June 1, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 3
By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. “It’s fun to have been part of all the changes that have taken place over the last twenty-seven years,” said Jill Hishmeh (pictured third from the left), Director of IT Communications at UCR….
Read more about Spotlight: Jill Hishmeh – Remembering When the UCR Network Was Young
May 25, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 2
By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. If you check your email at all these days, then you’ve probably heard of Jessica Hilt amidst the flurry of UCCSC news. She is the technical outreach strategist for the University of California,…
Read more about Spotlight: Jessica Hilt – Strategic Storyteller and Conference Guru
April 13, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 1
By Alison Spencer, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. As a digital media specialist for UC Santa Cruz’s film department, Tristan Carkeet sees himself as working in the space where art meets technology. In addition to teaching students how to use video…
Read more about Spotlight: UCSC’s Tristan Carkeet – Art, IT, and Film
February 2, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 0
By Angela Cummings, Marketing Communications Lead, Information Technology Services, UC San Diego. What attracted you to UC? First and foremost, it was the people I met when I visited campus. The university feels young and energetic, entrepreneurial and agile. Tell…
Read more about Q&A with Vince Kellen – UC San Diego CIO
January 26, 2017 All Articles, Spotlights 0
By Alison Spencer, UCB student intern, UCOP. There’s a saying among IT staff at UCSF: “I cure cancer – very indirectly.” Erik Wieland, an application manager, said this attitude is his favorite thing about working at the campus. “I love the…
Read more about Spotlight: Using IT to Improve Patient Care – UCSF’s Erik Wieland
November 17, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
By Alexa Rivetti, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Maria Fernandez has undeniable warmth and charisma – two characteristics that lend themselves well to fundraising. As database administrator for the development services department for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) and the…
Read more about Spotlight: Turning Data into Donations – ANR’s Maria Fernandez
October 28, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
By Audrie Ramirez, Information Security Intern, UCOP. Ann Chang, chief compliance security officer for UCLA Health Sciences, began working with computers at UCLA while completing her undergraduate degree in mathematics. The School of Medicine owned a mini computer that no…
Read more about Spotlight: Ann Chang – Proud Bruin and Information Security Expert at UCLA Health
October 20, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
By Audrie Ramirez, Information Security Intern, UCOP. Dewight Kramer, information security consultant at UC Davis, took a five-year detour from studying philosophy and computer science to serve as a martial arts apprentice. But higher education never lost its appeal, and…
Read more about Spotlight: Dewight Kramer – Martial Artist and Information Security Consultant
October 13, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
By Audrie Ramirez, information security intern, UCOP. Sam Horowitz’s passion for information technology developed in his early teens. His father taught data processing and he found himself picking up books to learn more. A Texas native, he earned an undergraduate…
Read more about Spotlight: Sam Horowitz – Cryptography Enthusiast and CISO at UCSB
October 6, 2016 All Articles, Spotlights 0
By Audrie Ramirez, information security intern, UCOP. Patrick Phelan is chief information security officer (CISO) at UCSF, one of the top health care institutions in the United States. He has spent his entire career in IT within the UC system….
Read more about Spotlight: Patrick Phelan – Once a UCLA Bruin, Now CISO at UCSF