Bloomington, Indiana Area
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- Scholarly Technologist at Indiana University
- Board of Directors at Sakai
- Owner at SolutionsXP (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Manager Online Development at Indiana University
- Release Manager at SakaiProject.org
- Collaborator at Sakai
- Principal Analyst at Indiana University
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Lance Speelmon’s Summary
Lance is a sixteen year veteran of Indiana University's Information Technology Services (UITS). Lance has been responsible for many of Indiana University's high availability services including authentication, remote access, name resolution, network file systems, enterprise applications, messaging and collaboration. He now leads Indiana University's development efforts in the SakaiProject.org collaboration, a landmark venture to create open-source course management tools and related software for the higher education community.
Lance Speelmon’s Specialties:
project management, software architecture, hardware architecture, community building
Lance Speelmon’s Experience
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Scholarly Technologist
Indiana University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
Special advisor to CIO, AVP Enterprise Software, AVP Research Technologies, AVP Teaching and Learning Technologies.
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Board of Directors
Sakai
(Higher Education industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
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Owner
SolutionsXP (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Networking industry)
January 1999 — Present (10 years 11 months)
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Manager Online Development
Indiana University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2006 — January 2009 (3 years 1 month)
Delivered a web-based collaborative learning environment to 100,000 students, faculty, and staff based on the open source Sakai software. The implementation included a parallel migration from a legacy learning management system; the largest migration Indiana University has ever undertaken. Maintained $1.2 million budget for online learning systems development. Managed a team of seventeen professional developers, designers, and support staff. Identified priorities, timelines and direction for ongoing application development. Engaged in strategic decision making efforts crossing intra-institutional boundaries. Prepared analyses and reports to identify needs, priorities and resources for projects. Strategically reorganized personnel and promoted staff to enhance team effectiveness and increased retention. Carried out annual performance reviews and exercised progressive discipline as needed.
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Release Manager
SakaiProject.org
(Computer Software industry)
January 2005 — January 2007 (2 years 1 month)
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Collaborator
Sakai
(Higher Education industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years )
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Principal Analyst
Indiana University
(Higher Education industry)
1990 — 2006 (16 years )
Additional Information
Lance Speelmon’s Websites:
Lance Speelmon’s Interests:
Flatism, thin-slicing, post modern management
Lance Speelmon’s Groups:
IMS Global Learning Consortium, F&AM
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IT Leaders
Lance Speelmon’s Honors:
MCSE+Internet, A+
