Professional Recommendations

 

'"Katherine and I worked together on an ambitious network migration and re-design. Katherine exemplifies the team player attitude often missing within IT departments. Coupled with her technical expertise and can-do attitude, she contributed to the success of the team and the project. I would highly recommend Katherine for any technology related endeavors."

- Consulting Engineer 

 

"Having stayed in contact with Katherine over several years, she raises the bar for the "enthusiastic engineer." Not only has Katherine persevered through a degree and industry certifications, she's continued to increase her knowledge base through personal dedication to hands-on labs and questioning the status quo. She's asked me incessantly about what else is possible, and I'm sure Katherine would be a valuable asset to any organization that's looking to optimize and keep up with technology and business change." 

- Systems Engineering Manager 

 

"Katherine's work ethic and enthusiasm to constantly improve her skill-set in networking is commendable. I've seen her drive complex projects as well as break/fix scenarios to completion without compromising the quality of work or deferring away from best practices. An all-around good asset to have on the team." 

- Network Engineer

 

"While working with Katherine I knew that I always had a valuable resource on my team to talk to about almost any project. Being that my focus is so network reliant, Katherine was somebody that I could turn too at any given time for support or to just bounce ideas off of and get valuable and reliable feedback from. Katherine is a resource that I miss but know that if I call her, she will do what she can to help me still."

- IT Professional

 

"In the vast sea of technical engineering if I had to choose only one person, it would be Katherine. Besides being capable of mastering anything within the infrastructure space almost overnight, she has that rare capacity to communicate her work to others so the entire team can follow through and maintain the technology long term. When it comes to resolving problems she has literally climbed to the deepest reaches of aging infrastructure to investigate and resolve them. Always willing to go the extra mile she cares deeply for the success of both the technology and the project she is working on. Katherine is the best combination of technical skill, communications acumen, and attitude. Give her the right resources and she will ensure any project will succeed." 

- Vice President of Information Technology

 

"I had the pleasure of working with and leading Katherine. Katherine quickly impressed me with her extensive technical knowledge, dedication, willingness to go the extra mile to deliver projects on-time & on-budget, drive to resolve technical problems in a timely manner and personal focus to continue her technical education. If you are building a Network team and looking for highly skilled resources ("A Players"), put Katherine on your list, she will deliver"

- Senior Director of Infrastructure and Operations

 

"In all my 35 years in IT, Katherine is the very first network engineer with whom I have worked who is not only incredibly intelligent and skilled, but has a fun personality in the bargain! Innovative, creative, knowledgeable (probably has every Cisco network manual memorized by now... ;), and talented, she is a benefit to any company with whom she works, as employer OR customer. She never gives less than her best and I am glad to have the experience of working with her, and hope to do so again in future" 

- Global Infrastructure and Networking Project Manager

 

"I had the privilege to first work with Katherine on a complex security and network infrastructure project. I was immediately impressed with her technical skills and work ethics. She was always willing to assist and put the extra hours to complete a task/project. She has an enormous passion for technology and takes great pride in her work. I would take Katherine on any future projects that I have the chance to work on."

- Consulting Network and Security Engineer

 

"I would strongly recommend Katherine for her professionalism, strong technical skills and ability to communicate to the business. I had the pleasure of working with her on a professional level for a year and during that time, she built out over a dozen mall networks and was able to help spearhead a corporate office move which included a complete network refresh, WiFi, and port level security. On top of doing an exceptional job professionally, she achieved several certification and educational goals. I definitely look forward to working with Katherine again in the future"

- Recruiter

 

"I had the opportunity to work with Katherine for the entirety of her engagement with Westfield. In that time I found Katherine to be a professional, detail oriented and extremely responsive individual with a wide array of knowledge on all of the client's networking hardware. Her willingness to work with us, without regard to time of day or day of the week, enhanced our ability to provide services to the client."

- Senior Vice President of 4Liberty

 

 

"Katherine was my direct report at St. Joseph Health; not only does she work hard, she works smart. She's extremely self-motivated, dedicated and a resourceful team player. She collaborated in several IS Security projects and provided valuable input. It would be a pleasure to work with her again."

- Supervisor

 

"Katherine is a very dedicated professional. The information she provided is always spot on and exactly what is needed when it is needed. I was able to trust Katherine and her assessment of any situation. Additionally, she greatly impresses me with her drive for self-improvement. If she isn't taking a certification test she is taking a class to get ready for a test. I would love to work with Katherine in the future as she was a trusted ally" 

- IT Manager

 

"Katherine is a highly intelligent security professional, with a wide variety of technical skills and proficiencies. She is able to understand issues at a management level, as well as implement solutions and perform remediation proficiently at a very deep technical level on a wide variety of systems."

- Project Manager 

 

"Katherine is very highly regarded in our tech community. She is very knowledgeable and always willing to share that knowledge with others. She is open and honest and never afraid to tell it like it is. She also is not afraid to ask questions when she needs. I am very happy to be able to work with her and wish more of my colleagues would strive to follow her deft example."

- State Network Specialist

 

"Katherine is an information security professional with more technical certifications than anyone I know. When challenged to co-present with me at the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California, for a talk regarding electronic health record security, she jumped at the chance, even though it was one of her first public speaking engagements. Katherine impressed me with her bravery, and highly dedicated preparation for the talk; she impressed the audience of physicians even more, delivering one of the best presentations of the conference. She is smart, hard working, dedicated, expertly qualified, an excellent communicator, and a professional that is a pleasure to work with"

- CTO

 

"I served as Interim Chief Security Officer at St Jospeh Health form Nov 2011 - Nov 2012. While there I relied extensively on Katherine's wit, brains, and great attitude. She is an excellent thinker and always delivers more than she promises."

- Interim CSO

 

"I have known Katherine for a few years and have consulted with her a few times on some personal projects. I am always amazed at her wealth of knowledge and continuous desire to go above and beyond. She is an avid learner and has many certifications! She also has an amazing personality!" 

- Security Engineer

 

"Katherine has been an inspiration to me professionally. She is dedicated, motivated, and reliable. I have yet to meet another tech with her skill levels. I would hire her in a second if I had the chance to have her work on my team." 

- System Engineer

 

"Katherine is a very motivated and skilled individual. In my time meeting her, she impressed me with her vast knowledge of technology and a willingness to help. She exemplifies what it means to be a dependable, hard working, honest, and reliable person."

- Security Engineer