ICIT Personnel Announcement – Jeanne Cupertino

After three and a half years with ICIT, Jeanne Cupertino’s project is expiring. Her last day with the department will be January 9th, 2015.

Since joining ICIT in June of 2011 as the Help Desk Incident Commander, Jeanne has been an active member of the campus community. During her tenure she has participated in LEAP, served as a member of the Student Employment Advisory Committee, and taught ITSE professional skill courses. Jeanne also played a critical role in the campus transition from Windows XP to Windows 7, and assisted with the development of stronger training initiatives. ICIT wishes Jeanne the best in her future endeavors.

Wanted: AVCT Support Technician – Team Lead

ICIT is currently seeking a qualified AVCT Support Technician to lead the AV team on campus. This is a senior level position responsible for providing top-notch technological support and expertise. This position will oversee the operational support of classroom technology at UW-Whitewater, and will participate in all classroom remodeling and technology projects on campus

The responsibilities of the AVCT Support Technician – Team Lead includes the following:

  • Providing senior level support for campus AVCT technology
  • Managing AVCT inventory tracking and stock
  • Supervising HPSM incident tickets
  •  Consulting on campus technology upgrades
  • Working with vendors

This position will work as part of ICIT’s AV team and will report to Ray Stanek. You can direct interested candidates to apply online at the UW-Whitewater website.

New security and compliance officer joins ICIT team

Please welcome ICIT’s new security and compliance officer – Hank Ritzert – to the team. Hank will help ensure that ICIT’s and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s systems remain secure and compliant with various state and federal regulations. In his role as security and compliance officer, Hank will also help write regulatory policies to guide ICIT’s practices. Hank reports to Elena Pokot.

Hank is no stranger to higher education, prior to joining ICIT, he spent 13 years as senior security analyst at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. At NIU, Hank helped conduct forensic investigations, monitored the network intrusion detection systems, and worked with law enforcement on security-related matters.

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Hank lo-res cropoffice: 2003E | email: ritzerth@uww.edu | phone: 262-472-7026

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

  • I help make sure UW-Whitewater is compliant with regulations stemming from legislation such as FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). I also make sure that data submitted through card payments is secure. Essentially, my role is to ensure that our systems remain secure and meet federal regulations.

Something people don’t know about you?

  • I have a very eclectic taste in music. I like the classical composers such as Haydn, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky, but I also listen to Guns N’ Roses, Five Finger Death Punch, Pink Floyd, Amy Winehouse, and Adele to name a few. I also really like this a Capella group called Straight No Chaser, so I like pretty much everything but country.

Favorite hobby?

  • I am a marathon cyclist. I participate in a seven day event every year called RAGBRAI with a group of friends. It is a week-long ride across the state of Iowa that consists of cycling, fun, and beer. I’d share our team name with you, but it’s NSFW.

What was your first job?

  • I was a landscaper. I loved that job. I got to be outside all day and I got to be really good at laying sod.

What’s your favorite piece of technology?

  • I just got an iPhone 6 Plus, that’s up there. But, I think my favorite piece of technology is the “cyclocomputer” I use when I’m on my bike.  It’s a little gadget that tracks things like heart rate, bike speed, rpms I’m pedaling at, and distance when I’m out for a ride. So when the weather is nice, that’s my favorite piece of technology.

Music genre?

  • As I mentioned before, I’ve got a pretty taste. You name it, I’ll probably listen to it… unless it’s country.

Favorite vacation?

  • Maui

Favorite food?

  • I like food. So let’s go with, Tetrazzini.

Least favorite food?

  • Mushrooms

Biggest fear?

  • Failure. Flat. Out. Failure.

ICIT welcomes new communications specialist

Ben Kroeplin joined the ICIT team on November 14th as the new senior communications specialist. Ben will work closely with all areas of ICIT to help craft announcements and public-facing communications. Ben will also play a critical role in organizing events, behind the scenes planning, and a wide variety of marketing/communications-related projects. Ben reports to Elena Pokot.

Previous to joining ICIT, Ben worked in a similar role as marketing specialist for Dean Foundation, the research-oriented non-profit affiliate of Dean Health System. Ben has an extensive communications background having also worked as an on-air radio personality and as a journalist before moving to a less public career path.

Need to get the word out about something? Need some help promoting or communicating a department-wide or campus-wide project? Talk to Ben.

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ben lo-res2-cropoffice: 2008B | email: kroeplib@uww.edu | phone: 262-472-5661

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

  • I basically administer day-to-day communications for the department to help ensure that the information we are sending out to students and staff is timely and accurate. I’ll also plan department events and work on a pretty wide variety of projects within all areas of ICIT.  So, odds are you’ll see me pop in to your department from time to time.

Something people don’t know about you?

  • I used to be on the news. I have worked at a couple of TV stations as an on-air news reporter and anchor. So if you ever see me wearing a shirt with a makeup stain on the collar, you know why.

Favorite hobby?

  • I used to be a in a band. But, I just got married and plan to go to graduate school next year, so I no longer have time for fun things.

What was your first job?

  • When I was about 14, I spent the summer hauling manure for farmers. While I couldn’t legally drive a car, apparently it is perfectly legal for a 14-year-old to get behind the wheel of a gigantic tractor hauling 3,000 gallons of liquid manure and then operate that gigantic manure-laden tractor on the public’s roadways.

What’s your favorite piece of technology?

  • My iPhone. I’d like it even more if the new iPhone 6 wasn’t on back order.

Music genre?

  • I have a pretty diverse taste in music. If I had to pick a favorite (or two) I’d go with old-school punk and progressive metal.

Favorite vacation?

  • I like camping. So I try to get away and camp someplace exotic when I can (I prefer the coasts somewhere). Otherwise, San Francisco is my favorite place on earth besides Wisconsin.

Favorite food?

  • Cheesecurds. I’m a cheesecurd snob connoisseur.

Least favorite food?

  • Beets. Beets are gross.

Biggest fear?

  • Heights… and the Minnesota Vikings winning Super Bowl which would render my repertoire of Vikings jokes useless.

ICIT Personnel Announcement – Peter Vander Velden

After spending two years as a member of the ICIT team, Peter recently accepted a network security position with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Information Technology (DoIT). His last day with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was Friday, November 14th. Peter’s primary role with ICIT was campus AV support specialist, he was part of the UET team. While with ICIT, Peter played an instrumental role in implementing standardization of classroom AV technology on the UW-Whitewater campus. ICIT wishes Peter the best in Madison.