Kathy Parkinson

Kathy Parkinson has over 25 years of experience in network engineering and consulting. Kathy currently holds a position as a Network Engineer at Yesway since February 2023. Prior to this, they worked as a Network Engineer at Vertex Solutions Inc. from June to December 2022.

From May 2021 to August 2022, Kathy worked as a Network Engineer Consultant at Parkinson's Consulting Services, where they played a key role in building, managing, and troubleshooting IPSEC VPN tunnels. Kathy also led network changes and improvements to enhance speed by 27% and assisted with a cost reduction of 40% through a data center downsizing project.

Before joining Parkinson's Consulting Services, Kathy served as an Enterprise Network Engineer at the University of Arkansas from July 2020 to April 2021. Here, they successfully implemented configuration changes for security infrastructure platforms and carried out firewall implementations.

From November 2017 to July 2020, Kathy worked as a Sr. Network Engineer at ETAN Industries. Kathy provided network support services for the company's technology stack, performed Fortinet upgrades with no service downtime, and streamlined troubleshooting and monitoring processes, leading to a 40% improvement in time to resolution.

Kathy's illustrious career began in October 1996 at JCPenney, where they served as a System Engineer II. Kathy developed and implemented network solutions, ensured infrastructure met business requirements, and maintained network maps for PCI DSS compliance.

Kathy Parkinson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems from an unknown institution from 1988 to 1992. Prior to that, they attended Paragould High School from 1971 to 1975.