Joy Gacuya stops by to discuss:

• How much the campus has changed in his 28+ years at UC San Diego

• What his team does at UC San Diego

• Current and upcoming projects for the Telecom, Project Management and Planning teams

• His hobbies and plans for 2023

Transcript w/ Timestamps: https://bit.ly/3vVXUqo

Miguel Rodriguez caught up with CIO Vince Kellen to discuss:

• Priorities for 2023 and beyond

• Vince’s approach to kaizen and incremental thinking

• Advocating for IT Services

• Approaches to career development

• Developing as a leader

Transcript w/ timestamps: http://bit.ly/3Ptuysu

Ed Tech Support Manager Katherine Collins joins us to discuss:

• The Ed Tech team's "Virtual First" model

• The transition to Canvas

• How LSS influenced her management style

• Who she was in high school

Transcript w/ timestamps: http://bit.ly/3HzCq9S

Back in 2020 we interviewed three IT Services veterans: James Seddon, Ynez Hicks and Paul Krueger. In honor of Friday's Veterans Day holiday we're re-airing the episode. Get to know James, Ynez and Paul as they discuss:

• Why they joined the military

• How and where they served

• Lessons learned

• The transition to civilian life

Cyd Burrows-Schilling joins us to discuss:

• What is the Campus Champions Leadership Team?

• What her new role is in that team.

• A Brief History of Research IT

• A Brief History of Cyd in Research IT

• Advice for a young Cyd

Transcript w/ timestamps: http://bit.ly/3Fny9DL

ATS Director Valerie Polichar joins us to discuss:

• The work that currently has her most enthusiastic

• The varying (and sometimes conflicting) needs of researchers and instructors

• What is faster, the rate of technology or the rate of how many people need it?

• Challenges and lessons learned from SMT AMA sessions

• Sing a song (or 400)!

Robyn Chadwick joins the pod to talk about:

- Her origins in tech as a “gopher” and pushing equipment uphill

- Settling into her role as Service Desk Supervisor

- Finding joy and inspiration from working with student staff

- Campus being “alive” again

- Adventures in gaming and synchronized swimming

"This Guy Francisco" sat down with us to talk about:

- Living in both San Diego and Tijuana

- His journey from student to staff

- Being service owner of WalkMe

- His passion for soccer

CISO Mike Corn rejoins the pod to offer updates and reflections including:

- Structure and function of the Office of Information Assurance (OIA)

- Recent accomplishments including Log4j response and EIM and CMMC progress

- Working with UC Regents on breech prevention and response

- What he’s optimistic about

- How he became a CISO

- Why he can’t keep up with his wife

Mona joined us on the podcast to share:

- What she did at the University of Miami and what she does at UC San Diego

- What a solution architect does at UC San Diego IT Services

- A little bit about the Enterprise Identity Management project goals

- Her perspective and advice on being a female leader in a male-dominated industry