Information Technology

IT Staff

Leadership

Josh Olson

Josh Olson

  • Chief Information Officer

Links of Interest

About Josh

  • Josh Olson has served as Chief Information Officer for Michigan Tech since 2015 after holding several leadership and technical positions in Information Technology since 2005. Josh currently oversees Information Technology and serves as the Vice-Chair for Merit Network's board of directors. When not at work, he enjoys spending time outdoors with family.
Jarrod Karau

Jarrod Karau

  • Deputy Chief Information Officer
Matt Bryan

Matt Bryan

  • Director of IT Help Desk
Emmett Golde

Emmett Golde

  • Director of Enterprise Application Services
Sean Hagan

Sean Hagan

  • Chief Information Security Officer
Pat Hopp

Pat Hopp

  • Director of IT Operations
Alex Hughes

Alex Hughes

  • Manager and Senior Business Systems Analyst
Blanca Lule

Blanca Lule

  • Director of Media Technology Services
Karen Maki

Karen Maki

  • Assistant Director of IT Business Operations
Patti Myllyoja

Patti Myllyoja

  • Assistant to the Chief Information Officer
Gowtham S

Gowtham S

  • Director of Research Computing

CIO

Josh Olson

Josh Olson

  • Chief Information Officer

Links of Interest

About Josh

  • Josh Olson has served as Chief Information Officer for Michigan Tech since 2015 after holding several leadership and technical positions in Information Technology since 2005. Josh currently oversees Information Technology and serves as the Vice-Chair for Merit Network's board of directors. When not at work, he enjoys spending time outdoors with family.
Jarrod Karau

Jarrod Karau

  • Deputy Chief Information Officer
Patti Myllyoja

Patti Myllyoja

  • Assistant to the Chief Information Officer
Carlyn Tiedt-Scott

Carlyn Tiedt-Scott

  • Administrative Aide

DCIO

Jarrod Karau

Jarrod Karau

  • Deputy Chief Information Officer
Scott Ackerman

Scott Ackerman

  • Principal Systems Analyst
Amy Blake

Amy Blake

  • Communication and Accessibility Manager

Certifications

Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)

Links of Interest

Mansur Ischanov

Mansur Ischanov

  • System Administrator, Research Computing
Jacob Palosaari

Jacob Palosaari

  • System Administrator

IT Business Operations

Karen Maki

Karen Maki

  • Assistant Director of IT Business Operations
Jeff Hilss

Jeff Hilss

  • IT Procurement Agent
Dneen Kerttu

Dneen Kerttu

  • IT Inventory Control Clerk

Enterprise Application Services (EAS)

Emmett Golde

Emmett Golde

  • Director of Enterprise Application Services
Shellie Hubert

Shellie Hubert

  • Assistant Director of Enterprise Application Services
Lawrence Atemkeng

Lawrence Atemkeng

  • Database Administrator
Nick Brusso

Nick Brusso

  • Programmer/Analyst
Tim Dawson

Tim Dawson

  • System Administrator
Thomas Flora

Thomas Flora

  • Programmer/Analyst
Nathan Hierl

Nathan Hierl

  • Programmer/Analyst
Charles Liggett, Jr.

Charles Liggett, Jr.

  • Programmer/Analyst
Michael Minogue

Michael Minogue

  • Senior System Administrator
Kevin Peltola

Kevin Peltola

  • Programmer/Analyst
Trenton Robinson

Trenton Robinson

  • Programmer/Analyst
Hans Storaker

Hans Storaker

  • Programmer/Analyst
Todd Van Valkenburg

Todd Van Valkenburg

  • Business Intelligence Developer

Information Systems & Services (ISS)

Alex Hughes

Alex Hughes

  • Manager and Senior Business Systems Analyst
Scott Blake

Scott Blake

  • Business Systems Analyst
Jim Harden

Jim Harden

  • Manager, HR Information Systems
Joan Hoffman

Joan Hoffman

  • Manager of Financial Information Systems
Anna Keranen

Anna Keranen

  • Business Systems Analyst
Ben Reinoehl

Ben Reinoehl

  • Business Systems Analyst
Moksha Shah

Moksha Shah

  • Business Systems Analyst

Media Technology Services

Eric Hackney

Eric Hackney

  • Multimedia Specialist
Mark Heinonen

Mark Heinonen

  • Senior Media Systems Engineer
Stefan Hurthibise

Stefan Hurthibise

  • Presentation and Classroom Support Specialist
Paul Raymond

Paul Raymond

  • Senior Media Systems Engineer

IT Operations

Pat Hopp

Pat Hopp

  • Director of IT Operations
Nancy Banfield

Nancy Banfield

  • IT Operations Manager
Matt Walters

Matt Walters

  • IT Operations Manager
Greg Booth

Greg Booth

  • Senior System Administrator and Technical Team Lead
Paul Burke

Paul Burke

  • Linux System Administrator

Certifications

RHCE

RHCSA

Damean Ewan

Damean Ewan

  • Windows System Administrator
James Frey

James Frey

  • System Administrator
Jesse Hassell

Jesse Hassell

  • Linux System Administrator
Henry King

Henry King

  • System Administrator
Pat Krogel

Pat Krogel

  • Senior Application Systems Analyst
Jason Lieburn

Jason Lieburn

  • System Administrator
Joshua Myles

Joshua Myles

  • Senior System Administrator and Storage Administrator

Certifications

Will Nankervis

Will Nankervis

  • System Administrator
Mitchell Paris

Mitchell Paris

  • Windows System Administrator
Tracey Reed

Tracey Reed

  • System Administrator, Identity & Access Management
Mac Reid

Mac Reid

  • System Administrator
Michael Ross

Michael Ross

  • Data Center Technician
Reilly Schreiber

Reilly Schreiber

  • Windows System Administrator
Kyle Seeley

Kyle Seeley

  • IT Support Coordinator
Erik Silvassy

Erik Silvassy

  • System and Storage Administrator
Charlie Temple

Charlie Temple

  • IT Support Coordinator
Travis Williams

Travis Williams

  • Senior System Administrator, Virtualization
Brian Zarn

Brian Zarn

  • Windows System Administrator
Zach Zyla

Zach Zyla

  • Windows System Administrator

Security and Compliance

Sean Hagan

Sean Hagan

  • Chief Information Security Officer
Chris Hannula

Chris Hannula

  • Senior IT Security Engineer
Mark Passanisi

Mark Passanisi

  • IT Security Analyst

Service Management

Matt Bryan

Matt Bryan

  • Director of IT Help Desk
Nathan Eilola

Nathan Eilola

  • Senior Help Desk Consultant
Kayla Blunt

Kayla Blunt

  • Help Desk Consultant
Haiden Harris

Haiden Harris

  • Help Desk Consultant
Mike Llamas

Mike Llamas

  • Help Desk Consultant

Telecommunications

James Bialas

James Bialas

  • Network Engineer I/II
Todd Fox

Todd Fox

  • Network Engineer
Nathaniel Lenger

Nathaniel Lenger

  • Telecom Technician
Al Wakeham

Al Wakeham

  • Senior Telecommunications Engineer II