Tag: PMO
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Haniya Vaid, Project Manager, PMO
Haniya Vaid (pronounced ha-NEE-ya VADE) comes to the PMO after working as a Business Analyst III for Emory Financial operations in support of the Procure-to-Pay modules in Compass and the Emory Express interface to Compass. She had worked in that function since 2008, when she worked on the initial Compass implementation and remained to support…
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Dana goes the extra mile (ok, miles)
Dana Kuebler (UTS) was one of those good samaritans you have probably heard about during the madness that was rush hour last Tuesday. She doesn’t do these things for accolades or recognition – this is just who she is. When the university closed last week at 1:00 p.m., in her usual fashion, Dana cheerfully (and I…
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What’s the PM Say?
After a mere 290 million views, The Fox (What Does the Fox Say) YouTube video, by the Norwegian group Ylvis, is the latest meme. There are literally hundreds of parodies of the internet sensation, so why not one more? The brainchild of Bill Szabrak (UTS), you will certainly agree that this one…is the best. Don’t miss…
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PMO 5th Anniversary
On November 5, 2013, the PMO (Project Management Office) celebrated its fifth anniversary as a team. Initially started as a team of ten, it has grown over the last five years to its current fifteen members. The team had its beginnings back in 2006 when UTS was known as AAIT (Academic and Administrative Information Technology). In…
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Learning & Organizational Development Program Graduates Honored
LITS is proud of its recent Learning & Organizational Development Program graduates. Honored in a ceremony on October 3, 2013, the graduates were treated to a host of guest speakers, including Michael Mandl (Executive Vice President for Business and Administration), Peter Barnes (Vice President for Human Resources), and Wanda Hayes (Senior Director, Learning and Organizational…
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Todd’s Classic Cars
Todd Sirmans (R-WIT) is the High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems lead during the day at Emory. But at night and on the weekends, his passion is restoring and owning classic 70’s American muscle cars! An enthusiast for over 28 years, Todd first realized he was a car guy when he got his very first car,…
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UTS Kicks Off FY14
Who knew Brett could juggle? Delivering a message of “paying the technology debt,” Brett Coryell (UTS) and his Director Team presented and discussed a wide variety of topics at the UTS Annual Kickoff, held this week in the WHSCAB Auditorium. Employing a town hall-style format, all eight of UTS’ leaders gave small presentations and answered…