Staff

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    • The Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering’s human constituents represent a diverse mix of individuals, including distinguished faculty, committed staff and talented students. Use the information below to lookup each staff member’s duties, responsibilities and contact information. This list includes office staff, student advisors, IT staff and other personnel.

    1. Administrative Staff
    2. Research Administrators
    3. Student Services
    4. System Administrators

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    Administrative Staff

    admin-office@cise.ufl.edu
    Please use the above email for:
    HR Needs – Hires, Terminations, Personnel Changes, J1 Requests
    Travel Needs – Requests, Reimbursements
    Purchasing – Ordering, PCard Receipts (reconciling), Reimbursements
    Conference Room Scheduling – Only rooms in CISE

    NameDetails
    Colson, Marcia "Tessie"
    Fiscal Assistant lll    		mcolson@ufl.edu
    352-273-2554
    E301 CSE

    Duties
    - PCard reconciliations
    - Telephone charges
    - Cellphone reimbursements
    - Coordinate building improvements
    - Work order (PPD) service requests
    - Reimbursements
    - Club fund tracking
    - Travel, as deemed necessary
    Cunningham, Paula
    Office Manager    		pjcu@ufl.edu
    352-392-1200
    E301 CSE

    Duties
    - All HR hires/terminations/edits, etc.
    - Payroll distributions
    - GA Letters of Appointment (fee waiver)
    - Additional payments (On-Line, etc.)
    - Liaison between CISE & Tax Services
    - Space reporting
    - Visa status updates
    Germany, Kalyn
    Fiscal Assistant I    		germany.kalyn@ufl.edu
    352-392-0092
    E301C CSE

    Duties
    - Purchase orders
    - Vendor payments
    - Business Cards
    - Order supplies
    - Travel
    - Reconcile Travel PCard purchases
    - Input PCard Info for travel purchases
    Glisson, Joan
    HR Assistant    		joanmglisson@ufl.edu
    352-392-0099
    E301 CSE

    Duties
    - Assist OM with all OPS/STAS hires
    - Process J1 applications
    - Time Reporting/Approval audit
    - Notary
    - Key distribution
    Habora, Deborah
    Fiscal Assistant II    		dhabora@ufl.edu
    352-273-4147
    E301F CSE

    Duties
    - Purchase orders
    - Vendor payments
    - Business Cards
    - Order supplies
    - Work order (PPD) service requests
    - Back up reception
    - Travel
    - Reconcile Travel PCard purchases
    - Input PCard Info for travel purchases
    Logan, Allison
    Marketing & Communication Specialist    		allisonlogan@ufl.edu
    352-273-2608
    E322 CSE

    Duties
    - All Department Marketing
    - Newsletter Editor/Designer
    - Promotional Material for Events/Conferences
    - Social Media
    - Manages Website Content
    - Department SWAG Purchases
    - Name Tag Ordering
    Stephens, Tina
    Assistant to Department Chair    		tstephens@cise.ufl.edu
    352-392-1201
    E301 CSE

    Duties
    - Chair’s travel
    - Chair’s expense reimbursements
    - Chair’s calendar
    - Organizer IAB
    - T&P
    - Faculty evaluations
    - Assist faculty interviewees
    - Update Dept Phone Directory
    - Graduate Faculty Status requests

    Research Administrators

    NameDetails
    Coleman, Cheryl
    Research Administrator    		ccole@eng.ufl.edu
    352-294-2043
    E360 CSE

    Duties
    - Oversee/Submit proposals
    - Approve grant expenditures
    - Monitor grant spending
    - Process/Initiate corrections to spending
    - Prepare financial reports
    - PCard approvals
    Justice, Heather
    Research Administrator
    		hjustice@ufl.edu
    352-294-0471
    E358 CSE

    Duties
    - Oversee/Submit proposals
    - Approve grant expenditures
    - Monitor grant spending
    - Process/Initiate corrections to spending
    - Prepare financial reports
    - PCard approvals
    Molina, Rodolfo
    Research Administrator    		rmolina@eng.ufl.edu
    352-392-0054
    E364 CSE

    Duties
    - Oversee/Submit proposals
    - Approve grant expenditures
    - Monitor grant spending
    - Process/Initiate corrections to spending
    - Prepare financial reports
    - PCard approvals
    Walters, Matthew
    Associate Director Admin Services    		mwalt@eng.ufl.edu
    352-392-0350
    E362 CSE

    Duties
    - Oversee all financial transactions
    - Effort Reporting
    - Faculty Assignment Reports
    - PCard approvals
    - Prepare financial reports
    - Approve travel
    - Faculty payroll distributions
    - Monitor all department accounts
    Williams, Kendra
    Research Administrator    		kendrawilliams@ufl.edu
    352-273-4045
    E356 CSE

    Duties
    - Oversee/Submit proposals
    - Approve grant expenditures
    - Monitor grant spending
    - Process/Initiate corrections to spending
    - Prepare financial reports
    - PCard approvals

    Student Services

    NameDetails
    Best, Todd
    Undergrad Advising    		tbest@cise.ufl.edu
    352-392-1090
    E411 CSE

    Duties
    - Undergraduate Academic Advisor: Computer Science (EG & LS) & Digital Arts and Sciences
    - Undergraduate advising issues (2nd year and above)
    - Advising hold removal
    - Coordinate departmental probation
    - Oversee Academic Tutoring Center
    - Maintain undergraduate blog (non-vital news and announcements)
    - Set up department course schedule
    - Coordinate transfer admission evaluation
    - Reserve classrooms for academic purposes
    - Meet with prospective students
    - Department grading coordinator (along with other Academic Advisor III)
    - Coordinate Honors Theses for undergrads
    - Liaison to College of Engineering
    - Liaison to Innovation Academy
    - Liaison to Career Resource Center
    Bird, J. Kevin
    Undergrad Advising    		kevin.bird@ufl.edu
    352-294-2076
    E410 CSE

    Duties
    - Undergraduate Academic Advisor: Computer Science (EG & LS) & Digital Arts and Sciences
    - Undergraduate advising issues (2nd year and above)
    - Advising hold removal
    - Coordinate departmental probation
    - Oversee Academic Tutoring Center
    - Maintain undergraduate blog (non-vital news and announcements)
    - Set up department course schedule
    - Coordinate transfer admission evaluation
    - Reserve classrooms for academic purposes
    - Meet with prospective students
    - Department grading coordinator (along with other Academic Advisor III)
    - Coordinate Honors Theses for undergrads
    - Liaison to College of Engineering
    - Liaison to Innovation Academy
    - Liaison to Career Resource Center
    Cook, Adrienne
    Graduate Advising    		alcook@eng.ufl.edu
    352-392-7392
    E408 CSE

    Duties
    - Graduate Student Academic Advisor
    - Registration, drop/add, hold, issues
    - Graduate Petitions
    - Degree Certification
    - Proposal/candidacy processing
    - Graduation verification
    - Minor degree requirements
    - Tracking at-risk students
    - Various petitions
    - Grades input for research courses
    - Tracking enrollment (for IWL purposes)
    - Maintain grad email lists
    - GIMS data input, updates, verification
    - Maintain PhD grad database
    - TA evals
    - Annual PhD student evals
    - Achievement Award tracking
    - TA data (and TAAS data input)
    - Taulbee
    - AAR
    - Credential holds
    - Advising holds
    - QE exam – all paperwork, scheduling, spreadsheet info
    - Track SPEAK score issues
    McCarty, Jessica
    Undergrad Advising    		jessicamccarty@ufl.edu
    352-294-2075
    E409 CSE

    Duties
    - Undergraduate Academic Advisor: Computer Science (EG & LS) & Digital Arts and Sciences
    - Undergraduate advising issues (2nd year and above)
    - Advising hold removal
    - Coordinate departmental probation
    - Oversee Academic Tutoring Center
    - Maintain undergraduate blog (non-vital news and announcements)
    - Set up department course schedule
    - Coordinate transfer admission evaluation
    - Reserve classrooms for academic purposes
    - Meet with prospective students
    - Department grading coordinator (along with other Academic Advisor III)
    - Coordinate Honors Theses for undergrads
    - Liaison to College of Engineering
    - Liaison to Innovation Academy
    - Liaison to Career Resource Center
    Sapp, Kristina
    Admissions Assistant    		klsapp@ufl.edu
    352-392-1090
    E407 CSE

    Duties
    - Graduate Admissions
    - Processing for B/M, grad transfer, non-traditional, concurrent
    - Post Baccalaureate applications
    - Senior Certificate
    - Cooperative Practical Training
    - Optional Practical Training
    - Recruiting (especially February Ph.D. recruiting)
    - Assist with Orientation
    - Faculty Regalia
    - Maintain job blog for grad students
    - Manage Master’s/Ph.D. mailing list
    Williams, J. Matthew
    UF Online Undergrad Advising    		mwilliams@eng.ufl.edu
    352-294-6756

    Duties
    - UF Online Undergraduate Academic Advisor
    - Undergraduate advising issues (2nd year and above)
    - Advising hold removal
    - Coordinate departmental probation
    - Oversee Academic Tutoring Center
    - Maintain undergraduate blog (non-vital news and announcements)
    - Set up department course schedule
    - Coordinate transfer admission evaluation
    - Reserve classrooms for academic purposes
    - Meet with prospective students
    - Department grading coordinator (along with other Academic Advisor III)
    - Coordinate Honors Theses for undergrads
    - Liaison to College of Engineering
    - Liaison to Innovation Academy
    - Liaison to Career Resource Center

    System Administrators

    admin@cise.ufl.edu

    NameDetails
    Acosta, Dayron Edmundo
    System Admin/Programmer    		dayron.acosta@ufl.edu
    352-294-0416
    E314B CSE

    Duties
    - Main Administration
    - Windows Server Desktop Administration
    Eicher, Dan
    IT Manager    		dhe@cise.ufl.edu
    352-294-0415
    E314A CSE

    Duties
    - Unix Server/Desktop Administration
    - Network Administration
    - Backup Administration
    - Mail Administration
    - Cluster (CPU/GPU) Administration
    - Building Services/Maintenance/Operations Coordination
    - Building Emergency Coordinators
    Laurent, Addison
    System Admin/Programmer    		alaurent@cise.ufl.edu
    352-294-0419
    E314E CSE

    Duties
    - Unix Server/Desktop Administration
    - Network Administration
    - Cluster (CPU/GPU) Administration
    Windischman, Mark
    Computing Specialist    		windisch@cise.ufl.edu
    352-294-0418
    E314D CSE

    Duties
    - Asset/ITAR/Travel Request Administration
    - Hardware Support
    - Building Services/Maintenance/Operations Coordination
    - Building Emergency Coordinator
    - Maintain Card Access System / Keypad Entry and Camera Systems

    Research Coordinators

    NameDetails
    Brown, Timothy
    Research Coordinator    		timothy.brown@ufl.edu
    Under direction of Kristy Boyer.