Fundamentals of IT

MBA with emphasis in technology delivery and marketing, Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business; BS, management information systems, University of Wisconsin

Ben is a management consultant with extensive experience in project management in the construction, technology, government, and health care industries. Ben's goal in teaching is to give back to a profession he loves by sharing his experience and helping to develop our next generation of leaders.

• INET 2001 – Fundamentals of IT
• INET 3102 – Web Infrastructure
• INET 4082W − IT Infrastructure Projects and Processes
• INET 4083W – Systems II: Analysis and Design

Master of Public Policy, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; BA, English, Eastern Illinois University.

Ben Marcy is very interested in supporting successful student experiences. His research focus as a doctoral candidate in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development at the University of Minnesota looks at the intersections of whiteness and masculinity in various academic and professional contexts. Ben has over 15 years of teaching experience at St. Catherine University and the University of Minnesota, using pedagogies blending intentional emergence and performance arts. His teaching focus spans topics of leadership development, power and social change, career development, and diversity within the workplace. He has had a major role in the building of a writing-enriched curriculum in the ITI major and the development of INET 2001.

• INET 2001 – Fundamentals of IT

BS, computer science, Mankato State University

Carl Follstad began his IT career writing device drivers for VMS systems, moving to large systems management. In 2001, as senior systems engineer for EMC Corporation, he focused on the storage industry, advising on strategy in enterprise business continuity, data protection, classification of data, and resilient storage subsystem design. Beginning in 2004, he managed the University of Minnesota Data Management Services group, which is responsible for architecture of the centralized system backup and SAN storage. In 2007, he returned to EMC as a pre-sales technical consultant. He now works for Dell Technologies, post EMC acquisition, as an advisory storage architect.

• INET 2001 – Fundamentals of IT
• INET 4001 – Foundations of Operating Systems
• INET 4032 – Systems I: Storage
• INET 4033 – Cloud Essentials

MS, data science, Eastern University; MA, religion, Liberty University; BBA,management information systems, Howard University

Colin Miller brings a wealth of experience from both academia and the corporate world. With over 25 years in IT leadership positions, Colin has contributed significantly to corporations like UCare, Xcel Energy, Cargill, AT&T, General Mills, Pactiv Evergreen Inc., and Kraft Heinz. His academic tenure includes serving as director of the School of Technology and associate professor at North Central University in Minneapolis, where he combined his industry expertise with a passion for teaching and curriculum development. Specializing in business intelligence and data analytics, Colin is committed to mentoring the next generation of IT professionals at CCAPS, leveraging his extensive background and dedication to community service to enrich the educational experience.

• INET 2001 – Fundamentals of IT
• INET 4707 – Introduction to Databases

MBA in marketing management, University of St. Thomas; BA in sociology, University of Minnesota

Perry has been managing IT projects for some of the largest companies and organizations in the country for the last 15 years. He has worked in the finance and health care industries and with the federal government. Most recently Perry has been managing cybersecurity projects for large health care providers. He holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification through PMI and a Health Care Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP) certification through ISC2.

• INET 2001 – Fundamentals of IT
• INET 4083W – Systems II: Analysis and Design
• INET 4709 – Data Management I: Data Systems Design

BASc, Information Technology Infrastructure, University of Minnesota

Ian-Mathew's work focuses on the development of resilient big data infrastructure, large-scale data engineering, and its application in data science. His expertise includes infrastructure, software engineering, and risk management in the finance and retail sectors. He has also served as an enterprise technical manager of open-source software and platforms used for data science and analysis. Ian-Mathew values building effective engineering cultures in teams and foregrounding ethical considerations in the development and deployment of technology. He also has more than a decade of small-team leadership experience as a veteran of the US Army and is an active contributor to initiatives to make tech more inclusive and accessible for all.

• INET 2001 – Fundamentals of IT
• INET 4061 – Data Science I: Machine Learning Essentials
• INET 4062 – Data Science II: Advanced Analytics and AI