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OIT EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR
RECENTLY COMPLETED A DEGREE PROGRAM
We have several employees who are continuing to advance their education while at SMU.
Brandon Bowers
Patrick Costa
Tommy Doan
Jennifer Jordan
Diamond Keebler
Dan Macias
Jesus Martinez
Katie Nickles
Mateo Langston Smith
Tue Vu
Ph.D. or equivalent,
Professional Doctorates,
and other Higher Degrees
6%
Associates degree
12%
Other or preferred
not to disclose
15%
Education Breakdown
Master's degree
36%
Bachelor's degree
31%
NEW CERTIFICATIONS EARNED THIS YEAR BY OIT EMPLOYEES
OIT Leadership encourages OIT employees to continue their professional development.
࣪ Ian Aberle: Adobe Certified Professional in Web Design, Adobe Certified Professional in Visual
Design, Adobe Certified Professional in Content Creation and Marketing Using Adobe Express
࣪ Stephen Coats: Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate (MD-102)
࣪ Steve Ehrhart: Software House (CCure 9000): Advanced Integrator Certification, Genetec Omni-Cast:
Advanced Troubleshooting Certification
࣪ Valeska Fahey: IC3 Digital Literacy Certification
࣪ Chris Gilbert: SMU Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Bootcamp Certification
࣪ Faye Hughes: Applying the QM Rubric (Quality Matters), Peer Reviewer Course (Quality Matters)
࣪ Evan Jewell: ITIL Foundations
࣪ Laurene Klassen: PMI Project Management Ready Associate Certified Coach (International Coach
Federation)
࣪ Rachel Mulry: PMI ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)
࣪ Chris Smith: Cornell Certificate in Technology Leadership
࣪ Levi Sterling, M.Ed.: AI for All: From Basics to GenAI Practice (NVIDIA Academy)
࣪ Corrina Taylor: GIAC Security Operations Manager (GSOM), GIAC Systems and Network Auditor
(GSNA), Introduction to GreyMatter (Reliaquest SIEM)
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