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Member of the IT Acquisitions Team - and IT covers a pretty wide field in Minnesota!

Oversaw IT procurement, sourcing and disposal of hardware, software and services. Provided strategic communications between technologists and the business. Managed departmental budget of $4.5 million. Developed and implemented policies for the Associate Vice President for Information Technology Services. Managed Asset and Receiving Specialist. Duties included:•IT Procurement and Sourcing. Created $550,000 annual replacement cycle to refresh Macalester’s 1,675 Mac/Windows computer install base every 4 years. Oversaw IT spend of $1.5M annually. Negotiated contracts for software and services; secured better pricing through competitive sourcing. Managed vendor relations and analyzed purchasing data. Maintained consistent hardware standards. Consulted with stakeholders on prioritizing needs and identifying appropriate products. Managed inventories of purchasing records and equipment. Collaborated closely with central College Purchasing office.•Strategic Communications and Liaison. Strove to make IT goals clear and comprehensible to the widest possible audience. Wrote or edited all ITS communications with 2,800 stakeholders, distributed via email lists, Web pages, blog. Represented the organization as the public face of ITS. Advised department leaders on IT procurement choices.•Departmental Budgeting and Sustainability. Led computer donation program to individuals and non-profits. Enforced Energy Star purchasing standards. Coordinated organizational e-waste and materials recycling averaging 10-12 tons per year. Directed computer shredding and maintained certificates of destruction. •Policy Development and Implementation. Drafted and edited policy statements complying with evolving governmental regulations (e.g. FERPA). Strategized on new technologies to meet changing organizational needs. Educated students as DMCA Violation notification officer.

Managed all ITS direct support services to clients. Supervised central Help Desk operations including 4 professional staff and 40 student employees. Directed documentation and training operations. Developed and taught IT classes. Wrote and edited ITS outreach publications. Created and led processes for equipment acquisition, delivery, collection, donation, and recycling.

Led ITS outreach and support for teaching and learning. Created the Academic Information Associates program; hired, supervised 4 full-time IT staff with academic skills to support classroom instruction. Co-founded Information Fluency program. Developed and taught IT training classes.

Assisted faculty in developing, exploring, and utilizing information technology resources in classroom pedagogy. Taught training classes, provided individual consulting, wrote documentation for applications and procedures, and evaluated IT products and services.

Responsible for all hands-on training, documentation and faculty outreach. Created and managed the Help Desk; provided remote troubleshooting; wrote documentation, outreach and policy statements for the Ferris Computer Center; developed and taught customized training classes.