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TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission Vision Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Virtual Co-op. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 AASCU Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Informatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Student Spotlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CAI Covington Rivercenter Lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Information Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Startup Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CREDITS EDITOR Thomas Ramstetter GRAPHIC DESIGN Rebecca Schneider COPYEDITOR Vincent Scheben PHOTOGRAPHY
Mobile Innovations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gaby Rodriguez
Healthcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Luke Durstock
STEM Outreach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Professional Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Faculty & Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CAI Stats / Advisory Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Recognizing Recent Graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Recent Collaborations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Timothy D. Sofranko Rebecca Schneider Bruce Pfaff CONTRIBUTORS Tim Ferguson David Hirsch Vincent Scheben Chris Rider Rebecca Schneider CONTACT Phone: (859) 572-7610 Web: http://cai.nku.edu Northern Kentucky University Center for Applied Informatics 30 Kenton Drive Griffin Hall Suite 330, Nunn Drive Highland Heights, KY 41076 E-mail: cai@nku.edu
CAI Website
Mission Vision Values
ABOUT US The Center for Applied Informatics is the outreach arm of the Northern Kentucky University College of Informatics. It draws upon student and faculty expertise from business informatics, computer science, communication, and beyond.
MISSION
VISION The CAI strives to be a world-class nexus for student innovation in information technology through collaboration and the application of the cross-disciplinary science of informatics to help our business partners solve business problems.
VALUES
To increase the quality, speed and scope of technology
• DRIVE STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
innovation and student learning by pairing the talent,
• DRIVE THE ADVANCEMENT OF INFORMATICS
facilities and funding resources of the College of Informatics to solve future-focused business challenges
• DRIVE INNOVATION
and business opportunities.
• DRIVE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
This will be accomplished through collaborative research, virtual co-ops, student/faculty/staff projects, businessdevelopment opportunities, and the dissemination of the practice and discipline of informatics to create long-term economic value.
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Virtual Co-Op VIRTUAL CO-OP PROGRAM Traditionally, organizations accepting college students into co-op positions have been required to provide some initial training, technology to support their work, and resources to oversee their work. The CAI removes those obstacles by providing equipment, training, and professional supervision of the project work. Our students gain experiential learning opportunities while providing businesses with innovative solutions to their business problems.
STUDENT SUCCESS & COMMUNITY IMPACT The CAI has spent nearly a decade developing the virtual co-op model. Our program sets the bar on how experiential programs can be created, managed, and supported in the university setting. The success of informatics students, and the organizations engaging these students through virtual co-ops, has drawn the attention of other universities across the U.S. seeking to understand how academic innovations can be added to higher education through applied programs. The community impact of the program is measured by the IT talent generated by the program all the way through life-saving apps that originated in the CAI.
THE COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS IS A COLLEGE FOR TODAY’S WORLD. ITS FACULTY, ITS STUDENTS, ITS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS ARE INTEGRATED TO RESPOND TO THE DEMANDS, OFTEN GLOBAL, ON INSTITUTIONS OF ALL STRIPES AND SIZES. AREN’T WE LUCKY THIS GEM OF A COLLEGE IS IN OUR REGION? – Greg Harmeyer
CEO, TiER1 Performance Solutions
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AASCU AWARD EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION AWARD FOR REGIONAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The CAI Virtual Co-op program was awarded the inaugural Excellence and Innovation Award by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities “demonstrating excellence and innovation in their approach to achieving student success, regional and economic development, international education, teacher education, and leadership development
I HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY STRUCK BY THE ROLE THAT THE NKU’S COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS IS PLAYING NOW AND WILL PLAY IN THE FUTURE IN HELPING TO DRIVE AN INNOVATION ECONOMY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY.
and diversity.” CAI’s virtual co-op program is a high impact opportunity that provides students real world opportunities to work collaboratively developing websites, apps, and analytics work for business and non-profit organizations around the world.
– Trey Grayson President, NKY Chamber of Commerce and former Secretary of State
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INFORMATICS THE ART, TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, AND BUSINESS OF INFORMATION
engineering, arts, humanities and
Informatics is more than just data and
later followed by the Infrastructure
computer science. In today’s information age, the ways data and knowledge are collected, stored, analyzed, administered, secured and presented are all interconnected. The NKU College of Informatics encapsulates the disciplines of computer science, data collection and management, software and app
science. The formation of the college called for the molding together of business informatics, computer science and communication departments, Management Institute, now the Center for Applied Informatics, as an outreach and community-engagement arm.
TRANSDISCIPLINARY ACADEMICS
development. These disciplines affect
The College of Informatics houses
how we communicate with the world.
three academic departments: business
Our goal is to prepare our students to
informatics, communication and
think and work collaboratively in a world
computer science. These departments
where information drives innovation.
feed the academic powerhouse, producing graduates under ten
THE COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS
bachelor’s degree programs, five master’s degree programs, multiple graduate certificates and several minors.
FROM A PURE TECH PERSPECTIVE, NKU'S COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS GIVES THE NEXT GENERATION OF TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS A GREEN FIELD FOR TECH INNOVATION WHILE FOSTERING GREAT COLLABORATION WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. – Chris Froman
President and CEO, Pomeroy Cincinnati Business Courier January 23, 2015
More information on the world-class
The College of Informatics was created
programs and certificates offered by the
in 2006 as the university acted on
College of Informatics can be found at
a new idea in organizing fields of
informatics.nku.edu.
study. The concept of the college cut diagonally across traditional disciplines of academics, such as business,
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College of Informatics can be found at informatics.nku.edu.
JOB TITLE
Mobile Development Specialist
JOINED CAI
Fall 2011
major
Electronic Media Broadcasting
MINOR
TAYLOR HARRIS
KATELYN KAPPES
STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS
Cinema Studies
SPECIAL ROLES
Handled quality assurance for Procter & Gamble mobile apps. Worked on the “Dots–Connect the Box” mobile app.
POST-GRAD EMPLOYMENT
Media Specialist
JOINED CAI
Summer 2012
major
Masters in Communication BA in Electronic Media Broadcasting
MINOR
Creative Writing
SPECIAL ROLES
Video production for MAX Technical Training and for the entrepreneurship Incipience, LLC
JOB TITLE
Web Development Specialist
JOINED CAI Fall 2012
major
Computer Information Technology
MINOR
Theater
SPECIAL ROLES
Specialized in custom web development and interactive website design.
POST-GRAD EMPLOYMENT
Software Engineer for GE
GABRIEL HOWARD
sebastian larosa
Quality Assurance Engineer for Great American Insurance
JOB TITLE
JOB TITLE
Software Engineering Specialist
JOINED CAI Fall 2011
major
Computer Information Technology
MINOR
Computer Science
SPECIAL ROLES
Primary developer on the Early Childhood Database project
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CAI Covington Rivercenter Lab THE CENTER FOR APPLIED INFORMATICS BUSINESS OUTREACH LAB SPONSORED BY DATA INTENSITY AT COVINGTON’S RIVERCENTER
In September 2014, the NKU College of Informatics’ innovative virtual co-op program expanded our Northern Kentucky footprint by opening our first satellite office at the RiverCenter on Covington’s riverfront. This new development lab accommodates eight students at a time and is equipped with the latest technology. Here students will be able to work directly in a business atmosphere close to many of the clients currently using the CAI in order to develop innovative business solutions.
WE WERE HONORED TO HELP, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE KNOW THE TALENT IN NKU’S CAI PROGRAM AND HAVE HIRED MANY OF ITS STUDENTS AND GRADUATES. THIS FACILITY WILL BE AN IDEAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN IN A CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT, AND IT WILL BE A RECRUITMENT TOOL FOR AREA COMPANIES. 6
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– John Bostick
President, Clear Measures Division, Data Intensity
INFORMATION SECURITY NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND CYBER DEFENSE I BELIEVE NKU HEARS OUR BUSINESS NEEDS AND, THROUGH THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE NSA CAE ACCREDITATION, CONTINUES TO PROVE ITS FORMAL COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING CYBER SECURITY TALENT LEVERAGING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS. PARTNERING WITH UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS NKU THAT HAVE THE NSA CAE ACCREDITATION GREATLY ASSISTS ME IN FINDING QUALIFIED RESOURCES TO HELP ME BUILD MY ADVANCED CYBER SECURITY PROGRAM.
NKU’s Center for Information Security was the first institution in Kentucky and the Greater Cincinnati region to be designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/ Cyber Defense (CAE IA/CD) by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security. This designation places NKU on the frontlines as far as preparing students to deal with cybersecurity challenges that businesses and government face on a daily basis. CAI students Ashley Huffman, Paul Spark, Josh Howard, and Brandon Hinkle were members of the 2014 NKU Cyber Defense Team. They participated in the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, where teammates pool their skills and knowledge to defend against a series of simulated computer security attacks, and placed 6th overall. The real-world experience gained from these competitions is extremely beneficial for students’ future career development.
– Mike Schuetter
Director of Information Security, CBTS
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STARTUP IMPACT UPTECH: THE THIRD CLASS
Where do investors look for talent when incubating new technology business? The answer is no surprise to those familiar with CAI’s virtual co-op program. College of Informatics students at the CAI had the opportunity to help multiple entrepreneurs build the foundations for their ideas and businesses for a third year. UpTech, an established business accelerator program in our region, provided a select, third class of entrepreneurs, with investment funding, a broad array of business-support resources, and CAI
CAI OFFERS UPTECH STARTUPS ACCESS TO STUDENT TALENT THAT ADDS CRITICAL CAPACITY AT A TIME WHEN THE COMPANIES ARE AT A PIVOTAL GROWTH MOMENT. THESE COFOUNDERS ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE KEY MILESTONES WHILE PROVIDING THE STUDENTS VALUABLE, REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES.
student talent to kick-start their unique informatics ideas. During its third year, this groundbreaking program nurtured several ideas, or companies, to help expedite the growth of technology and informaticsfocused business in our region. CAI was an included resource in this initiative, providing student talent for the program and answering the demand for a skilled technology workforce, ready to innovate, take risks and grow the community’s economy.
UPTECH: THIRD CLASS COMPANIES
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– Amanda Greenwell Program Director, UpTech
STARTUP IMPACT DR. SCRIBBLES Angela Malone is a mom who, like most moms, had spent many difficult hours with sick, fussy children in the pediatrician’s office. Wouldn’t it be great if there was something in the exam room to distract and entertain kids as they waited for the doctor? And that was the inception of Dr. Scribbles: an exam table paper for pediatricians’ offices printed with fun and educational games, activities, and puzzles. Kids are distracted and entertained, moms get a break from the kids fussing and fidgeting, and doctors come through the door to calm, cheerful patients. Dr. Scribbles exam paper was already a solid concept, but Angela envisioned even greater interactivity through developing mobile technologies and multimedia products that would truly bring Dr. Scribbles to life. The CAI and its students assisted Angela with numerous projects to build
I’D LIKE TO THANK THE CAI FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK ON DR. SCRIBBLES. THE STAFF AND STUDENTS HAVE BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH. ALL OF THE WORK HAS BEEN SO PROFESSIONAL AND I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO RECOMMEND THE CAI TO OTHERS.
the Dr. Scribbles brand and technologies. Student employees created a fully responsive mobile website, produced a video piece for the Dr. Scribbles website to further demonstrate the product, and developed a mobile app that lets kids and parents interact with the exam table paper by recognizing encoded pictures on the paper, allowing kids to learn, play, and explore.
– Angela Malone
Owner & Founder, Dr. Scribbles
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STARTUP IMPACT THE SHEPHARD GROUP As the founder of The Shephard Group, Dan Shephard was seeking a way to make his business mentoring lessons available to a wider audience. Shephard teamed up with the CAI to create a series of dynamic, interactive lessons that are available online. The Shephard Group’s Fundraiser’s
Ben DeAngelis
Nicole Childers
Toolkit Online lessons aids fledgling fundraisers by getting new hires up to speed quickly and by teaching fundraising skills which are essential to a business’s success. The interactive lessons were created by CAI students Ben DeAngelis and Nicole Childers. CAI student Jake Matricia developed Shephard’s website, implementing e-commerce functionality so that users can purchase lessons through Shephard’s website, and user management functionality so that users can log in, access their lessons, and subscribe to different training modules. Additionally, CAI students Ryan Sebree and Holland Rains collaborated on a promotional video for the Frontline Fundraiser website that extols the features and benefits of Shephard’s products.
R. Dan Shephard, CFRE
WITT’S END CANDY EMPORIUM John and Kathy Witt are entrepreneurs who left their day jobs to create an old-fashioned candy emporium in the gaslight district of historic Bellevue, KY. They had the vision, but needed help building their brand and establishing an online presence. Gaby Rodriguez, CAI graphic designer, designed a custom logo and home page design for the Witts that captured the candy emporium’s charming nostalgia. Meanwhile, CAI student employee Mathew Lemox developed the site using a cutting-edge content management system (CMS), innovative modules and plug-ins for feature functionality and e-commerce, and trained the Witts in the use of these newly implemented features and tools. Since opening its doors, the shop has become a huge success. Customers regularly post to the stores’ public Facebook and Twitter pages and the CAI has integrated this social networking activity on their newly developed, responsive website. Gaby Rodriguez
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Matt Lemox
STARTUP IMPACT FLYING OLIVE Local entrepreneur Wade Halsey is the proud owner of Flying Olive, a selfproclaimed “tasting emporium” for over 50 of the finest extra virgin olive oils, flavored oils, gourmet oils, and balsamic vinegars from Italy. However, Wade wanted to expand the reach of his business beyond the traditional brick-andmortar shopping experience. He reached out to the CAI to widen his consumer base and craft his online presence. CAI student employees designed and developed a dynamic, responsive website with e-commerce functionality so shoppers could peruse and purchase oils online. Student employee Ellen Liang worked to create a visually pleasing, functional site that captured the upscale Italian aesthetic of Halsey’s store,
Gaby Rodriguez
Ellen Liang
while graphic design major Gaby Rodriguez visited Flying Olive in person to provide professional photography services for use on the website.
Wade Halsey, owner of Flying Olive
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Mobile Innovations TANK TANK provides transit services to over 3.7 million people a year in Northern Kentucky as well as downtown Cincinnati. The CAI has worked closely with TANK for nearly a decade on a variety of informatics projects. Most recently, our students have designed and developed a new mobile trip planning application and deployed several trip planning touch screen kiosks around the Northern Kentucky region. Bus riders can now utilize these kiosks to plan their trips at various locations, including the airport, the Covington transit center, and a new transit center in Florence, KY. In addition to deploying the kiosks, the CAI provides TANK with on-site informatics assistance. CAI student Jacob Matricia assisted the organization in their day-to-day operations, under the supervision of their IT Director, performing hardware and software technical support as needed. As this has proved a successful collaboration, TANK continues to utilize CAI student talent.
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. As one of the largest employers in the Cincinnati area, Procter & Gamble Co. needed to be able to access the vast data repositories within their organization conveniently through mobile devices. CAI offered the solution of a mobile application to manage the data repositories of SharePoint, Box,net, and other sources. The application made it easier for users to locate and access information, and its portability meant that users could download documents and forms and access them locally from their mobile devices.
TOURITZ Touritz, a startup based in Covington, KY, aimed to revolutionize the “walking tour.” They enlisted the CAI through the UpTech accelerator program, and together they began brainstorming features that would make walking tours engaging and accessible for the public. CAI developed a mobile platform for Touritz that combined videos, pictures, text, audio, and geo-tagging, allowing anyone from individuals to organizations to create their own “tours” in any location.
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Mobile Innovations DOTS– CONNECT THE BOX MOBILE APPLICATION
Dots– Connect the Box app
While attending NKU’s Chase College of Law, CAI student Tyler Frazier had an idea to make a video game based off of the classic pencil-and-paper game called Dots. The CAI developed a mobile application called “Dots– Connect the Box” for the iOS platform. Players take turns connecting adjacent dots to see how many boxes each of them can capture. The app offers in-app purchases to allow bombs, reveal bombs and “skip a turn” that the classic Dots did not contain. Alex Krebiehl, CAI student, handled the development duties for the project while CAI student Nick Brummer handled graphic and audio design duties for the software. “Dots– Connect the Box” is now available on the iTunes App Store and supports Game Center.
Left to right: Tyler Frazier, Alex Krebiehl, Nick Brummer, and Chris Rider
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Healthcare SCOPIA RX
Eric Versteeg
John Newman
Not feeling well? It may be your meds! ScopiaRX is a Cincinnati-based startup that has an app that alerts customers if the drugs they are taking might be making them sick. If the app detects a problem, it generates a report and advises the people using the app to show the report to their doctor. CAI students John Newman, Risha Golden, and Eric Versteeg worked closely with ScopiaRX to bring their ideas and concepts to life.
Risha Golden
IN THE NEWS: PULSEPOINT APP A baby’s life was saved in Post Falls, Idaho, in early September 2014 by a mechanic who learned of the child’s emergency from a smartphone app originally developed at the CAI and now managed by the PulsePoint Foundation. PulsePoint Respond was released in 2011 and has been implemented in more than 1100 communities, according to PulsePoint president and founder Richard Price. Post Falls mechanic and volunteer EMT Jeff Olson learned about the baby’s situation through PulsePoint Response and immediately went to help. The smartphone app notified Olson of the situation because the GPS on his phone signaled that he was less than two blocks away.
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Healthcare CENTER FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT (CAT) The Center for Addiction Treatment (CAT) has the only community-based medically monitored drug and alcohol detox center in the Greater Cincinnati area, saving lives and rebuilding families by providing tools for lifelong sobriety and recovery. CAT needed a tool that would be at patients’ fingertips to track their progress and support them throughout their recovery, and the CAI delivered.
Levi Rosenbaum
The result is a mobile application for iOS and Android that puts CAT’s tools for recovery conveniently at the user’s fingertips: tracking the length of the user’s sobriety, providing a calendar with CAT meetings and events, listing the 12-step recovery process, offering daily meditation tips, and even features a built-in speed dial option for emergency hotlines. The application is a one-stop support center for people in recovery, giving them encouragement, advice, and valuable resources as they wage a personal battle against addiction.
Brendan Jones
CAI students Levi Rosenbaum, Brendan Jones, and Risha Golden were the core development team that worked directly with CAT to ensure the application fulfilled the organization’s vision. The application was a success and is currently being used internationally. Risha Golden
CCAT addiction recovery app
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STEM OUTREACH PARTNERSHIP IN EDUCATION (PIE) PIE received a grant from the Ohio Department of Education to implement case-based learning sessions in 14 schools located in the Cincinnati Public School District and Milford Exempted Village Schools. The students were given the opportunity to brainstorm how to “gamify” their solutions. The CAI transformed their ideas into video games that are now available for download at http://www.piemedia.org/apps.
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS (STEM) With both organizations heavily engaged in numerous K-12 outreach efforts, NKU’s STEM organization collaborated with the CAI to offer local elementary school students a glimpse inside of the world of informatics. STEM and the CAI hosted Donald E. Cline elementary school to Griffin Hall for an afternoon of activities including Xbox Kinect on the 50’ digitorium screen, iPad bingo, and retro video games! The CAI also worked with middle-school students in the Fort Thomas school system to develop an iPad app that can scan iBeacons. The iBeacons were used to trigger alerts based on the location of the beacon.
NORTHERN KENTUCKY EARLY CHILDHOOD DATABASE (ECD) In 2007, the CAI initially developed the ongoing Early Childhood Database project, which helps track and improve young students’ Kindergarten preparedness. This robust application is used to facilitate the needs of multiple school districts to allow the storing and maintenance of student records, as well as the ability to generate a variety of reports. This academic year, United Way Worldwide enlisted the assistance of the CAI to nationally expand the Bornlearning data services of the Northern Kentucky ECD. This includes expansion of data services to multiple states. Also, the CAI will be producing videos to assist in evangelization, explanation, and turnover for their Toyota Bornlearning Academy workshop materials to current and potential facilitators.
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PIE HAS INTRODUCED THE FIRST KNOWN BUSINESS TECH PROGRAM IN THE NATION THAT ALLOWS ELEMENTARY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO APPLY INNOVATION, DEVELOP CAREER SKILLS AND EARN FUNDING SOURCES FOR CASH-STRAPPED DISTRICTS. – Mary Welsh Schlueter
CEO, Partnership for Innovation in Education
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Share Point
SHAREPOINT CINCY 2015
Cincy
As Microsoft SharePoint platform has grown in regional adoption, a need for professional development training has emerged. CAI’s 5th annual SharePoint Cincy event was once again a well-received offering by the CAI and partner Max Technical Training. SharePoint Cincy attracted nearly 400 attendees participating in 24 sessions led by a very strong lineup of speakers. The event featured information on the latest SharePoint release as well as a broad spectrum of continuing education on topics from SharePoint administration to development and organizational adoption.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP FORUM ITLF Leader Geoff Smith
The ITLF was launched in 2007 as a cornerstone outreach program for CAI. The forum is a vibrant group of IT leaders who are united by their common willingness to share and learn from each other. The ITLF, now in its eighth year, is stronger than ever with nearly 30 members from a diverse mix of companies/industries. Our membership comes from organizations of all kinds –small organizations to large multinationals and public and private sectors. Importantly, our members are very active and engaged, and because of the continuity of membership, meaningful peer relationships have been established over the years. The group meets regularly to discuss topics that are of most importance to current professional needs. Members select meeting topics, and the format is a mix of peer learning/sharing sessions and outside experts. Some of the topics we focused on this year: talent pipeline development, enterprise social networking,
ITLF Leader Frank Caccamo
data analytics, and cyber security.
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Faculty & Staff COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS FACULTY The Center for Applied Informatics would like to recognize the College of Informatics faculty that facilitate and allow us to perform the work we do on a daily basis. Frank Braun, E.M.D.
Wei Hao, Ph.D.
Teresa Riley, M.S.
Alina Campan, Ph.D.
Zach Hart, Ph.D.
Joe Rubleske, Ph.D.
Greg De Blasio, Ph.D.
Steve Hinkel
Chris Strobel, M.A.
Maureen Doyle, Ph.D.
Yi Hu, Ph.D.
David Thomson, M.A.
Charles Frank, Ph.D.
Renee Human, Ph.D. Candidate
Traian Marius Truta, Ph.D.
Richard Fox, Ph.D.
Kevin Kirby, Ph.D.
James Walden, Ph.D.
Kevin Gallagher, Ph.D.
Ben Martz, Ph.D.
Jeff Ward, Ph.D.
John Gibson, M.A.
James McGuffee, Ph.D.
Nicholas Zeman, M.S.
Leslie Hammann, M.S.L.S.
Vijay Raghavan, Ph.D.
CAI STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE Tim Ferguson, Executive Director David Hirsch, Director Tina Altenhofen, Assistant to the Director MOBILE ACADEMY Aaron Corsi, Mobile Applications Developer Chris Rider, Senior Technology Architect Jesse Hockenbury, Mobile Applications Developer Brenton Edwards, Mobile Applications Developer Eric Versteeg, Mobile Applications Developer WEB/VIDEO TECHNOLOGY Emily Crawford Taylor, Technology Architect Mike Sames, Project Administrator Vincent Scheben, Project Coordinator DATA ANALYTICS Brad Metzger
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CAI STATS / ADVISORY BOARD 100% CAI STU D E N TS
that graduated over the past several years immediately found positions within their preferred disciplines.
225
The CAI has worked on over
PROJECTS
during the 2014–2015 year.
250,ooo+ Since its inception, the CAI has provided students with over 250,000 experiential learning hours to date and over 52,000 hours for the 2014-15 academic year.
Students work with clients and organizations from the US to SWITZERLAND to AUSTRALIA.
CAI ADVISORY BOARD Frank Braun, D.M. / Lecturer, NKU Dept. of Business Informatics Mike Buob / Vice President, Sogeti Frank Caccamo / Retired CIO at P&G, NKU COI Advisory Board
Rich Hempel / CEO and Co-founder, Natural Bridge Group David Hirsch / CAI Program Director, NKU Mike Inman / Retired CIO, Commonwealth of Kentucky Kevin Kirby, Ph.D. / Dean, NKU College of Informatics
Jim Cordas / Chair, NKU COI Advisory Board
Tim Platt / CIO, Toyota
Tim Ferguson / CIO, CAI Executive Director, NKU COI Advisory Board
Chris Rider / Senior Technical Architect, CAI
Kevin Gallagher, Ph.D. / Assistant Professor, NKU Dept. of Business Informatics Matt Godsted / Assistant Vice President of Information Technology, Western & Southern
Geoff Smith / Owner/President, LP Enterprises, LLC Keith Stafford / Managing Partner, Strategic Data Systems Sean Sweeney / Assistant Vice President and Director, CinFin
Amanda Greenwell / Program Director, UpTech
James Walden, Ph.D. / Assistant Professor, NKU Dept. of Computer Science
Brian Hammond / Senior Vice President, Sogeti
Bob Watts / CEO, Vivitec
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RECOGNIZING RECENT Graduates NOT PICTURED Jordan Bossman ‘14 Andrew Acree ’14
Sam Conley ‘14 Gaurav Aryal ’14
Nicole Childers ’14
Ben DeAngelis ’14
Brendan Dickinson ‘14
Tyler Darby ‘14 Jesse Hockenbury ‘14 Katelyn Kappes ‘14 Calvin McClain ‘14 Eric Morsch ‘14 Ariel Ross ‘14
Annemarie Dwyer ‘14
Ellie Ebner ’14
Brenton Edwards ’14
Allison Gates ‘14
Risha Golden ’14
Aaron Disibio ‘15 Kenneth Eickenhorst ‘15 Thomas Jemison ‘15 Kiersten Leyland ‘15 Jacob Matracia ‘15 Benjamin Otte ‘15 William Scanlon ‘15
Sebastian LaRosa ’14
Nick Grout ’14
Taylor Harris ’14
Matthew Johnson ‘14
Ryan Lietzenmayer ’14
Arthur Littlefield ’14
Branden Middendorf ‘14 Daniel Myers ’14
Gaby Rodriguez ‘14
Levi Rosenbaum ’14
Josh Ross ’14
Makayla Schultz ’14
Tyler Small ’14
Eric Versteeg ’14
Brandon Wever ’14
Bobby Crawford ’15
Luke Freihofer ‘15
Wyatt Nolen ‘15
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Alex Krebiehl ‘14
Wesley Staffod ‘15 Melina Thomas ‘15
Rachael Palmieri ’14
RECENT COLLABORATIONS EDUCATION
CORPORATE
Academy of Multilingual Immersion Studies Aiken High School Arlington Elementary School Fayette County Cincinnati Public Schools Clark Montessori High School Council for Postsecondary Education Fort Thomas Highlands Middle School Greater Cincinnati STEM Collaborative Highlands High School Highlands Middle School Hyde Park School iNKUbator James N. Gamble Montessori High School Kentucky Adult Education Kentucky Center for Mathematics Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky Education Technology System Kilgour Elementary La Salle High School McCormick Elementary School Meadowview Elementary School Milford Exempted Village Schools Morehead State University Mulberry Elementary School NKU Center for Economic Analysis & Development NKU College of Arts and Sciences NKU College of Informatics NKU Counseling, Social Work and Leadership NKU Marketing, Economics, & Sports Business NKU METS Center NKU/ESI Ohio River STEM Institute Northern Kentucky Education Council Partnership for Innovation in Education (PIE) Pleasant Ridge Montessori School Rockdale Academy Rothenberg Prepatory Academy Sands Montessori School School for the Creative and Performing Arts Seipelt Elementary School St. Henry District High School Summit Country Day Ursuline Educational Services Walnut Hill Elementary
84.51° Ancra Data Intensity, LLC First Financial Bank Gleason Reel Corp. LPK S-Line St. Elizabeth Hospital The Cincinnati Insurance Companies The Kroger Co. TiER1 Performance Solutions
CITY/COUNTY GOVERNMENT Arzner Software (Swiss Fire Department) Boone County Fiscal Court Campbell County Fiscal Court City of Ft. Thomas City of Ft. Wright City of Highland Heights City of Wilder Fire Department of Switzerland Northern Kentucky Emergency Management Sanitation District Number 1 Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky US Environmental Protection Agency VA Medical Center
ORGANIZATIONS/NON-PROFITS All Ohio P.E.T.S. ArtsWave Center for Addiction Treatment Center for Appalachian Philanthropy Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park CincyInNYC CincyIP Contemporary Arts Center Covington Ladies Home Florence United Methodist Church Friends of Coal Good Life Networks INTERalliance Kentucky Campus Compact Kentucky Legislative Services Keys to Coping Legal Aid of the Bluegrass Metro United Way (Louisville, Ky.) Sons of Italy The City of Cincinnati Police Department UpTech Vitality Cincinnati WNKU
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