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Welcome: Baby Ciesinski!

Nick Ciesinski and his wife Kristi welcomed their first child on Tuesday! Archer Nicholas Ciesinski was born on April 7th at 6:16 pm. He was 8 lbs. and 15 oz., and was 21.5 inches long. Both mom and baby are both doing well. Nick meanwhile, will be out on family leave until the 21st. Congratulations to Nick and Kristi from all of ICIT and welcome to the world, Archer!

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Personnel Announcement – Kent Steinike

Kent Steinike has accepted a position in the private sector, his last day with ICIT will be April 15th. Having worked in several roles for ICIT, Kent has made a significant impact on organization during the course of his tenure at UW-Whitewater.

Kent was instrumental in bringing in and deploying HPSM. Being a key part of the management team, Kent helped us establish ITIL-based processes and organizational structure. Kent also managed Help Desk, T1 and T2 verticals.

Some of his most recent accomplishments include creating and improving processes related to technology purchasing and asset management. The ICIT team would like to wish Kent the best of luck in his new endeavor.

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Welcome Tarin Lintemuth

Please welcome tier 2 technician Tarin Lintemuth to the ICIT team, her first day was Monday, April 6th. Tarin will work closely with the Helpdesk to provide technology support to the campus, and due to her diverse skillset, Tarin will work in a hybrid role that will include Helpdesk staff training. She has more than eight years of experience working in multiple private sector tech support and IT-related positions. She also holds multiple certifications including A+, Network+, and Microsoft Desktop Support. Tarin is a Michigan native and a graduate of Grand Valley State University.

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office: L2003C | email: lintemut@uww.edu | phone: 262-472-7024

What do you do? – explain how you fit into ICIT

  • I am a desktop support administrator. My role at ICIT will be to focus a lot on training, finding good ways to keep us up to date on any new changes and developing a knowledgebase of documented materials.

Something people don’t know about you?

  • I live on an alpaca farm with: 8 alpacas, 1llama, 3 goats, 6 chickens, 2 roosters, 2 bunnies, 6 cats, 1 dog and a hedgehog

Favorite hobby?

  • Playing pranks

What was your first job?

  • Cleared tables at a restaurant – it was glamorous

What’s your favorite piece of technology?

  • My phone

Music genre?

  • I like most music types. Usually though, I listen to today’s hits

Favorite vacation?

  • When my brother got married in Vegas and about 30 of us all went

Favorite food?

Least favorite food?

  • Ham

Biggest fear?

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Retirement Announcement – Ken Bothun

After 21 years of service, Ken Bothun is retiring from UW-Whitewater. His last day on campus will be April 17th. Ken has dedicated much of his life to UW-Whitewater, along with his professional tenure, he is also a Warhawk alumni having earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees here.

Ken began working for the department now known as ICIT as a graduate student in February of 1994. Since then, he has held multiple titles and served in many roles including helpdesk manager and special projects coordinator.

In retirement, Ken plans to take a more active role in his church and continue teaching one day per week. ICIT would like to thank Ken for all his years of service to the department and campus.