Center of Excellence for Information and Computing Technology » advisory board http://www.coeforict.org Advancing IT Education and the Workplace in Washington State Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:30:43 +0000 en hourly 1 New Advisory Board Members http://www.coeforict.org/2011/08/new-advisory-board-members/ http://www.coeforict.org/2011/08/new-advisory-board-members/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:29:35 +0000 Maureen http://www.coeforict.org/?p=2300 The Center’s third annual industry advisory board meeting took place on Wednesday, July 27, 2011.  Rich James, F5 Networks, agreed to remain as chair for the 2011-2012 year. Franklin Donahoe, T-Mobile, will serve as Co-Chair, and will take over the chairperson responsibilities for 2012-201We are also pleased to welcome to the board two new unanimously elected members.  Each brings a unique industry perspective which will help the Center with its initiatives for the 2011-2012 year.

Valerie Goulds, Senior Support Escalation Engineer, Microsoft

Valerie Goulds has worked for Microsoft, in Developer Support for almost 11 years. Currently a senior support escalation engineer, Valerie’s primary technology focus has been troubleshooting networking, development and data base issues between mainframes and PC’s for enterprise environments around the world.  She loves the diversity of these engagements and the challenge of each issue. There are never two issues alike.  Additionally, she holds the role of knowledge engineer for her business division.  Her duties include identifying trends through metric analysis to drive content creation and assist engineers with customer facing knowledge content.

When not in the office she can most often be found cooking for a group of friends or just tackling a new receipt.  Her other interests include opera and travel.


Juan Ulloa, Web Specialist Lead, Bellevue College.

Juan Ulloa is the Web Specialist Lead for Bellevue College.  He spends his time managing the college web presence and finding ways to improve the user experience of users on the web.   Juan enjoys work relating to user experience, interaction design, information architecture and visual communications.

When not in his office, Juan likes to spend his time with his family.   His other interests include painting, photography, hiking and swimming.

]]> http://www.coeforict.org/2011/08/new-advisory-board-members/feed/ 0 Collaborations with State Colleges Move Computer Science Programs Ahead http://www.coeforict.org/2010/02/collaborations-with-state-colleges-moves-computer-science-programs-ahead/ http://www.coeforict.org/2010/02/collaborations-with-state-colleges-moves-computer-science-programs-ahead/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:52:30 +0000 Maureen http://www.coeforict.org/?p=1143 Big Bend Community College contracted with the Center of Excellence for Information and Technology from November 2009 through February 2010 to redesign its Computer Science program.  The Center created 36 master course outlines with 28 selected for the final degrees, detailed documentation for an internship process, a two-year academic calendar, software and hardware specifications for the new program, and facilitated a direct transfer agreement with Central Washington University.

“We will have a complete new computer science program on campus both a direct transfer and Associate of Applied Science degree options (for our students).  (The) goals were met.  (The) project was complete on time with great detail. Questions were asked regarding changes and they were implemented in the report.”

Clyde Rasmussen, Dean of Professional and Technical Programs

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