education history. Kenan first pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition Sciences at the University of Utah from 2010 to 2015. Concurrently, they also completed an Associate's degree in Medical/Clinical Assistant at Salt Lake Community College from 2010 to 2011.

After completing their undergraduate studies, Kenan furthered their education by earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Western Governors University between 2016 and 2018. Their focus area for their MBA is not specified.

Notably, Kenan also pursued a second bachelor's degree, specifically a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance, at Western Governors University from 2019 to 2022.

In addition to their degrees, Kenan holds various certifications in the field of IT and security. Kenan obtained the following certifications: Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) from (ISC)² in April 2021, the CompTIA Project+ Certification from CompTIA in March 2021, the EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist (ECES) from EC-Council in January 2021. Other certifications include CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist – CSIS Stackable Certification and CompTIA Security+ from CompTIA, both obtained in May 2020. Kenan also holds certifications such as Certified Internet Webmaster Security Analyst (CIW) from Certification Partners (CIW) in April 2020, Technical Sales: The Role of the Sales Engineer from LinkedIn in March 2020, CompTIA IT Operations Specialist – CIOS Stackable Certification from CompTIA in February 2020, CompTIA Network+ from CompTIA also in February 2020, and CompTIA A+ from CompTIA in November 2019. Furthermore, they have obtained certifications such as Lucidchart Essentials from Lucid in September 2019, Site Development Associate from Certification Partners (CIW) in May 2019, and ITILFoundation - IT Service Management from AXELOS Global Best Practice in June 2017.

Overall, Kenan Karalic, MBA has a strong educational background with degrees in nutrition sciences and cybersecurity, as well as numerous certifications in the IT and security field.