"Virtualizing an $8 Billion Enterprise: A Year in the Life of SAIC"
Speaker Biography
Robert Logan joined Science Applications International Corporation in 2004 as the Vice President for Enterprise Infrastructure Services. His team of engineers, operators and project managers are responsible for round-the-clock operations of enterprise computing and network services supporting over 44,000 employees at 250 locations worldwide.
In addition to implementing ITIL best practices, new SOX 404 controls, and infrastructure upgrades involving server virtualization, WAN bandwidth improvements, multi-zoned security architectures, greener data centers, and new disaster recovery sites, his team during 2006 had the unique opportunity to support the company as it transitioned from 36 years as a private, employee-owned company to a public one. For those contributions Logan was recognized by Computerworld’s Premier 100.
Prior to SAIC, Logan was a 29-year Marine Corps officer with extensive experience in operational communications, systems engineering and program management. His final assignment was as Deputy Director of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet, the largest IT outsourcing program in the world supporting 500,000 users at over 2,000 sites, for which he was named to the 2004 Federal 100 by Federal Computer Week. He holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington State University, and a MS degree in Electrical Engineering and the post-master degree, Electrical Engineer, from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
