Author Archive: UC IT News

Learn more about The UC Tech Academy: IT Leadership Program 2024

UC Tech Academy: UC IT Leadership Program 2024

By Kristin Cordova. The UC Tech Academy: IT Leadership Program prepares emerging IT leaders from across the University of California (UC) to become more effective leaders, as agents of innovation and change management. Courses are taught by UC Berkeley…
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Meet Carolina Manel, new UC Women in Tech Chair: being responsible for her Hispanic community

Carolina Manel

During Hispanic Heritage Month (September), the UC Tech community is celebrating the contributions of the Hispanic Community and those in Information Technology (IT) by sharing stories of empowerment, resilience, and breaking barriers to serve as beacons of inspiration. As a…
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Meet Robert Krumm, database developer: recruited from retail to impact cancer outcomes at UCSF

UC Tech Awards Design Golden Award winner Robert Krumm, with CIO Van Williams and Gabe Gonzales (left) and Joe Bengfort (right)

By Brendon Phuong and Laurel Skurko. Robert Krumm, winner of the UC Tech Awards program golden award for design and UCSF database developer, recently shared with the UC IT Blog team his experience in developing code for hospital systems, and…
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The One IT Student Experience at the UC Tech 2023 Conference

Berkeley students who participated in the One IT Experience.

By Daniella Espinoza. This past July, UC Berkeley hosted the annual UC Tech Conference. IT professionals from across the UC system came together to connect and share new ideas on collaborating and growing IT support services within the UC system. This year,…
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Risk and Safety Solutions hosts its first symposium on the future of safety technology

Safa Hussain addresses attendees at the RSS Symposium

By Matthew Beckman. Unveiling groundbreaking insights and innovation, the Risk and Safety Solutions (RSS) team recently hosted their first symposium at UC Davis this year. The two-day event, with over 200 attendees, and expert speakers representing a range of domains,…
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Meet Krithik UdayaShankar via YouTube: UCLA business systems analyst and cricket star

By Brendon Phuong. Krithik UdayaShankar, business systems analyst at UCLA, recently shared his journey navigating the professional world through his work at UCLA IT, and his personal experiences playing cricket. Krithik has been at UCLA for since 2021. As a…
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Technology procurement – more than meets the eye – Thomas Trappler’s 40-year career at UC

By Laurel Skurko. Thomas Trappler, who recently retired from his position as associate director of Information Technology Strategic Sourcing, provides 40 years of insight into the field of procurement. He and his small team of three manages some of the…
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