Kate Werteen

Kate Werteen has worked in a variety of roles in the IT industry since 1991. Kate began their career in the US Navy as an Electronic Technician and Head Network Administrator, where they coordinated the installation and management of software and hardware assets for 8 multi-master unclassified networks and 1 classified network in 4 countries. Kate then worked as a Network Security Officer, researching IAVAs, Warning & Tasking Orders, and NAVCIRT Advisories to ensure overall compliance for all networks.

In 2003, Kate began working as a Navy-Marine Corp Intranet Customer Service Rep for Aquidneck Management Associates, Ltd. and a Senior Network Engineer for Perot Systems Government Services. In the same year, they also began working as a Tivoli Storage Manager Consultant for Solutions II.

In 2004, Kate took on the role of Enterprise Storage Administrator (SAN) at Iowa Health System, where they implemented, configured, and managed 218TB of Fibre Channel and Serial Advanced Technology Attachment disk storage. Kate also managed TS3500 Tape Libraries with LTO1, LTO2, and LTO3 tape drives.

From 2008-2013, Kate worked at Solutions II as a Solutions Engineer and Managed Services Solutions Engineer providing support to Public Safety Agencies around the country. Kate also worked as a Tivoli Storage Manager Consultant for Midwest Consulting Group and an Enterprise Architecture Support Team Technical Consultant III at Kansas City Power and Light.

Kate Werteen's education history includes an Associate's Degree in Information Technology from Kaplan University, which they obtained in 2011. Prior to this, they served in the United States Navy from 1991 to 2003. Kate also attended Princeton R-V High School in Princeton MO, where they obtained their High School degree in 1991. In addition, Kate has obtained a number of certifications, including LogicMonitor Certified Professional and LogicMonitor Certified Associate from LogicMonitor in 2020, Adaptable Data Center Associate from Solutions II, Inc. in 2020, IBM Certified Administrator - Tivoli Storage Manager V7.1.1 and IBM Certified Associate - Tivoli Storage Manager V7.1 from IBM in 2015, IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Tivoli Storage Manager V7.1 and IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Tivoli Storage Manager V5.3 Implementation from IBM in 2015 and 2007 respectively, and Microsoft Certified Professional - Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Exchange 5.5 from Microsoft in 2004.