Chief Information Officer

Rob Rennie

Dr. Rob Rennie has been the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Vice President, Technology for Florida State College at Jacksonville, Florida since 1997. He also serves as a Dean and a member of the faculty for the Information Technology Leadership Academy (ITLA).

Prior to taking his current position, he was the CIO for Mt. San Antonio College in Los Angeles. He is a former principal of the technology strategy practice of Xentrek Systems, Inc. and held a visiting scholar faculty appointment in Information Systems at the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. Rob has been a CIO for over twenty years and is known for building the reputations of organizations on a foundation of innovation, value creation, excellence and technology leadership. Dr. Rennie serves on Software AG's International Executive Committee, is a member of Apple's University Executive Forum and is a board member of Curriki.

Florida State College has won numerous awards for its highly innovative and successful technology environment having been ranked first in the Nation three of four years by the Center for Digital Education, rated 'Most Wired' by Yahoo, and having been featured by several major technology firms for best practices and successful innovations and was named a Computerworld Gold Laureate in 2008.

Highlights

In 2004, Dr. Rennie was honored as one of Computerworld's Premier 100 IT leaders. Rob received his Bachelors degree from Rollins College, Masters from The University of Oklahoma, and Ph.D. from the University of Florida.

Blog Entries

Nice job Microsoft…no really!

Posted by Dr. Rob Rennie Thu, October 20, 2011 11:00 am EDT

The college technology leadership team and I recently had a couple of days of extremely valuable meetings with senior Microsoft folks.

We always go into briefings like these with very low expectations. Executive briefings usually...

Let us not forget, one more thing…

Posted by Dr. Rob Rennie Fri, October 07, 2011 10:29 am EDT

Apple innovation is strong with iPhone 4S and iOS5

Although we have all reminisced a bit with the passing of Steve Jobs, it is time to return to thoughts of the future.

After all, as my dear friend and colleague, the renowned futurist, Thornton May regularly advises,...

“This document is the Strategic Technology Plan for Florida State College. The purposes of this strategic plan are to ensure the continued growth and advancement of the College’s technology environment, maintain its leadership position, and continue the establishment of a dominant competitive advantage in the higher education market-space. ”~Rob Rennie

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The Tech Team Directory

Although made up of accomplished individuals, the team's real power comes from the synergy of the many varied skills, talents and education backgrounds of the staff.

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”~Warren G. Bennis

About The Tech Team

The tech team is charged with changing technology to create value and ensure the best possible experience for students and staff.

The CIO has nine direct reports as part of an eleven person leadership team responsible for technology planning, operations and management.

The Technology Department, aka The Tech Team, is a varied group of professionals ranging from server admin...

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CIO IT Leadership Team Staff

Rob RennieChief Information Officer
Ian VanhoofEngineer IV - Multimedia

Dennis ReimanAVP, Technology, Associate CIO & CTO
Ron SmithAVP, Computing Infrastructure & Security Compliance & CSO
Chris MartinAVP, Enterprise Applications
Theresa LottAVP, College Data Reporting
Kelly ThomasDirector Technology Administration
Trever BrolliarDirector IS, Learning Innovations
Rusty GardnerDirector, Learning Innovations (Digital Media Production)
Chrystal WicklineMultimedia Systems Analyst

Emad Abou TablAV Production Specialist I
Blanca AdamsEngineer I - Software
Brandi AngelMultimedia Author
James AughertonEngineer II - Network
Michelle BakerAdministrative Assistant II
Matt BarlakEngineer II - Network
Daniel BidlemanEngineer IV - Software
Daunie BurrisMicro Computer Tech II
Mitch ChinEngineer IV - Software
Jason CrossEngineer III - Multimedia
Celeste DanosISS for MCCS
David DialEngineer IV - Software
Ed DillyEngineer II - Client Support
Jeff FosterEngineer IV - Network
Caleb GardnerISS
Gary GeorgeISS
Andrew HallEngineer IV - Software (Web Technical Admin)
Carl HardwickData Processing Coordinator
Wendy HeapeAdministrative Assistant II
Robin HerriffEngineer I - Multimedia
Lillie HookfinProgram Coordinator
Mark HubbardEngineer I - Multimedia
John D. (J.D.) HudnallEngineer II - Network
Fred HuffmanDirector IS, E-systems
Kyle LaValleyEngineer IV - Software
Rusty MayEngineer IV - Software (BPM)
Richard McIntoshEngineer II - Network
Pam MeiringEngineer III - Software
Herman MöllerDirector IS, Applications
Kris MoncadaEngineer I - Multimedia
Linda MonizISS
Michelle NifongContent Manager
Mohammad NuruzzamanEngineer I - Software
Artice ParkerData Processing Coordinator
Sean PayneEngineer IV – Software
Steve PermuyEngineer II - Multimedia
Robert PriemerData Processing Coordinator
Travis RevelsEngineer V – Software
Carey RobinsonEngineer II - Network
Jason RosarioEngineer II - Network
Ken RoyalEngineer II - Network
Terry SalmonEngineer II - Software
Rick ShierlingInfo. Tech. Operations Manager
Tim SlaterEngineer II - Network
John SlevinEngineer V - Network
Terrol SmithEngineer I - Software
Daniel SmithEngineer IV - Software
Chris SmithEngineer IV - Software
Michael SmithNADSS
Pete SnellEngineer V - Network
Michael SpathISS-N
Amanda StoryAdministrative Assistant I
Linda SwansonDirector IS, Data Management
Marvin ThomasEngineer V - Software
Amy UnickEngineer II - Software
Alfrid Van Den HeeverEngineer IV – Software
Bill VollersEngineer III - Software
Stephen WaddillEngineer II - Network
Rachel WhitesideNADSS for MCCS (Technician III - Client Services)
Mike ZhangEngineer IV - Software

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