July 14, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Leah Burns, former IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Born and raised in San Diego, Alexa Rivetti never expected to go to UC Berkeley, but as of May 2016 she is a Cal alum. “Graduating has been bittersweet,” she said….
Read more about Spotlight: Alexa Rivetti – UCOP Student Intern in IT Marketing and Communications
July 8, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Karishma Morabia, UCB student intern, UCOP. Chris Hoffman, Informatics Services Manager in Research IT at UC Berkeley, completed his B.A. at Rice University and his Ph. D. at UC Berkeley, both in anthropology. He did his research on…
Read more about Spotlight: UCB’s Chris Hoffman – from Archaeology to Informatics
June 16, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 3
Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Scott Simmons has a natural curiosity, a passion for his job, and is committed to the University. Celebrating ten years at UCSC as of May 2016, he’s an IT programmer analyst working…
Read more about Spotlight: UCSC’s Scott Simmons, Specializing in Applications, Ergonomics, and Accessibility
June 9, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Yvonne Tevis, chief of staff, UCOP. “UC is a very cooperative environment,” said Debi Young, QA manager at UCOP. Based on her many years in the private sector – including at Nordstrom and Delta Dental – Young reflected…
Read more about Spotlight: Testing PPS and UCPath: UCOP’s Debi Young
May 26, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 3
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. Mark Cianca is the type of person you can never forget. He’s leading the biggest business transformation in UC history, fundamentally changing the way we do payroll, HR, and benefits. If you…
Read more about Spotlight: How Deputy UC CIO Mark Cianca Became the Leader of UCPath
May 19, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Lisa Bono, IT Communications Manager, UCSC. Two long-time attendees of the UC Computing Services Conference (UCCSC) from UC Santa Cruz talk about how attending the conference throughout the years has shaped their work lives. They also give great…
Read more about Spotlight: Old Timers Talk UCCSC and Give Advice to First Timers
May 12, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 2
Posted by Tom Andriola, UC CIO What attracted you to UC? I spent many years in the private Ivy space. When I saw that UC had an amazing campus with six Nobel laureates, I knew I had to be here….
Read more about Spotlight: Matthew Hall, UCSB Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
May 4, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Yvonne Tevis, ITS chief of staff, UCOP. Paul Weiss got into IT because he was living in Los Angeles, and he needed money to afford a car. That’s quite a concession for a biking fiend. But the path…
Read more about Spotlight: UCOP’s Paul Weiss Rides into Retirement
April 21, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
Posted by Lisa Kemp Jones, Head of Digital Operations and Initiatives, UCLA. I started at UCLA in 1996, landing my dream job to open and manage a large computing lab and classroom environment for students. My first colleagues were carpenters…
Read more about Spotlight: Lisa Kemp Jones, Keeping UCLA’s Library Digitally Savvy
March 24, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
Posted by Pierre Brickey, Director, Office of the CIO, UCSF. After completing electrical engineering school in the U.S. Army during the early 90s, I started my career in the defense sector of technology and spent a year in Turkey. It was…
Read more about Spotlight: Pierre Brickey, Driving Innovation for UCSF Medical Center