Welcome Joe Rankin!

Please join us in welcoming Joe Rankin to the AIS Team as our new .Net Developer. In this role, Joe will be  responsible for performing system analysis, design functionality and advanced programming tasks. He will work and consult with users to define needed application systems, customizations, and interfaces to perform required business functions. He will be located in the L1002 suite and will report to Anand Vangipuram.

Joe comes to us from Waukesha County Technical College, where he was a Web & Mobile Application Developer. In that role he designed an iOS app, website and MS SQL server database which migrated data from a MS Access database. Joe has experience in Java SE 7 & Java EE 7, HTML, CSS, JS, jQuery, Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS, Actionscript 2&3, Javascript, JQuery, MS SQL Server, SQL, and T-SQL,ASP.NET C# MVC, Web API, VB.NET,XML and JSON. 

Please welcome Joe to the team!

Uptimes Spotlight – Rochelle Day

RD profileRochelle Day
DayRE25@uww.edu
(262) 472-5954

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Q:  What do you do / how do you fit into ICIT?

A:   I’m the Technology Training Coordinator on campus. My position description includes teaching Faculty and Staff how to use the software we have on campus.

Q:   What is something people don’t know about you?

A:    Claustrophobic! I HATE elevators!! (But purposely use it every day to try and condition myself against the fear!)

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Q: What’s your favorite piece of technology?

A:    That’s a hard one… cellphone comes to mind – got my first “flip-phone” in 1994! But I’d have to say my Kindle tablet – I love reading books!

Q:   Tell me something interesting about yourself?

A:   Politics! I love the political arena, from working on campaigns (I’m a political consultant) to watching senate/congressional hearings on C-SPAN. I also admire the work & inspiration of Thomas Jefferson.

 TJQ:   Do you have a favorite hobby?

A:   Scuba Diver (Open-water) & hope to get my Advanced Open-water certification next year.

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Q:   If you could live for only one more week, what would you do?

A:   Other than spend the most time I could with my family, it would probably want to dive exotic places in Australia and Indonesia – the undersea life there is amazing!
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 Q:   What are you passionate about?

A:   Husband, my two Kids, a perfectly cooked lobster, scuba diving with 50ft visibility, fine restaurants, new technology, and a challenging project that keeps my interest.

 Fam 1Q:   Do you have a special talent?

A:   I’m rated as an ENFP on the Myers/Briggs scale… and I’m off the charts in the “Intuitive” portion. I solve problems by leaping between different ideas and possibilities, and trust my impressions more than my actual experiences.

Q:   What is your guilty pleasure?

A:   Steamy hot romance novels! Yes, I’ve read the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy!

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Q:   Any random fact you’d like to share?

A:   My favorite move is the Wizard of Oz (1939 version).

Q:   What was your first job?

A:   Working the night shift at an all-night gas station. Here I pumped gas, changed tires, and did minor auto repairs.

Q:   What is your favorite TV Show?

A:   Loved the Spartacus series on Starz; however, currently it’s Newsroom and Game of Thrones on HBO.

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Q:   Favorite Music and or Genre?

A:   Everything… from ICP to Zydeco to Andrea Bocelli- favorite right now is Kid Rock & Luke Bryan

Q:   If you had a theme song what would it be?

A:   My Theme Song: Black Eyed Peas – Let’s Get it Started

Personnel Announcement – Melissa Adams

It is with regret that we announce the resignation of Melissa Adams. Melissa joined the iCIT NOC team in 2007 as a network and systems engineer supporting our Novell Netware environment.  During her time with NOC, Melissa developed her Linux skills and was instrumental in our migration from Novell to Linux. Melissa also assumed operational duties supporting key enterprise systems such as enterprise backup, video surveillance and digital signage. Melissa has been a valued part of the NOC and ICIT team and many of us have enjoyed her positive attitude and sense of humor.

She has decided to work for AE Business Solutions in Madison as a CommVault Backup Engineer as well as internal Network Administrator. Her last day in ICIT will be Wednesday, October 30th. Please join us in wishing her much success in her new position.

We are evaluating various options to get us through our critical projects and tasks and will keep you posted on the progress as we figure things out. For any questions, please contact Tom Jordan.

We thank Melissa for her many contributions to UW-Whitewater and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors!

Uptimes Spotlight – Stacy Scholtka

photoStacy Scholtka
scholtks@uww.edu
(262) 472-5014

Spotlight                                                                                                                         

Q:  What do you do / how do you fit into ICIT?

A:  I am a project manager. My goal is to help with project delivery and removing roadblocks as we work to deliver value to the organization.

Q:   Do you have a favorite hobby?

A:   Camping and hiking. I love the night time campfire conversations and waking up to experience the quiet coolness of the morning with a good cup of tea. We recently upgraded from tents to a T@b trailer which is super fun.

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Q:   What is your favorite piece of technology?

A:   My alarm clock…..without it, I might still be sleeping!

Q:   If you could live for only one more week, what would you do?

A:   Spend time with my two awesome daughters who get more and more amazing every day.

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Q:   What are you passionate about?

A:   Music education in the public schools. Music works with both sides of the brain, so exposing kids to music education early will help them expand their thinking abilities even if they never go into music as adults. I have been active on the board of our school district’s music parents association for a number of years to help promote this locally.

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Q:   Share a memory you will never forget?

A:    My daughters orchestra performed a musical piece composed by Christopher Tin. The orchestra rented the original score from Mr. Tin, which still had his original notes jotted on it. During their performance, Mr. Tin called in and listened to the performance and rehearsal. The choir had a challenge as their parts were to be performed in many different languages, none of which were English. After the performance the score was returned to Mr. Tin.

Q:   Share something interesting about yourself.

A:   My partner Ray and I love to brew beer and make wine. Each year at the end of October, we have a grape stomp and wine bottling at our house. This years is on the 26th, anyone who is interested is invited. This year, we have concord grape and strawberry to bottle.

Q:   Do you have a famous Look-a-Like?

A:    I must since a lot of people say they recognize me even though I never met them before. Either that or I have a terrible memory for people I meet.

Q:   What is your favorite TV Show?

A:   Anything with Gordon Ramsey. Hells Kitchen, Master Chef, etc.

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Q:   Favorite Music and or Genre?

A:    I love almost anything that comes from string quartets and chamber music. Christopher Tin’s Calling All Dawns is one of my favorite albums as a classical crossover, but I also go from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes to listening to the teenage girl songs on the radio and everywhere in between.

What is Uptimes Spotlight?

Uptimes Spotlight showcases various team members of ICIT. The goal is to provide a fun and interesting look at the people that make up our team. In the posts we feature a member of the team and have some fun with a Q&A. The Spotlight covers topics from ‘what your primary role is’ to ‘what your theme song is’.

This is an opportunity to learn about our team and the diverse personalities that make it function!