Benson Poikayil

Please welcome Benson Poikayil to the Information Security group.  In his new role, Benson will be performing a significant amount of day-to-day operational work such as management of firewalls, data loss prevention devices, and the full disk encryption backend, as well as backing up other staff in intrusion detection and incident response.  He will also be performing training for remote access customers, and will help develop a more robust security awareness program.  Benson received his Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications in 2005 and his master's degree in Telecom and Network Management from SU in 2010. He was a Software Engineer for an IT services provider back in his native India and was contracted to work on Nortel Contact Center applications in Ireland until 2008. During his graduate studies here at SU, Benson worked as a student employee with the ITS networking group. His office is in Machinery Hall, room 207, and his email address is bpoikayi@syr.edu.

Mani Gauri

Also welcome Mani Gauri to the Information Security Group. Mani comes to us from JPMC where she was responsible for security events identification, triage and analysis.  She will assist in those same functions in her role at SU, and will also deal with information security compliance issues, policy review and development, and other projects that can utilize her skills.  Mani has a Masters of Information Management from the iSchool.  Before coming to Syracuse, she worked for IBM in a project management and technical role for 9 years.  Her office is in Machinery Hall, room 207, and her email address is mkanika@syr.edu.

Pete Pizzimenti

Peter Pizzimenti has joined the CIS Core Systems Services group as a system administrator for our ESX virtual environment. Some of his duties will be to administer, design, and monitor the virtual environments, diagnose host/guest issues, and automate duplicative tasks. He will also be one of the staff answering the Virtual Environment Technical Team emails, so if you're requesting a virtual machine or help with one don't be afraid to say hello.  Pete comes to us from the Maxwell School where he held a systems administrator position and ran Maxwell's Hyper-V virtual environment. Prior to Maxwell, he was also a system administrator in Whitman where he held similar duties and even worked on early incarnations of Ensemble Video. Pete is also an avid coder, with PowerShell being his language of choice.  You can find Pete in 214 Machinery Hall and at pppizzim@syr.edu.

Joe Brusa

Please welcome Joe Brusa to ITS and Syracuse University.  Joe is an IT Analyst in Identity Management, which is part of the Enterprise Technology Group.  Joe's 15 years of experience contracting through several agencies at many client sites has given him exposure to a wide variety of applications, and has allowed him to work with an array of technologies. His list of clients includes: Wegmans, National Grid (Niagara Mohawk), Navisite (AppliedTheory), Penn Traffic, Carrier, American Heart Association, OCM BOCES, NYS DEC, New York City Schools, and others. In addition to contracting, he was employed with The Bank of New York, Cornell University, and the New York State Senate, and is a 2010 Syracuse University IST alumnus. Joe is located in the Skytop Office Building, and he can be reached at 443-4264 and jbrusa@syr.edu.

Don Little

Donal Little has been appointed the new Director of Learning Environments and Media Production (LEMP).  He has a long service record at the University which includes managerial responsibilities in both LEMP and Academic Applications and Service Center (AASC). Don will assume his new position on July 9.  Please welcome Don him in his new role!

Jennie McLaughlin

Jennie McLaughlin has been promoted to Manager of University College Information Systems. In her expanded role, Jennie will provide managerial oversight of daily operations of UC Information Systems services. In addition to her duties as primary system administrator and web services manager/technologist, she will be planning, managing, and maintaining UC's computing assets, software, servers, and desktop infrastructures. Jennie will also be working with ITS leadership to assess and identify appropriate technology solutions to be integrated into UC's business and academic operations. You can reach her at jrmclaug@syr.edu and 433-3493.

Mike Frasciello

Mike Frasciello has been named assistant dean of online learning and information services at University College. In this role, he provides campuswide leadership in support of Syracuse University online teaching and learning initiatives, and is ready to help all schools, colleges, and departments with any aspects of online teaching and learning at SU. This includes working with departments across campus to research, evaluate, approve, design, develop, implement and assess initiatives and strategies related to online teaching and learning. Mike joined University College in 2000 as an information architect and technology editor. In 2005, he became director of information and learning systems at the college. Prior to joining the University, Mike worked as a technical communications developer, technology editor and information architect on a wide range of commercial software packages. He has also designed, developed and taught online and resident courses (credit and non-credit) for SU, community colleges and private industry. Mike holds a master's degree from Westminster College and a bachelor of science degree from the University of Maryland. He is also a part-time Ph.D. student in Syracuse University's Writing Program.  He can be reached at mfrascie@syr.edu and 443-5502.

Kevin Bailey

Please welcome Kevin Bailey to SU. He has been named director of information technology for the Whitman School of Management and will oversee IT services for the school, including instructional technology, new media and customer support activities and resources. Kevin will provide leadership in planning and implementing major technology and resource intensive projects, and participate in short- and long-term planning efforts with the dean, senior associate dean, senior faculty and administrative directors. For the past nine months, Kevin served as an IT consultant for clients including Yale Law School, Le Moyne College and National Grid. In this role, he automated and improved business processes, designed online collaborative workspaces and provided strategic and tactical IT support as needed. Before moving to Syracuse, Kevin worked at Yale Law School for nine years. There, he developed and implemented a disaster recovery and business continuity strategy, worked with public affairs to create and manage the school's online identity, designed and managed the Learning Management System and managed servers and systems supporting research, teaching and administrative activities.  Kevin earned a bachelor of arts in psychology and religious education from Campbellsville University in Central Kentucky and a master of arts in religion from Yale. He is currently pursuing a master of science in information management at SU's iSchool.  You can find Kevin in Suite 114B at Whitman, or contact him at kjbailey@syr.edu 443-4602.