New Hires, Name Title Department Andrew Buroni Business Analyst Fellowship Innovation & Operational Services Nancy Chac Business Analyst Fellowship Innovation & Operational Services Bill Mannix Category Manager UPST Crispin Sabaten Finance Clerk Controller Ricardo Santiago Full Stack Developer UITS Poornika Bonam Intern UITS Rhaul Chaub Intern UITS Jacob Marrier Intern Innovation &…, Promotions, Name Title Department Steve Celi Principal Boomi Integration Dev UITS Meeta Gill Audit Manager Internal Audit Sara MacKenzie Sr. Budget Analyst Management & Fiscal Affairs Shawn Skelly Associate CIO-Enterprise App and Digital Formation UITS, Retiring, Name Title Department Sharon Vieira HRIS Manager Human Resources, Departing, Name Title Department Abdallah Adam Intern Innovation & Operational Services Elizabeth Carroll Intern Academic Affairs Raef Eddins Intern UPST Jack Horsman Intern Innovation & Operational Services Max Mello Intern Innovation & Operational Services Michael Ricciardi Intern Innovation & Operational Services Michael Sennott Intern UPST Jaideep Sidhu Intern Treasury
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UMPO Relocation , The Innovation team has been providing support in the coordination of the UMPO Relocation Project. A Virtual Town Hall was held on 5/12 to highlight key design elements, showcase new technology, and field questions from attendees. June Virtual Town Hall date is 6/16 at 11am. The presentation and supporting information on the UMPO relocation can be found on the project website
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Not that it takes only 20 tasks to move a Data Center (DC), in fact, it is going to take 14 months and a lot of, people-hours, to complete as depicted in the picture below. But here’s a comical step-by-step description that might shed some light and laughter! Step 1 Discover they are selling your building, take a deep breath, and move to Step 2. Step 2 Realize you have two data centers to move, take another deep breath, and move to Step 3. Step 3 Find new locations. (Luckily UMass Amherst has, two, active data centers that are VERY reasonably priced) Step 4 Complete asset inventory – because it’s important to know what you have. Verify network cable mapping – because it’s even more important to know how it’s connected! Step 5 Review existing hardware for EOSL (End of Service “Life”) … and order new stuff if it’s “dead”. Step 6 Set up “Lights Out Management” – for full remote support…, Timeline to Move our Data Center
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We are pleased to publish the first issue of the President’s Office Connection. The goal of this newsletter is to keep all President’s Office employees “connected” on key news across the organization. We would like to thank everyone who helped get the first newsletter off the ground:, Editorial and Logistics Team, Jacquie Kittler – Lead (Human Resources) Kristina England (University Information Technology Services) Ashley Hunter (Unified Procurement Services Team) Stephanie Lines (University Communications) Sara MacKenzie ( Budget and Planning ) Cheryl Millett (Human Resources) Shawn Skelly (University Information Technology Services) , Department Content Authors, Candyce Carragher (Academic Affairs, Student Affairs & Equity) Jan Combs (Internal Audit) Kelly Fucci (University Information Technology Services) Ashley Hunter (Unified Procurement Services Team) Denise Lindberg (Office of the General Counsel Stephanie Lines (University Communications) Sara MacKenzie ( Budget and Planning ) Michael McGovern (Employee Services) Cheryl Millett (Human…
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Download the Mobile App, Make reserving and checking-in to your new desk at 50 Washington a breeze! Download the Robin app onto your iPhone through the Apple App Store or Android Device through the Google Play Store today to book a desk or space and to check-in right from your mobile device. Another benefit of the mobile app is that you have the office floor plan at your fingertips to more easily locate amenities like…, Don't forget to check in when you arrive at Washington Street, If you have a desk reservation, please remember you need to check-in. This confirms you will be using your desk and prevents it from being made available to others. Check in starts 2 hours before your reservation start time, and extends 3 hours after the reservation start time. You can check in either one of three ways: By accessing your check-in email in Outlook and checking in. By launching…, Important Reminder about the Check-in Window:, If you scheduled a desk for the earliest time the office opens, 6am, you can check in as early as 4am, up until 9am. If you do not check in, another user would be able to reserve the desk at 9am.
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Cambridge Computer, a prominent Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, specializes in cloud storage, networking, data protection, and digital archiving technologies. With over 32 years in business, they are a three-time winner of NVIDIA's Partner of the Year award and continue to support numerous clients to meet their IT business needs. Recently,…
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The controller’s office, partnering with other departments, is focused on improving data quality across the University in the coming years. One of the first projects is working with UPST to align account codes in PeopleSoft with commodity codes. A commodity code is an international standard system to identify goods or services. For example, one person might call what they buy “Kleenex,” and…
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UMass Dartmouth's eSports Team will be gaining a new arena this semester thanks to UPST’s dynamic partnership with CDW, one of four IT VAR (Value-Added Reseller) suppliers ! Learn more about this collaboration and read about what David Cho, Chief Procurement Officer, had to say about how CDW is reinvesting in our campuses and upholding UMass' commitment to delivering top-tier education affordably…
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New Hires, Name Title Department Venkata Sai Sudharshan Baswa Financial Analyst I Controller’s Daniel Kouns Category Manager UPST Saran Madam Sr. Data Engineer UPST Matthew Smith Sr. Network Specialist UITS Eric Sylvestre Network Specialist I UITS Abishek Cholkar Intern UPST Donald Dawin Intern UITS, Promotions, Name Title Department Susan Kong Applications Developer, Prin UITS, Departures, Name Title Department Chaya Mallavarum Sr. Boomi Integration UITS John Nelson Sr Applications Developer UITS Kate Targett Deputy CIO UITS
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By leveraging connections at conferences like URMIA, the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Team has been able to gain visibility from external stakeholders and is proud to partner with them to mature their own ERM Programs. The four ERM professionals spent the day at the Boston office learning about each other’s tricks and tools!
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