NACS is currently undergoing some staff turnover, which is common in the opportunity-rich computing industry. We are in the process of recruiting to replace each staff member who has departured.
Jim Surlow
Jim Surlow, who managed NACS’ DCS contract support group, left in September to fulfill a longtime goal of moving out of state. He has joined Kenan Systems in Denver. Dan Stromberg (strombrg@uci.edu) is acting as Interim Manager of DCS, with the support of NACS Associate Director Dana Roode (DRoode@uci.edu).
Don Frederick
Don Frederick, NACS’ research and scientific computing consultant, has left NACS to join the San Diego Supercomputer Center, SDSC. Until we hire a replacement, Allen Schiano (schiano@uci.edu) is fielding requests normally sent to Don, and redistributing them to other NACS Staff as appropriate.
Jan Vescera
Jan Vescera, NACS’ campus-wide computing support coordinator, has left NACS to seek employment closer to her Los Angeles home. Andrew Laurence (atlauren@uci.edu) and Bob Hudack (rjhudack@uci.edu) of NACS’ Indirect Support Team will be taking over Jan’s responsibilities, with help from a technical staffer being recruited.
Finally, we are pleased to welcome Carol Sison, who joins NACS’ Electronic Communication Services unit as Telecommunications Specialist. Carol comes to NACS/ECS from GE Capital Mortgage Services, where she spent 10 years as Telecommunications and Facilities Manager. Carol will be helping to administer UCI’s telephone system and wiring plant.