I am delighted to serve in my role as the University of Florida’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. I would like to connect with other higher education and business professionals willing to share their thoughts and experiences concerning any of the following areas that I currently oversee in the course of my work, including:Business Affairs• University business services• Parking and transportation• ID card services• Mail and document services• Bookstore services• Vending services• Dining services• Physical plant operations• Planning, design, and construction services• Event and venue management• Small business and vendor diversity relations• Environmental health and safety• Sustainability• University police• Emergency managementHuman Resources• Training and organizational development• Employee and labor relations• Benefits, retirement, and leave administration• Recruitment and staffing• Privacy office concerns• Child care and early childhood development Information Technology• Research computing• Academic technology• Customer technology support• Enterprise systems• Computer and networking services• IT security and complianceReal Estate• Property acquisitions and dispositions• Asset management• Campus master planning• Economic development and business incubation• Research park development• Management of land grant institution spaceInternal Audit• Audit planning and delivery• Internal investigations• Enterprise risk management