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.