Adriene Hughes chats about:

- Her recent honor in UC IT Blog's Women in Tech

- A career trajectory from artist to technician, including mentorship and responsibility

- How Harvard Business School provided a critical peek into the future

- On being a voice for innovation

Transcript (w/ Timestamps): https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/CoDjH4F2KsLej7dReXhKJwylXz1ZroH85PWHZZj8UZyY4LkEHw1tH8Q5w115IJPj4i5KFuym-WFJm960UoHRJIsFYGU?loadFrom=SharedLink

Linguistics Professor and Cyber Champion Will Styler chats about:

- Cybersecurity concerns in teaching and learning

- His firsthand account of challenges instructors and students face in the midst of COVID-19

- Returning to in-person learning

- Being a Cyber Champion and its expansion to students

Transcript (w/ Timestamps): https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/thkJS_yRjCBl99WbuiF4NnGLGD0Za6e65w-8s5ORgtzJOpSSRf_BWHu7BwSWzJ0B4Kw4fEBh8YEcvBjj4ZLJ-0zMMco?loadFrom=SharedLink

Following up on his recent Snippets of Our Lives video, Scott Althaus stops by to discuss his:

- Role at IT Services and what he likes about UC San Diego

- Stand-up comedy exploits and joke-writing process

- Passion for video game development and Lego models

Transcript (w/ Timestamps): https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/BwML8mCg_guvLE9tMxJW5Lt5ECRmtxeYMJcb1psfstC52kd65onPBV7TORsN2fNI8EVRRagU0vUmh6fOEqqvhEiZ_Lw?loadFrom=SharedLink

Erin Kilburn stops by to talk about:

- The Enterprise Solution Life Cycle Project

- Why we need to standardize our project management framework

- Leveraging our best practices and expert sourcing

- How we can take our lessons from ESR to help us support each other better

- And a couple jokes only a PM could love!

Transcript (w/ Timestamps): https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/ZgdNQ9o-tmWqAzkeyN6OngN_w2ABMsw62jpJZqAue7lzpjBRSTHe92aX_oDtTjDc57puGlZCsWOo0-b_Nqkk3t6xNVo?loadFrom=SharedLink

Ed Wade drops by to:

- Talk about his Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project

- Share what else he’s been working on

- Discuss the importance of clean data

- Listen to some solid jokes

View Transcript (w/ Timestamps): https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/jewBjDB6k0xKrfwgMWEYHN1Q9sDJjnj-uIy3EOfzG2M6d90Frikzjy3z6WWbaa-b88x68BrDBFFALehNFR-pJewfZ-k?loadFrom=SharedLink

Lynn Underwood, Director of Strategic Organizational Change Management (SOCM), stops by to talk about:

- The ins and outs of SOCM

- Projects where we successfully integrated the OCM framework

- Team members and project shout outs

- How SOCM fits in IT Services and campus’ vision and goals

Transcript (w/ Timestamps): https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/JELQu0UV5o8REhpQvyIXXnB3TTOoazPR7ntOtqVEglpVLOytdoOJx-3BWFmFJL2E9I06iF1_okUBZ6RB--pD91gHVLU?loadFrom=SharedLink

We’re joined by Kartik Seshadri, head of UC San Diego’s Indian music program and a world-famous sitar player. Kartik discusses:

- Learning the sitar and performing at a young age

- The basics of Indian classical music

- His career touring the globe

- Teaching music at UC San Diego

Head to The Current to listen and watch a clip of Kartik performing!

Transcript (w/ Timestamps): https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/aFAjYaGCsNkzXf3c6iMhLSNnfX_2aUeYGPUJbOjFTwWsvjuGIMg6bUeFYQ5dB4fTcKcBrs2bXKtCun8ZcW8nqufT820?loadFrom=SharedLink

Mojgan Amini stops by to discuss:

- Her career arc at UC San Diego

- The role of the PMCI group

- Upcoming initiatives and projects

- How she communes with nature

Transcript (w/ Timestamps): https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/W6YLhHWKT1bn58iFwlaS-RYYLzQP47Se42keOrXQZ4Oy1bAS8leQs8lEQ1sVidc-8kCuKeJo1ftNda2LOe40d30XyMI?loadFrom=SharedLink

Claire Mizumoto joins the pod to discuss all things Research IT, including:

- The origin of the workgroup

- Helping faculty and PIs leverage IT resources

- Team members and current projects

Transcript (w/ Timestamps): https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/yEFOjOWFmPPMCl4JPcJaW94uZRTAJWWxrPNhw42xRvbmH-yleJPrtThEdnrFe_4dIhbZro-kY02KQRMLCME_M3cJpGU?loadFrom=SharedLink

Mobile Applications Programmer Charles Bryant exemplifies the innovative spirit of the department as he discusses:

- Trading his shorts for a move up to the Bay 

- His recent recognition with the Think Like an Entrepreneur Award

- Enhancing the mobile app in response to COVID

- The value of mentoring students

- The mindset for innovating on the mobile app

Transcript (w/ Timestamps): https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/O-B7blLTqfrGgDBSMeGDAExnqfzuPMgs1SomutUCLU9WqX88jjkBc4IpjxZSlfQrjwPlxW1a33TpVNtHCnAXpGESgVI?loadFrom=SharedLink