IT Services (formerly ICIT) Uptimes

Please welcome Jenny Ahrens as the new Operations Program Associate with the ICIT Team. Jenny will be taking over HR duties as well as additional administrative responsibilities. Jenny’s first day was September 10th.

Jenny has a unique background as she previously worked in Illinois as a kindergarten teacher for 15 years. When she moved to Wisconsin with her family she decided that is was time for a new adventure!

Jenny lives with her husband in Lake Geneva and has two daughters (Rachel and Ashley) currently attending college at UW-Milwaukee and UW-Whitewater. In her free time, Jenny loves playing soccer and volleyball. She also enjoys traveling with her family and hopes to make Europe the next destination this summer.

Please take some time to stop by and welcome Jenny to the ICIT Team!

Please welcome the Learning Technology Center’s new Graduate Assistant, Lauren Lennon to the ICIT Team. Lauren’s first day was August 22nd.

Lauren comes to UW-Whitewater for the School Psychology Master’s Degree program. She completed her undergraduate education at UW-Madison where she studied Psychology and worked as a research assistant in the Learning, Cognition, and Development Lab.

Lauren is originally from Grafton Wisconsin and enjoys spending time with family, cheering on the Badgers, and watching “The Office” on Netflix.

Please take some time to welcome Lauren to UW-Whitewater and to ICIT!

As most, if not all of you know, Kathy Seidel left ICIT last week accepting a position with a hiring firm under Foxconn. Kathy will be the second in command for hiring, which plans to range in the thousands in the next several years. As Kathy mentioned, this was an unexpected but amazing opportunity that she simply could not pass up.

Kathy started her work with ICIT in 2016 as a student employee and quickly worked her way to a full-time position in the CIO Office. More recently she took over HR responsibilities and has been playing a major role in the Involvio Project. Kathy will continue to work with ICIT on a limited basis (5 hours/week) until Involvio is rolled out.

Thank you to everyone who donated money for Kathy’s going-away gift. She absolutely loved it and was thankful for the party as well. If you have not yet, please wish Kathy good luck on her new adventure, she will be missed.

Please welcome our new Desktop Support Technician, Anthony Keisler to the ICIT team. Anthony’s first day was July 16th, and we are excited and happy to have him join us.

Anthony comes to us from UW-Parkside where his major responsibilities included support request management, computer imaging, scheduling and deployment, and software installation and service. He was also a Gold Certified Repair Agent for Geek Squad where he diagnosed and repaired infected and malfunctioning macOS and Windows computers.

Anthony is from the Pell Lake area in Wisconsin and enjoys biking, swimming, and playing video games. In the fall, you will find him sporting his blaze orange in a tree stand as he tries to bag a 20-point buck!

Please take some time to welcome Anthony to UW-Whitewater and the ICIT team!

Please welcome our new Help Desk Manager, Michael Schneck to the ICIT family! Michael’s first day was Monday, June 11th.

Michael’s background is rooted in IT where he started his career as a Helpdesk support tech.  Michael previously worked for Aptar, Northwestern Mutual, Google, Motorola, Siemens and Pfizer where he has led teams of over 100 with the goal of providing high-quality IT technical support.

In his free time, Michael stays busy with his wife and 6 children. His hobbies include RV camping, tree gardening, fitness and hanging out in his home theater. A fun fact about Michael is that he was a volunteer firefighter and paramedic for 10 years!

Please take some time to welcome Michael to UW-Whitewater and to ICIT!