Karen Askelson (Rowland)

Karen (Rowland) Askelson has a diverse work experience spanning over three decades. Karen started their career in the United States Air Force as an Inflight Air Refueler from September 1991 to September 1994. Following their service, Karen joined MajescoMastek as a Sr. Network Administrator in October 1997 and held the position until April 2010. Karen then joined Bluelock, LLC and served as a Client Services Manager from April 2010 to June 2012. Karen continued their tenure at Bluelock Solutions as a Cloud Solutions Engineer from April 2010 to June 2020, before transitioning to InterVision Systems. Currently, they hold the role of Lead Engineer on the Cloud Solutions Team at InterVision Systems starting from June 2020.

Karen (Rowland) Askelson attended Western Oklahoma State College from 1994 to 1996. No degree or field of study information is provided for this period.

In terms of certifications, Karen obtained several certifications throughout their career. In 2015, they obtained the VMware Certified Professional - Cloud certification. In 2016, they became a Check Point Certified Security Expert. In 2017, they obtained the VMware Certified Professional 6 - Cloud Management & Automation certification. In the same year, they also became a Check Point Certified Security Master.

In 2019, Karen achieved the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification and the Check Point Certified Security Master R80 certification. In 2020, they obtained the Check Point Certified Security Master Elite - CCSM Elite certification and the Check Point Cloud Security Warrior certification. Finally, in 2023, they obtained the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification and the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification.

Note: No specific information about the institution for the VMware Certified Professional - Cloud certification is provided in the provided data.