Biography

Maria Dahman is a user experience designer and researcher in the Center for User Experience at UW-Madison. She has been with the university since 2017. She has a Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction from DePaul University in Chicago; professional areas of interest include human-centered design, inclusive design, digital accessibility, and using qualitative and quantitative research methods to support each other.

2023 Session

How to Add UX and Accessibility Practices into your Workflow or the Development Process

2020 Session

Desirability, Usability and Accessibility: Creating Your Best Website or Service

2019 Session

Using Surveys Well

2018 Session

Low-Effort, and effective UX techniques for busy technologists

2018 Session

Title: What it Means to be an IT Professional at UW-Madison – Continuing the Discussion
Co-Presenters: Laura Grady, Sara Tate-Pederson, Jason Erdmann, Sue Weier, Crague Cook
Description:
Take an active role in shaping what it means to be an IT Professional here at UW-Madison. Participate in this small group report out and interactive session led by the UW IT Professionals steering team. We will be revisiting and brainstorming actionable items from our Guidelines, Best Practices and Advice for IT Professionals living document. This document was created in part from feedback gathered at the “What it Means to be an IT Professional at UW-Madison” held at the November 2016 IT Policy Forum.

Biography

Gary De Clute is the Information Technology Policy Consultant for the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he analyzes the technology implications of laws and regulations, and helps the University develop policies and initiatives leading to compliance. Recent projects include stakeholder recommendations for Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, credentials management, encryption, information incident response, and the definition of “IT” as it relates to acquisition and development. Recent policies include the Cybersecurity Risk Management Policy, the Network Firewall Policy, and the HIPAA System Configuration, System Access, and Remote Access policies. Gary has a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics, and has served in higher education since 1982.

2019 Session

What on Earth is $acronym_of_campus_IT_unit?

2018 Session

Title: What Your Network Looks Like to the Bad Guys

Description:
We all know what our network looks like from a local perspective and what it probably looks like from the rest of campus, but how do you know if what you think your network looks like from the outside is actually what it looks like to everyone else?

Biography

David De Coster is a Network Security Administrator for the University of Wisconsin Madison. Since 2003, he has overseen network security for the College of Engineering. In this role, he is responsible for network monitoring, incident detection and incident response for the College. He also volunteers for the Shadowserver Foundation where he is involved in scanning the internet and reporting what he finds back to ISPs, enterprises, hosting providers, and other organizations that directly own or control network space.

2018 Session

Title: The IT Project Intake Process – Enabling Collaboration Across Campus
Co-Presenters: Alan Silver, Dawn McCauley
This session will with start with a brief overview of the process that was rolled out last October and share statistics to show how the process is working.
We will also go into more detail about what actually happens when a project is submitted and what interesting things have been learned by having projects reviewed by others.
We will describe some of the projects that have been successes, how we were able to match up people with software and vice versa and how it helped with creating some broader discussions of solutions.

Biography

Steve Devoti is an Enterprise Architect at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has lead or provided architecture expertise to numerous UW-Madison and UW System projects, most recently IT governance. He has participated in a number of national initiatives serving on and chairing various BTAA and InCommon committees and working groups.
Steve came to the UW-Madison in 2005 from the CUNA Mutual Group where he managed the IT architecture and IT strategic planning processes and later the Identity Management area. Steve has a B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a B.S. in Business Information Systems from Montana Tech and a M.S. in Computer Information Systems from Missouri State University.

2018 Session

Title: Communication Tips for New Project Managers
Description:
This flash talk will provide quick insights in effectively communicating with the variety of audiences that need to exchange information regarding the project you are leading as the PM.Audiences will be varied, expectations different, and the PM’s role will constantly be changing across stakeholders and the needs each will have throughout your project’s lifecycle. This chat will provide a couple of tips to help, and maybe some things to avoid, as you enter into a PM role.

Biography

After 20 years of IT project management experience within a variety of private and public sector organizations, it has been an honor to work the past two years here at UW-Madison. I have experience managing multiple kinds of programs and projects ranging from large ERP implementations to re-imagined large web applications to process re-engineered business processes and leading strategic planning initiatives. This wide-ranging PM life has led me to understand the power of the team. It has reinforced the critical importance of adding business value to the organization and the need to evaluate expectations and organizational priorities to deliver that value.

2018 Session

Title: How to make campus data work for you
Description:
Today, there is little reason to hand-enter information about people who are part of the campus population. This talk will cover what person data is available, campus data sources, and how to request access, and will present a use case from Engineering.

Biography

Distinguished Systems Programmer for UW-Madison

Biography

Jason Erdmann is a UW-Madison alumni who is an IT Project Manager for the School of Education and has been working for them since 2000. In his current role for the School of Education he works with departments and users on IT projects, hardware and software support, networking, and security. He is also active on the campus level as co-chair of Leadership Improvisation, co-chair of the Policy Planning and Analysis Communications committee, co-chair of UW Madison IT Talks Technical, and as a member of the IT Professionals group and ITLP Forward. Outside of work you will find Jason spending time with his family and doing volunteer work for the National Ski Patrol as both the patrol director of the Tyrol Basin Ski Patrol and as an Outdoor Emergency Care instructor.

2022 Session

Plugging into the IT Policy Process

2021 Sessions

IT Policy Bootcamp – Live Session
IT Talks Technical: What & Why Now?

2019 Session

What on Earth is $acronym_of_campus_IT_unit?

2018 Session

What it Means to be an IT Professional at UW-Madison – Continuing the Discussion

2018 Session

Title: Git 101
Description:
Git is the most popular version control system in the industry. Tools built on git provide integrated automation of workflow and are becoming core technology for all of IT. Understanding git from usage of the basic commands, to walking through a simple workflow for collaboration, and touching on a few of the fancier features will prepare you to make the most of git. This talk should be helpful for version control newcomers or users of other tools like Subversion, CVS, and Mercurial, working on software at any scale in any language.

Biography

Developer, Integrated Applications team

2018 Session

Title: Augmented and Mixed Reality Development with the Microsoft HoloLens
Co-Presenters: Mike Tessmer, Will Kraus
Description:
Mixed Reality through the Microsoft HoloLens (Google/Youtube it!) allows collaborative interaction with virtual objects integrated into our physical world.
Imagine wearing mixed reality goggles that allow students or researchers to see one another, see their physical environment, but also view and interact with the same virtual objects.
Imagine:

1. Examining a virtual 3D cadaver in the middle of a conference room that we can all walk around, collaboratively dissect, and discuss. Later at night, you study using the same virtual tools and body in your living room.
2. Simulating the real-time mixing of 3 different liquids into a virtual, 10x scale beaker allowing dozens of us to view and alter the experiment, adding a fourth or fifth liquid or solution on demand, exploring the impact at the particle level.
3. Viewing all the plumbing, electrical, and ductwork behind all the walls of the room you are in, or augmenting the existing room with an additional wall/door to simulate what a remodel might look like.
4. Modeling an approaching wall cloud with tornadic capabilities in a conference room, with a virtual scaled landscape on the floor.

We’ll demo the Microsoft HoloLens, demo our proof of concept application built for medical physicists in the School of Medicine and Public Health, explain the software development process, brainstorm campus applications, and provide an opportunity for participants to try out the product as time allows.

Biography

Manager – Web and Mobile Solutions (WaMS) team at DoIT. Former software engineer.

Biography

Rich Gassen is the Printing Production Manager @ DoIT’s Digital Publishing and Printing Services. He is also the chair of Campus Supervisors Network, a CoP for managers on campus to network and train to help them excel in their roles as leaders. Part of Rich’s contributions to CSN is to maintain a web presence using the WiscWeb WordPress service through DoIT. He has 30 years of experience in graphic design, photography, and web design, which allows him to create effectively for communicating the CSN’s message in print and on the web.

2021 Session

Lunchtime Communities of Practice (CoPs) Drop-In Session

2019 Session

WordPress Users Community of Practice

2018 Session

WordPress Users Community of Practice using the UW-Theme