The Next Generation Network Program (Phase 1: Planning) has created five “Special Tracks” to develop solutions, document options, and changes from how IT is operated and interfaced with the network in the current distributed network environment, to how IT will be operated and interfaced with the next generation network. The focus of these tracks is not the network components or operations, but rather the IT components within that track and how those IT components are operated and interfaced with the network to be provided.
Research Special Track
- Chair: Shannon Strank, Assistant Director, Center for Electromechanics
- Don Loflin, Network Engineer, Center for Electromechanics
- Gabe Hernandez, Senior IT Manager, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Brett Zimmerman, Senior Systems Administrator, Center for Space Research
- Jason Ragland, Senior Network Security Analyst, Information Security Office
- Stevan Wilsan, Senior Systems Administrator, Population Research Center
- Melissa Medina-Razzaque, Senior IT Manager, College of Natural Sciences
- Courtney Frazier Swaney, Associate Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
- Adrian Schmitz, Enterprise Network Engineer IV, ITS Networking
- Mitchell Pryor, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Joe Trent, Director I, Department of Computer Science
- Scott Messec, Senior IT Manager, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering
Facilities Special Track
- Chair: Nathan Selman, Senior Systems Administrator, Cockrell School of Engineering
- Anthony Estrada, Utilities Sys Programmer, UEM
- Bryan Johnson, Senior Systems Administrator, Electronic Physical Security System
- Jason Ragland, Senior Network Security Analyst, Information Security Office
- Pug Bainter, Associate Director for Edge Networking, ITS Networking
- Brandon Arnold, Senior Systems Administrator, Technology Resources
- Monty W Van Den Bossche Jr, Senior IT Manager, Office of the Vice President for Research
- Phil Jaeger, Senior IT Systems Administrator, Intercollegiate Athletics
- Josh Butler, Building Automation Systems Analyst, Facilities Operations and Maintenance
- Alex Rapp, Director of Information Technology, University Housing and Dining
- Brian Stokes, Maintenance Engineer, Facilities Services Directors Office
Linux Special Track
- Chair: Matt Davidson, Information Technology Manager, College of Nat Science
- Joe Trent, Director I, Department of Computer Science
- Eric Rostetter, Senior Systems Administrator, College of Natural Sciences
- Jim Pollard, Information Technology Manager, Biomedical Engineering
- Gabe Hernandez, Senior IT Manager, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
- Jason Ragland, Senior Network Security Analyst, Information Security Office
- Alison Lee, Information Technology Manager, ITS Networking
- Brett Zimmerman, Sr. Systems Administrator, Center for Space Research
Desktop Special Track
- Chair: James Lewis, Director of LAITS Computer Support, College of Liberal Arts
- Matt Davidson, Information Technology Manager, College of Nat Science
- Brad Johnston, Information Technology Director, College of Fine Arts
- Eric Peterson, Senior IT Manager, Technology Resources
- Nick Metzler, Systems Administrator I, Technology Resources
- Elyes Benhamou, Senior Systems Administrator, Red McCombs School of Business
- Ty Lehman, Senior Systems Administrator, Department of Geological Sciences
- James Cutrone, Systems Administrator I, College of Education
- Nathan Selman, Senior Systems Administrator, Cockrell School of Engineering
- Star Salzman, Deputy Information Security Officer, Information Security Office
- Ben Catchings, Senior Systems Manager, College of Liberal Arts
- Jason Wang, Senior Information Technology Manager, ITS Networking
- Monty W Van Den Bossche Jr, Senior IT Manager, Office of the Vice President for Research
- Justin Pollock, Help Desk Manager, College of Fine Arts
AV (Audio Visual) Special Track
- Chair: James Coombes, Computer Services Director, McCombs School of Business
- James CooIan Campbell, Director of Technology Integration, College of Liberal Arts
- Paul Sicard, Senior AV System Designer and Programmer, Red McCombs School of Business
- David Cannon, AV Systems Programming Manager, College of Liberal Arts
- David Cox, Assistant Director-Projects, Moody College of Communication
- Jeremiah Tucker, Senior Media Support Technician, Cockrell School of Engineering
- Jason Ragland, Senior Network Security Analyst, Information Security Office
- Nathan Bailey, Enterprise Network Engineer II, ITS Networking
- Shawn Keogh, Enterprise Network Engineer III, ITS Networking
- Chris Yallalee, System Administrator I, College of Education
- Brad Johnston, Information Technology Director, College of Fine Arts
- Kevin Newcomb, Information Technology Coordinator II, College of Fine Arts
- Alex Cruz, Director IT & AV, Intercollegiate Athletics