Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Mike Bestul - CIO - JCU Sustainability Committee Presents at Town Hall Meeting
Mike Bestul and JCU Sustainability Committee Presents at JCU Town Hall
Monday, November 8, 2010
Mike Bestul - CIO - ITS Forms New Customer Service Department
Mike Bestul ITS Forms New Customer Service Department
Monday, October 11, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Mike Bestul - CIO - Professional Summary
My life as an IT professional began in the fall of 1982 when I was hired as an entry-level programmer/analyst at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI. The first work I was given to do consisted of maintaining COBOL and SAS programs for the university’s finance areas (budget, accounting, accounts payable, purchasing). After a few years of programming, I moved up to a more senior position as a project manager overseeing purchasing system and accounts payable applications development.
My next major career move (1992) took me down the street to the University of Wisconsin-Extension where I accepted a position as Senior Information Processing Consultant. The UW-Extension position was a growth opportunity for me, and I carried out several projects for the Division of Continuing Education, including a state-wide reporting system for the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), a continuing education registration system, implementation of the Oracle DBMS, and early forays into web-based distance learning.
From UW-Extension, I got my first opportunity in 1996 as a manager of an entire IT department with the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB). My role as IT Director included development of a strategic IT plan for the agency, and implementation of an integrated suite of investment management applications to support the agency’s $50 billion investment portfolio. I got involved with custodial banking interactions, and a whole host of complex investment management processes and supporting technologies.
In 2000, I took a new position back at the University of Wisconsin as CIO of UW-Learning Innovations. UW-Learning Innovations was created to help put together collaborative distance learning programs across the UW-System, to export Wisconsin education to a global audience, and to forge partnerships between the UW and private business entities. As CIO, I was instrumental in developing a web-based student support system, expansion of projects involving external clients/consulting engagements, and implementation of standards in the development of UW-branded courseware.
My next career move took me to the state of Florida, where I accepted the position of Executive Director of the Florida Community College Software Consortium (FCCSC) in 2003. The FCCSC is a 7-member consortium of several major community colleges in Florida that have pooled resources to develop and support an internally developed enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. My accomplishments in Florida include development of a strategic plan for the consortium, support for member conversions from mainframe technology to client/server technology, improvements in state reporting capabilities, and implementation of a web-based interface for the ERP itself.
From Florida I headed north again in 2005 to Fairmont State University in West Virginia where I took the position of Vice President & CIO. In this cabinet level position, I led the university’s efforts in creating an IT strategic plan, implementing a new security model for the network, implementing VoIP, improving student safety and security on campus, and creating a partnership/hosting environment for the Blackboard e-learning platform (supporting several smaller institutions in addition to Fairmont State and its sister community college Pierpont Community & Technical College).
My current position (December 2008 – present) is with John Carroll University in University Heights, OH as CIO. The CIO role at John Carroll is a new position, and I am therefore John Carroll's first CIO. Some of my current projects include refinement of IT governance, strategic planning, improvements in support for faculty & students, creation of a Center for Digital Media, and full utilization of the Banner ERP. In the current economic climate, my experience working with public institutions has been of great utility to John Carroll as it continues to refine its business model for increased efficiency and reduced overhead costs while fostering overall institutional growth in the 21st century marketplace. The Jesuit / service mission of the institution is never far from my mind, and it provides a focus for our work as we all strive to be "men and women for others".
My next major career move (1992) took me down the street to the University of Wisconsin-Extension where I accepted a position as Senior Information Processing Consultant. The UW-Extension position was a growth opportunity for me, and I carried out several projects for the Division of Continuing Education, including a state-wide reporting system for the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), a continuing education registration system, implementation of the Oracle DBMS, and early forays into web-based distance learning.
From UW-Extension, I got my first opportunity in 1996 as a manager of an entire IT department with the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB). My role as IT Director included development of a strategic IT plan for the agency, and implementation of an integrated suite of investment management applications to support the agency’s $50 billion investment portfolio. I got involved with custodial banking interactions, and a whole host of complex investment management processes and supporting technologies.
In 2000, I took a new position back at the University of Wisconsin as CIO of UW-Learning Innovations. UW-Learning Innovations was created to help put together collaborative distance learning programs across the UW-System, to export Wisconsin education to a global audience, and to forge partnerships between the UW and private business entities. As CIO, I was instrumental in developing a web-based student support system, expansion of projects involving external clients/consulting engagements, and implementation of standards in the development of UW-branded courseware.
My next career move took me to the state of Florida, where I accepted the position of Executive Director of the Florida Community College Software Consortium (FCCSC) in 2003. The FCCSC is a 7-member consortium of several major community colleges in Florida that have pooled resources to develop and support an internally developed enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. My accomplishments in Florida include development of a strategic plan for the consortium, support for member conversions from mainframe technology to client/server technology, improvements in state reporting capabilities, and implementation of a web-based interface for the ERP itself.
From Florida I headed north again in 2005 to Fairmont State University in West Virginia where I took the position of Vice President & CIO. In this cabinet level position, I led the university’s efforts in creating an IT strategic plan, implementing a new security model for the network, implementing VoIP, improving student safety and security on campus, and creating a partnership/hosting environment for the Blackboard e-learning platform (supporting several smaller institutions in addition to Fairmont State and its sister community college Pierpont Community & Technical College).
My current position (December 2008 – present) is with John Carroll University in University Heights, OH as CIO. The CIO role at John Carroll is a new position, and I am therefore John Carroll's first CIO. Some of my current projects include refinement of IT governance, strategic planning, improvements in support for faculty & students, creation of a Center for Digital Media, and full utilization of the Banner ERP. In the current economic climate, my experience working with public institutions has been of great utility to John Carroll as it continues to refine its business model for increased efficiency and reduced overhead costs while fostering overall institutional growth in the 21st century marketplace. The Jesuit / service mission of the institution is never far from my mind, and it provides a focus for our work as we all strive to be "men and women for others".
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Mike Bestul - CIO - Jesuit Commons
This is a great initiative, and regardless of your faith if you know anything about technology and can help it would be worth your consideration....
Jesuit Commons Portal
Jesuit Commons Portal
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Mike Bestul - CIO at Fordham University AJCU Conference
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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