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Search begins for new Chief Information Officer
Michelle Firestone
Issue date: 1/21/09 Section: News
After more than three years in the position, Michael Kerntke is stepping down as Chief Information Officer.
Kerntke said he stepped down from the position to consider other career opportunities.
The CIO is responsible for setting the general tone and direction of the information technology infrastructure, programs, services and administration. According to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Barry Feldman, he or she manages a department of over 100 employees and a budget of approximately $20 million per year.
Kerntke came to UConn in January 2001 as the Director of Customer Support and Applications Services and was appointed the CIO in July 2005, according to a mass e-mail sent to the UConn community.
Last Thursday, Feldman said that the search for Kerntke's replacement would probably begin within 30 days. A search committee comprised of various individuals from university communications will be chosen based on recommendations made by faculty. The committee will interview candidates and notify Feldman of their top three choices. Feldman will then interview those people to make the final choice.
Before the final decision is made, Feldman will consult with President Michael Hogan.
"I want him to be aware of and concur with the decision because he's my boss," Feldman said.
Feldman said they are hoping to find someone with technical vision, a strategic vision of the role of information technology within a major university, an excellent leader and a good communicator.
Kerntke will leave in late May. He intended to leave sooner, but agreed to stay to work on the Human Capital Management program, a major project he has been involved with. They are trying to create a more electronic personnel and payroll system that will use less paper than the current system.
"It's an effort to be more efficient," Feldman said.
According to the University Information Technology Services Web site, the project started in January 2006 and will continue through June 2008.
Kerntke said he stepped down from the position to consider other career opportunities.
The CIO is responsible for setting the general tone and direction of the information technology infrastructure, programs, services and administration. According to Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Barry Feldman, he or she manages a department of over 100 employees and a budget of approximately $20 million per year.
Kerntke came to UConn in January 2001 as the Director of Customer Support and Applications Services and was appointed the CIO in July 2005, according to a mass e-mail sent to the UConn community.
Last Thursday, Feldman said that the search for Kerntke's replacement would probably begin within 30 days. A search committee comprised of various individuals from university communications will be chosen based on recommendations made by faculty. The committee will interview candidates and notify Feldman of their top three choices. Feldman will then interview those people to make the final choice.
Before the final decision is made, Feldman will consult with President Michael Hogan.
"I want him to be aware of and concur with the decision because he's my boss," Feldman said.
Feldman said they are hoping to find someone with technical vision, a strategic vision of the role of information technology within a major university, an excellent leader and a good communicator.
Kerntke will leave in late May. He intended to leave sooner, but agreed to stay to work on the Human Capital Management program, a major project he has been involved with. They are trying to create a more electronic personnel and payroll system that will use less paper than the current system.
"It's an effort to be more efficient," Feldman said.
According to the University Information Technology Services Web site, the project started in January 2006 and will continue through June 2008.
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