
Associate Vice Provost for Community & Partnership Development at the University of Washington
Greater Seattle Area

Associate Vice Provost for Community & Partnership Development at the University of Washington
Greater Seattle Area
I develop and manage information management partnership opportunities for academic and administrative units throughout the University of Washington.
Business and functional analysis, social networking technologies, IT governance, meeting facilitation, collaborative development frameworks, organizational development, information management
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)
Develop A Strong IS/IM Community – Bring staff with similar interests and needs together, and provide support to further develop their skills and expertise
Maintain Presence and Visibility – Be constantly engaged in the broader UW IS/IM community in both formal and informal venues, and listen for and proactively seek out innovative ideas
Analyze Projects and Processes – Assist with analyzing and aligning business processes, determining requirements and needs, and assessing the feasibility of proposed projects
Enable Community Innovation – Advocate for community-developed solutions and work with OIM and C&C technical divisions to support a distributed development environment for the UW
Coordinate Community Resources – Help partners identify resources that might be made available to assist with information systems development projects
Identify Existing Solutions – Introducing partners to existing tools, applications, projects, and services that meet their needs
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
March 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 6 months)
I managed the IT/IS staff, policies, budgets, and projects for administrative units, academic departments, and research centers & programs within the College of Engineering.
My team supported a diverse server infrastructure of Windows, FreeBSD, Linux, and MacOS X systems that provided web, application, database (Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL), DNS, LDAP/Active Directory, and email services. We also developed web applications and provided business intelligence resources and reporting services.
My staff also provided help desk support to over 150 staff and faculty, and managed student computer labs for two departments.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2007 — March 2007 (3 months)
Taught undergraduate course in Informatics -- Web Tools and Development. Course covered HTML, CSS, and Javascript; object-oriented design patterns using PHP, database fundamentals (MySQL), application security, data privacy, application and interface design, usability and accessibility principles, and REST architectures. Students designed and built a basic web application and completed written essays on security/privacy and usability/accessibility.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1998 — February 2004 (5 years 6 months)
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
May 1996 — September 1998 (2 years 5 months)
MA, Communication Studies (Film Studies), 1993 — 1996
Focused on film theory and semiotics, and Irish cinema.
BA, Film Studies, 1988 — 1992
ITLP, Obama for America