Our Staff
Our dedicated staff is here to help. Bryan Schumacher
leads the three teams that make up the structure of ITS.
- The
Server Administration and Security team consists of Steve
Bauer and Neal Hodges who set up and maintain the servers and ensure system
security.
- The Technical Services team lead by Jason
Erickson, consisting of Zane Tibke, Brad O'Brien, Kevin Rivera, Dane
Finnesand and Angie Mattoon, provide technical support for students, faculty
and staff and physical infrastructure for computers, audio/visual equipment
and the network.
- The Software Development team
lead by Vickie Bender, consisting of Jon Day, Jamie Sumners and Dave Higaki,
provide Internet application development and website technical support
services.
Bryan J Schumacher
Director of Information Technology Services
B.S., South Dakota
School of Mines and Technology
Vickie M Bender
Associate Director of Information Services
A.A. Northern State
College
Jason R Erickson
Associate Director of Technology Services
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Steven J Bauer
Systems Software Specialist
B.S. South Dakota School
of Mines and Technology
Jon T Day
Systems Software Specialist
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
David T Higaki
Senior Programmer/Analyst
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Kevin A Rivera
Computer Support Specialist
B.S., ITT Technical Institute
Jamie S Sumners
Senior Programmer Analyst
B.S., South Dakota State University
Zane D Tibke
Communications Network Analyst
B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
It
is our mission to provide proactive, responsive, people-oriented technology,
training and support in the areas of computing, instructional multimedia
and networking. In partnership with faculty and the Technology Fellows
program, ITS pioneers new learning technologies to provide quality
educational experiences outside the traditional classroom or to enhance
traditional learning environments.