Albert DeSimone

153 DeerTree Dr.
Athens, GA 30605
706-542-6820 (Work)
706-338-9849 (Home)
bert@uga.edu (E-Mail)
bert.myweb.uga.edu (Web)

Education

B.A. English, The University of Georgia; 3.9 GPA, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
M.A. English, The University of Georgia; 3.5 GPA
Management Training Certificate, State of Georgia State Merit System
Management Leadership Certificate, The University of Georgia

Current Employer

Enterprise Information Technology Services at the University of Georgia (June 1983 - Present)

Job Title

Communications Officer (2001 - Present)

Responsibilities

The primarily focus of this position is  strategic communications planning and execution to disseminate information related to

technology changes, trends, and projects to more than 40,000 students, faculty, and staff; communicate and promote in writing and supporting 

presentations technology directions, initiatives, and implementations in support of the CIO; interface with senior IT leadership on topics related

to the promotion of IT initiatives to the University community; and oversee general and specific training programs as related to campus-wide IT initiatives

Selected Contributions

  • "Academic Freedom for Administrators?" Chronicle of Higher Education.
  • "A Follower's View of Leadership." Academic Leadership.
  • "Assessing Portalness." eLearning Dialog.
  • "Directory Services: The Foundation for Web Portals.”EDUCAUSE Quarterly.
  • "The Wap Rap." EDUCAUSE Review.
  • "Harmonic Diversity and Campus-Centric Web Portal Design.” The Edutech Report.
  • Interviewed and quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education regarding hand-held access to Web content at the University of Georgia.
  • Interviewed and quoted in The Chronicle of Higher Education regarding website design and implementation.
  • Developed, in conjunction with the Georgia Web Group, an online roadmap to website design titled "The Seven C's of WebService Design."
  • Awarded First Place Prize for Original Article Greater Than 1500 Words in the 1992 ACM Technical Writing Competition.
  • Awarded Third Place Prize for Original Article Less Than 1500 Words in the 1988 ACM SIGUCCS Technical Article Contest.

References

Tom Jackson
Associate Vice President for Public Affairs
706-542-8090
tjackson@uga.edu

Matt Winston
Assistant to the President
706-542-9167
mwinston@uga.edu

Virginia Benjamin
Faculty Liaison for Electronic Library Services
706-542-0683
vbenjam@uga.edu