Keith Gillette

Keith Gillette directs the Information Technology program at Lake Forest Country Day School. Prior to that, he served as a founding administrator at Conserve School, a private boarding high school, guiding the school's technology infrastructure and 1:1 laptop program through conception, design, construction, and operation. Keith has more than a decade of experience delivering information technology solutions in educational contexts, ranging all the way from preschool to the undergraduate level. In addition to a breadth of multi-platform technical knowledge from years of systems administration, Keith has expertise in IT infrastructure design and construction management associated with new building and facilities remodeling. Keith holds a Masters in Information & Telecommunications Systems Management, as well as numerous industry certifications, including Cisco Certified Network Associate and Certified TCP/IP Network Analyst. Keith is a senior member of the American Society for Quality and brings Six Sigma certification and a quality systems/process management orientation to his work in IT strategic planning, project management, and operational design.

Keith Gillette’s Specialties:

K-12 Education, Six Sigma, process management

Keith Gillette’s Experience

Board Member

Illinois Chief Technology Officers

(Information Technology and Services industry)

June 2009 — Present (2 months)
Senior Collaborator

Educational Collaborators

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

Educational Collaborators is a national consulting organization comprised of many of the best practitioners in the field. Unlike many consultants who never see their ideas beyond the planning stages, our consultants work at schools and see their ideas through to their fullest extent. They see the unanticipated and have experience working through those challenges. They also know schools. Our consultants work with teachers, students and administrators every day.

http://www.educollaborators.com/
Director of Information Technology

LFCDS

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

July 2004 — Present (5 years 1 month)
President/Sole Proprietor
GilletTEK Consulting (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 1999 — Present (9 years 9 months)

With more than a decade worth of IT experience in nonprofits and educational environments, GilletTEK can offer your educational institution, nonprofit organization, or small business integrated and appropriate solutions to your needs.

http://gillettek.com/
Information Technology Manager

Conserve School

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

January 2000 — June 2004 (4 years 6 months)
Assistant Director of Information Resources

Texas Animal Health Commission

(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Public Safety industry)

November 1996 — November 1999 (3 years 1 month)
Residential Network (ResNet) Coordinator

University of Wisconsin-Madison

(Government Agency; Higher Education industry)

July 1995 — November 1996 (1 year 5 months)
Assistant Coordinator, Academic Resources & Computers in Housing (ARCH)

Division of University Housing, University of Wisconsin-Madison

(Government Agency; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

August 1990 — June 1995 (4 years 11 months)

Keith Gillette’s Education

The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

Masters in Business Administration , Operations Managament, International Business , 2008 — 2011 (expected)

Activities and Societies:

NetImpact
Capitol College

Master of Science , Information & Telecommunications Systems Management , 2000 — 2004
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bachelor of Science , Philosophy , 1990 — 1995

Activities and Societies:

Integrated Liberal Studies Certificate

Additional Information

Keith Gillette’s Websites:

Keith Gillette’s Interests:

PROFESSIONAL: information technology service management, knowledge management, management information systems, statistic process control, business process modeling; PERSONAL: philosophy, nanotechnology, cosmology, systems science, cybernetics, computers