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 Director (2001 - Present)
Responsibilities	General Nature of Position: Direction of Web, portal, institutional information technology (IT) training, and similar broad-based communications initiatives at the University of Georgia. Responsibilities include incorporating new methodologies and services within existing methodologies and services to enable the University to explore and exploit new and yet unknown areas of technology as related to Internet-based information delivery systems. Additional responsibilities include serving as a communications liaison between the CIO and other University units. Primary Duties: Research, develop, and oversee deployment of Web and portal-based information and service delivery resources in support of the mission of the University of Georgia. Insure that the University's primary Internet presence is a reliable information resource for all visitors. Participate in the definition and evaluation of solutions in various information technology areas which involve complex application development and deployment. Interface with high-level University administrators to determine policy and appropriate use of computer facilities as they relate to information and service delivery resources. Oversee general and specific training programs as related to campus-wide IT initiatives. Communicate and promote in writing and supporting presentations technology directions, initiatives, and implementations in support of the CIO.
Selected Contributions	"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