Tell Me About Your Tech Job!

Tom Imboden
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Tell Me About Your Tech Job!

Tom Imboden, Associate Professor of Information Technology at Southern Illinois University, discusses with guests their career path in the tech industry, talks about current roles and activities, receives advice for students, and chats about anything else that comes up during the hour long talks with friends and tech experts.

  1. 23 MAY

    Spencer Vincent - Architecting Microsoft 365 Cloud Solutions for Customer

    Spencer is an SIU alum who helps customers get the most from their Microsoft 365 services. As a cloud solutions architect, he provides customers proactive guidance,  informs them about upcoming changes, demonstrates new and innovative features, and advises them about their current configuration or future deployments. With nearly 10 years working in the Microsoft cloud world, he has seen a ton of changes and improvements. A native of central Illinois, Spencer now calls the Kansas City area home and loves that his current role always provides him with new things to learn and challenges to solve.

    1 h y 2 min

  2. 26 FEB

    Alan Wieckert - Contract Working in Chicagoland and a New Tech Business Endeavor

    Alan Wieckert has always been a "techie" but didn't find his way officially into an IT role until he attended Rend Lake College and SIU as a non-traditional student. Since graduating from the IST program at SIU in 2014, Alan has worked in a variety of roles in Chicagoland and most recently from his new home base in Southern Illinois. Alan also announces the beginning of a new endeavor as CTO of Black Mirror Technology, a Managed Services Provider based out of Darien, IL.  Check out Black Mirror Technology here: https://blackmirrortechnology.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanwieckert

    53 min

  3. 21/09/2023

    Ellen Jahn - Supporting the Business Applications for the SIU System

    Ellen Jahn's role is a Business Analyst and Project Manager for SIU’s ERP system (Oracle E-Business Suite) focused on HR and Payroll Processing. She supports the technology that runs many of the business processes for the entire SIU system. As a native of Makanda, Ellen took a non-traditional route to a tech career, obtaining a literature degree and later a telecommunications graduate diploma. Ellen holds the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and has had a part in many tech projects at SIU and other local organizations. For fun, Ellen likes to scuba dive!

    56 min

  4. 24/08/2023

    Taylor Calloni - Securing Healthcare Systems in Southern Illinoisan

    Taylor Calloni is a proud IST and SIU graduate and lifelong southern Illinois resident. After transferring to SIU from Rend Lake College, Taylor knew a career in technology was the right fit for him and working for campus IT during his schooling and as a full time team member after graduating provided a wealth of experience and helped develop new skills. Today he works for a large healthcare provider as a cybersecurity engineer and runs his own side business helping his local community with their tech needs. Outside of work, Taylor is a car enthusiast and passionate supporter of the St. Louis City SC soccer team.

    1 h y 3 min

  5. 15/08/2023

    Marquist Johnson - A Technology Career With a Side of Fun and Creativity

    Marquist Johnson is a young technology professional whose career journey originally started at SIU as a marketing major but ultimately switched into the Information Systems Technologies. His professional experiences ranges from companies like Boeing, McDonald’s to non profit organizations in Chicago. For fun, Marquist loves seeing live music and cheering on the Chicago Cubs.

    1 h y 17 min

  6. 28/07/2023

    Jori Krasner - Guiding Sales Teams and Customers to Red Hat & IBM Solutions

    Jori K grew up in the Chicago suburbs and graduated SIU with an IST degree in 2015. After some time working in healthcare IT, Jori joined a large technology distributor where he focused growing his knowledge of Red Hat enterprise products and solutions. As a Field Solutions Architect, Jori helps sales team members answer customer questions and ensure the right solutions are provided to the customer. In his free time Jori loves playing disc golf. Fore!

    1 h y 1 min

  7. 13/07/2023

    Jim Jakobsze -Helping Hospitals with Healthcare Network Needs

    James Jakobsze grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago and started his first job in a tech field as a mobile audio and electronics installer for a local Best Buy. Jim's interest in the field took him to study Electronics Systems Technologies (EST) and earning his degree from SIU in 2003. With 20 years in healthcare technology, and 17 working directly for GE HealthCare, today Jim leads two teams for GE; one working on HL7 integrations and the other designing wireless networks for medical customers. Family activities and vacations, LinkedIn Learning, and admiring classic cars keep him busy when not using his CCNP and leadership skills for GE HealthCare.

    56 min

  8. 01/07/2023

    Richard Smith - Leading SIU’s Student Empowered Security Team

    Richard has worked in technology for over twenty years. Richard has spent the last 10 years working in Information Technology at SIU in a variety of roles, including datacenter and cloud infrastructure management as well as information security. He has been involved with a number of impactful projects at SIU alone including datacenter rebuilds and physical to virtual migrations, identity and access management solutions, mail hygiene (security) toolsets, network security, account hardening (MFA) and more. Outside of the technical, being able to mentor and see growth in students over the years is one of the most fulfilling parts of working in academia.

    1 h y 33 min
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Tom Imboden, Associate Professor of Information Technology at Southern Illinois University, discusses with guests their career path in the tech industry, talks about current roles and activities, receives advice for students, and chats about anything else that comes up during the hour long talks with friends and tech experts.

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    Tom Imboden
  • Años de actividad
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodios
    35
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