Kara Logan

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Information Security Operations Manager at EMC Insurance Companies @ EMC Insurance Companies
Kara Logan's Location
Indianola, Iowa, United States, United States
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About Kara Logan

I am the epitome of the saying "Jill of all trades master of many"!!! During my career in IT, I have worn many hats that include anything from programmer/analyst to business analyst to liaison to trainer to PM to Service Lead to Tech Lead. I've dove into many aspects or fields of IT within many industries. I take on each role with the drive that I can do anything given the opportunity to do so. I truly enjoy the challenges that the IT world brings to my plate and I face each challenge with the knowledge that at the end of the day we are charged with making the lives of our clients and users easier and more efficient thus increasing the bottom line for the company. I tackle each IT challenge with pride, focus, and above all integrity. I do the right things for the right reasons and challenge the status quo when needed. I am a strong IT professional with great documentation, process, change/release management, communication, and people skills. Specialties: IT manager, programming, analysis, BA, architecture, security, PM, tech lead, service lead, processes/procedures, change/release management, documentation - creation and maintainingIndustries: insurance, banking, financial, real estate, retail

Kara Logan's Current Company Details
EMC Insurance Companies

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Information Security Operations Manager at EMC Insurance Companies
Kara Logan Work Experience Details
  • Emc Insurance Companies
    Information Security Operations Manager
    Emc Insurance Companies Nov 2020 - Present
    Des Moines, Ia, Us
    Resource and technical manager for the security operations and engineering team. Working with my team to not only grow a stronger more productive team but to grow each person and help them obtain their career or educational goals. Collaborates with the security teams and various other team to drive maturity in EMC's security program and to document processes and policies. Driving to change the perception of security through being a strong security ambassador, helping personnel across the organization to understand security, and to foster others to become security ambassadors.
  • Athene
    Head Of Security Delivery, Architecture, And Engineering - Sr It Manager
    Athene Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
    West Des Moines, Ia, Us
    The IT Security Delivery, Architecture and Engineering team is nearing its four-year anniversary in late summer (2020). The team has expanded to include 6 members with two open positions for my delivery side of the team. Driving a security culture and helping other to be successful is the foundation of the team. I have never been prouder of a team in my career.I am always excited to see what changes/challenges lie around the bend as the team learns and grows from transforming the seemingly impossible task into reality! Responsibilities:• Resource manager for a team of 6 to 8 including project manager, business system analyst, engineer, senior engineers, technical lead, architect, and interns.• Perform IT security architecture and engineering duties including creating and review threat models; security consulting; review, investigate, and approve a wide variety of requests; reviewing and approving new IT tools/services; driving change and processes; and other assignments as assigned.• Drive positive change in resource and time entry processes.• Work effectively and efficiently with my security peers to drive positive change within the IT security.• Continue to learn and keep my skills and knowledge up to date.
  • Athene Holding Ltd.
    Head Of Security Delivery, Architecture, And Engineering (It Manager)
    Athene Holding Ltd. Aug 2016 - Jan 2020
    We are crafting a new team that is will build upon the strong base and experience of the existing security engineering and architecture function. We are adding a cross security delivery function, project management function, and business analyst function to the team. The team is a wonderful mix of people and we are looking to add an experienced security architect to the team. I am very excited to start this new adventure and welcome the challenge.
  • Athene Holding Ltd.
    Enterprise Technology Risk Analyst
    Athene Holding Ltd. Apr 2015 - Aug 2016
    Working with project teams and other business and IT teams to identify and mitigate risk in the insurance and annuities industry. Working to install RSA's Archer at the parent company serving the various affiliates and providing the proper management and end user reporting.
  • First Data Corporation
    Service Lead
    First Data Corporation Mar 2013 - Apr 2015
    Brookfield, Wisc., Us
    Work with FDC contacts to implement Single Sign-On and Federated solutions. As a service lead, I will be working with the business, project contacts, and other FDC technical teams to estimate, schedule, architect, deliver, and support client integration projects.
  • Rsa The Security Division Of Emc
    Identity & Fraud Protection Practice Consultant
    Rsa The Security Division Of Emc Dec 2010 - Mar 2013
    Burlington, Massachusetts, Us
    Work with clients to implement and integrate RSA applications such as Access Manager, FIM, AA, and others. Perform troubleshooting, design, documenation, and mentoring tasks depending on the project.
  • Clearbridge Technology Group
    Consultant
    Clearbridge Technology Group Aug 2010 - Dec 2010
    Billerica, Ma, Us
    Currently working with RSA a Division of EMC through ClearBridge Technology. This was a contract to hire with RSA.
  • Hp Enterprise Services
    Technical Lead For Sds Team
    Hp Enterprise Services May 2007 - Sep 2010
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Based on the ever changing world, I have been given the opportunity to do the technical lead for my Security and Directory Services team supporting Access Manager/ClearTrust, LDAP, Federation, and many other security functions.
  • Hp Enterprise Services
    Infrastructure Specialist, Sds Onboarding Team Tech. Lead
    Hp Enterprise Services May 2006 - Mar 2010
    Houston, Texas, Us
    I am responsible for implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting a single sign-on security web package for internal EDS clients and EDS clients accessing EDS applications through the Service Delivery Network. I perform project management for up to ten client at any given time on many different platforms. I also work on internal projects like certifying new releases, EDS/HP integration projects, upgrades to Security and Directory Services components, and many others. To complete the tasks, I perform project documentation and tracking; time management; installing and configuring software for clients around the globe with different levels of technical knowledge; troubleshooting; and production support. I help identify bugs or issues with the software and working with the vendor and clients to resolve the issue. I am the technical lead for the Security and Directory Services team that installs, maintains, and troubleshoots EDS an HP Company’s web security and single sign-on capabilities, which means I help my teammates with projects and issues where needed and provide guidance on the direction our team takes. I also do mentoring of new security engineers and strive to continuously update procedures and improve upon our processes.
  • American Enterprise
    Systems Analyst 3
    American Enterprise Oct 2005 - May 2007
    Des Moines, Iowa, Us
    Responsible for project management tasks for a diverse range of projects. Some of the major projects include the Enterprise 1099 processing, EAS accounting package 8.2 upgrade, EAS Check Printer Replacement, and mainframe GL/AP Conversion to EAS. Responsible for work queue management, project documentation, coordinating application development groups, monitoring tasks to completion, issue tracking, problem resolution, and project communication. I also did data analysis with mainframe data (MDB2 tables and TSO files) and client/server data (SQL and traditional files); Crystal report maintenance and creation; SQL development for data pulls; bat script modifications and creation; support of a small web site and associated DTS data pulls; and other support tasks. Another part of my responsibilities were to help transition the appropriate application support duties and manage relationships and expectations between the American Republic and World Ins. companies that were newly merged.
  • Eds
    Information Analyst/Security Engineer - Sds Team
    Eds May 2004 - Oct 2005
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Responsible for implementing a security web package for internal EDS clients. I performed project management for up to twelve client at any given time. My responsibilities included project documentation and tracking; time management; scheduling; installing and configuring the software for many different platforms; troubleshooting; and production support after the install. I was also responsible for identifying bugs or issues with the software and working with the vendor to resolve the issue and test the resulting hot fix. I worked with a wide range of clients and vendors from many different backgrounds and countries and always found a successful solution to each client’s and vendor’s request. I also did mentoring of new security engineers and strived to continuously update procedures and improve upon our processes.
  • Eds
    Information Analyst - Gmac Account
    Eds Jul 1999 - May 2004
    Houston, Texas, Us
    At GMAC Real Estate I was responsible for support of Access XP applications running over a Citrix connection that deals with accounts receivables, accounts payable, franchising fees and contracts, printing of statements, and several other specialized applications. The systems perform nightly processing using VB script, Access XP cycle database, and Windows scheduler. I also supported three web sites dealing with Referral Tracking, Customer Relationship Management, and Member news and document sharing. One of the web sites receives nightly XML loads sourced from an Access XP database. I also supported GMAC Real Estates ETR systems. The ETR system allows the Franchisees to report their real estate transactions in a more timely manner. The system takes in XML feeds from back office systems and processes the data into a SQL 2000 database. There are various reporting and monitoring tools that we’ve built to keep the system in check.

Kara Logan Skills

Security Network Security Unix Project Management Enterprise Software Microsoft Sql Server Software Documentation Networking Troubleshooting Identity Management Software Development Sql Access Project Planning Solution Architecture Systems Analysis Documentation Microsoft Office People Skills System Architecture Security Management Collaboration Knowledge Sharing Problem Solving Analysis Risk Management Banking Organization And Prioritization Skills Training Technical Documentation Highly Resourceful Siteminder Saml 2.0 Pingfederate Html Fiddler Technical Leadership Ms Project Programming Httpwatch Visio System Design Fraud Web Development Time Management Professional Mentoring Architectural Design Vbscript Java

Kara Logan Education Details

  • St. Louis Community College
    St. Louis Community College
    Computer Sciences
  • Des Moines Area Community College
    Des Moines Area Community College
    Cybersecurity
  • Indian Hills Community College
    Indian Hills Community College
    Computer Programming
  • Iowa State University
    Iowa State University
    It And Accounting

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Kara Logan works for Emc Insurance Companies

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Kara Logan's current role is Information Security Operations Manager at EMC Insurance Companies.

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Kara Logan attended St. Louis Community College, Des Moines Area Community College, Indian Hills Community College, Iowa State University.

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