Dr. Timothy M. Chester is Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Tim is a recognized authority in three areas: the design and support of technology services for international university campuses; the use of XML to integrate client-server and Web-based software applications with mainframe systems and other enterprise system architectures; and, strategy and operational support regarding the use of information technology in emergency operations and crisis management. His writings have appeared in CIO Magazine, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, Dr. Dobb's Journal, Visual Studio Magazine, and IT Pro. His work has been profiled by Gartner Executive Programs, Microsoft, and Apple, as well as leading industry publications such as The Chronicle of Higher Education, Computer World, eWeek, and Ziff-Davis Publications. Less   View all posts

Matthew Jett Hall is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Services, Associate Chief Information Architect for Enterprise Infrastructure, Assoc. Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, and a Faculty Fellow in the English department at Vanderbilt University. He coordinates enterprise IT architecture processes with members of the research, clinical enterprise, and teaching communities. Matt assumed his appointment in April 2004. Matt started his career with Bank of America in 1992 in Tampa, Florida. He spent time on the Technology Planning & Control team before moving to the Global Corporate Investment Bank. There, he completed corporate credit training and managed a Business Assessment & Software Development team that supported Corporate Finance, Capital Markets (NCMI), Loan Syndications, Corporate Credit Services, High Yield Capital Markets, FX Trading, and the Financial Buyers Groups in Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas, and New York. In 1997, he joined the Petroleum Trading Group at Koch Industries assigned primarily to acquisition due diligence and development of the new petroleum and derivatives trading floor in London. He led merger and acquisition diligence for various refineries and petroleum distillation operations in Rotterdam, London, Luxembourg, Breda, and Dusseldorf. He also supported petroleum-trading operations in Wichita, London, and Singapore. After returning from London in 1998, he resumed his employment with Bank of America. In 2001, he assumed responsibility for business planning and project management of Bank of America's Global Corporate Investment Bank, Global Treasury Services, and the Asset Management Group's network and data center infrastructure. He managed $163 million in expense allocations and over $69 million in annual capital expenditures on behalf of the shareholders. Less   View all posts