Kelly Owens, MBA
About Kelly Owens, MBA
Kelly Owens, MBA, is a Systems Engineer with extensive experience in infrastructure management and disaster recovery solutions. He has held various engineering roles across multiple organizations, including HCA Healthcare and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, and currently works at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.
Work at Arnold & Porter
Kelly Owens has been employed as a Systems Engineer at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP since 2018. In this role, Owens is responsible for managing and maintaining complex storage systems, including Pure, Netapp, and EMC-VNX. Owens collaborates with Network, Applications, and Security teams to ensure optimal system performance and uptime. This position builds on a comprehensive background in systems engineering and infrastructure management.
Previous Experience in Healthcare IT
Prior to joining Arnold & Porter, Kelly Owens worked at HCA Healthcare in various roles from 2014 to 2018. Owens served as a Division Systems Administrator and later as a Senior Platforms Engineer. Responsibilities included handling Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and DFS infrastructure management. Owens also utilized VMware’s Site Recovery Manager and SAN-based replication technologies for disaster recovery, showcasing expertise in healthcare IT systems.
Education and Expertise
Kelly Owens holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Washington State University - Carson College of Business, where the focus was on Finance. Owens also earned a Bachelor's degree in Geography, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning from Florida State University. This educational background supports a strong foundation in both technical and business aspects of systems engineering.
Background in Geographic Information Systems
Before transitioning into systems engineering, Kelly Owens worked as a Geographic Information Systems Planner and IT Services Coordinator at Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners from 1998 to 2004. This role involved utilizing geographic information systems to support planning and decision-making processes. Owens also served as a Network Analyst at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare for a year, further solidifying expertise in IT infrastructure.
Technical Skills and Proficiencies
Kelly Owens is proficient in various technical skills essential for systems engineering. This includes process automation using PowerShell and other scripting tools, as well as managing backup infrastructure with Veeam’s Backup and Replication suite. Owens specializes in managing NFS and CIFS file services across multiple platforms and has expertise in setting up and administering disaster recovery solutions for data centers in the United States and Europe.