Tech Revealed
Tech Revealed is a podcast brought to you by Barry Brummund, the University of Arizona’s Chief Information Officer. Recorded with support from the University’s College or Education, each episode will present some amazing information technology professionals and leaders as they share a little bit about themselves, their journeys, their accomplishments and some of the adversity they have faced.
Whether you are a seasoned professional or simply an enthusiast, Tech Revealed is your source for information and we hope it will inspire you to learn more about the people and their intricate web of technologies.
Barry has been with University of Arizona for over ten years in finance and technology leadership roles and was appointed CIO in April 2018. He has over 20 years of experience consulting with universities across the country, including leadership of Enterprise Resource Planning and Business Intelligence implementations. He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.
Episodes
23 episodes
Episode 21: Maysoon Eshelman
Barry's guest for this episode is Maysoon Eshelman. Maysoon is the Executive Director of Campus IT Partnerships (CITP), creating and fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, innovation, and value across the University of Arizona. Mayso...
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Episode 21
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27:15
Episode 19: Darcy Van Patten
Barry's guest for this episode is Darcy Van Patten, the University of Arizona’s Chief Technology Officer. Darcy is responsible for enabling high-quality digital experiences in support of day-to-day productivity and collaboration, learning, supp...
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Episode 19
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29:34
Episode 18: Wendy Epley
Barry's guest for this episode is Wendy Epley. Wendy is a Principal Analyst in the Information Security Office—Government, Risk, and Compliance team. In her role, she oversees information security in contracting. This means that if a unit needs...
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Episode 18
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22:21
Episode 23: Jeff Kohler
Barry's guest for this episode is Jeff Kohler. Jeff is the Associate Athletic Director, of IT and HR Integration for Arizona Athletics. In his role, Jeff oversees the IT team, a web team, and the creative services team. The creative servi...
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38:25
Episode 17: Ian MacSpadden
Barry's guest for this episode is Ian MacSpadden Chief Technology Officer at Arizona Public Media. Ian has leveraged his facility design experience for the University’s public media sector for the last ten years. At Arizona Public M...
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Episode 17
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21:53
Episode 22: Tim Nitz
Barry's guest in this episode is Tim Nitz. Tim is the Assistant Director of Campus IT Partnerships, managing a team of Senior Implementation Analysts, supporting campus-wide IT improvement initiatives that impact tens of thousands of users. In ...
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25:37
Episode 20: Lanita Collette
Barry's guest for this episode is Lanita Collette. Lanita is the University of Arizona’s Deputy Chief Information Officer. As the University’s Deputy CIO, Lanita leads multiple teams providing efficient, secure, and robust technology services t...
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27:13
Episode 16: Teddy Lopez
Barry's guest for this episode is Teddy Lopez, Application Development Manager in Administrative Technologies at the University of Arizona, who oversees the UAccess Employee, EDGE Learning, and UAlert technical support teams. She is a Tucson na...
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20:26
Episode 15: Tyson Korhonen
Barry's guest for this episode is Tyson Korhonan. Tyson is the lead workstation endpoint management architect at the University of Arizona. Born and raised just blocks from the University, he secured a job in 2004 as a desktop support stu...
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22:32
Episode 14 Steve Machtley
Barry’s guest for this episode is Steve Machtley. Steve is the Assistant Dean for Information Technology Services with the College of Health Sciences at the University of Arizona. In this role, he is responsible for designing and implementing t...
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20:50
Episode 13: Nikolas Hodge
Barry's guest for this episode is Nikolas Hodge, Interim Senior Director and Enterprise Architect for Foundational Technologies at the University.As the Interim Senior Director, Nikolas supports teams driving process, innovation, and qua...
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Episode 13
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34:06
Episode 12: Daniel Mayhew
Barry's guest in this episode is Daniel Mayhew. Daniel is the Director of Information Technology for Business Affairs Shared Services, a division of Business Affairs Technology Services. He began his career at the University of Arizona in 2006 ...
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Episode 12
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39:31
Episode 11: Gary Windham
Barry's guest for this episode is Gary Winham. Gary is a senior identity developer at Cirrus Identity, which he joined upon retiring from the University of Arizona in 2023 after 28 years of service. A "builder" who is passionate about developin...
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Episode 11
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43:45
Episode 10: Cameron Green
Barry's guest for this episode is Cameron Green. Cameron is the Acting Director of Campus Web Services at the University of Arizona, where he oversees the strategy, development, and maintenance of the university's vast digital presence. With a ...
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Episode 10
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38:04
Episode 9: Tim Schwab
Barry’s guest for this episode is Tim Schwab, Chief Information Security Officer at the University of Arizona. Tim has been with the university since March 2018. He served as Executive Director of Administrative Technologies, overseeing a...
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Episode 9
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23:16
Episode 8: Michael Griffith
Barry's guest for this episode is Michael Griffith, who is the Director of Digital Initiatives at the College of Education. In this role, Michael designs technology-driven learning solutions that enhance student engagement and outcomes across o...
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Episode 8
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33:51
Episode 7: Meredith Aronson
Barry's guest for this episode is Meredith Aronson. Meredith is the Director of Customer Relationship Management & Digital Experience Services at the University of Arizona. She guides product vision and engagement and offers service l...
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Episode 7
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35:50
Episode 6: Mandi Cross
Barry's guest for this episode is Mandi Cross. Mandi is the university's Cloud team lead. She has 20 years of experience in higher education IT, working her way up from a starting role with student desktop support, into systems administr...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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25:59
Episode 4: Paul Reeves
Today's Guest is Paul Reeves. Paul is a Cloud Consulting Solutions Engineer at Splunk, supporting communications, technology, media, and gaming customers He focuses on helping customers get the most value from Splunk Cloud Platform and major cl...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:10
Episode 5: Mark Fischer
Today's guest is Mark Fischer, Mark is an application architect at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Mark has over two decades of experience in the technology space, starting with a foundation in early web applications, through the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:48
Episode 3: Brett Bendickson
Today's guest is Brett Bendickson. Brett is an Enterprise Architect in Digital Experience Technologies at the University of Arizona. He considers his role as that of a developer with a strong emphasis on integration. Brett has a long history wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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25:07
Episode 2: Doug Hester
Today's guest is Doug Hester. Doug is the University of Arizona’s Business Intelligence Architect and he leads the UAIR Systems Architecture & Security team. In 2008 he selected as the technical lead supporting the university's central Orac...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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37:33
Episode 1: Jessica DeStefano Woodworth
Today's guest is Jessica DeStefano Woodworth. Jessica is the Microsoft Technologies Architect team lead for the University of Arizona. She started her journey at the University in the fall of 1996 as student in the College of Social and Behavio...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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22:07