The project team working on this network upgrade is comprised of members from six different entities: Colorado College, Western Telecommunications Consulting, Inc. (WTC), Foundry Networks, Illumen, Aruba Networks, and Accuvant. WTC is the College’s consultant responsible for the overall managing of the implementation of the new wired network, which is being provided by Foundry Networks. Illumen is a re-seller of some of the hardware that Foundry will be installing as part of our new network system, and will be working closely with the Foundry team to implement. Aruba Networks is the vendor selected for the wireless hardware, and they will be partnering with Accuvant on the wireless installation.

CC Team Members

Terri Akse, Director of Network & Systems Services
Terri will be the ‘on-the-ground’ campus project manager for the project, working with Ann-Marie Lancaster of WTC in the day-to-day operations of the network implementation. A Carleton graduate, she has been with CC just over a year, having previously taught and worked with computer networking for eleven years prior.

Dave Armstrong, Director of Information Technology Services
Dave is managing the construction that is required to install the new equipment in the closets around campus. He is also spearheading the upgrades to the data centers in Armstrong and Barnes that are required during this effort. Dave has been a fixture on campus for 25 years, and knows our buildings intimately from his previous A/V experience.

Alan Davis, Network Engineer
A CC grad and 20-year veteran in IT, Alan is our lead technical team member for the network upgrade. He will be shadowing the Foundry team during implementation and immersing himself in training classes in order to best support this new network, along with colleague David Ziemba.

Marla Gerein, Director of Academic Technology Services
Marla has been part of the Academic Technology Services team since 2000, serving in the role of director since July 2005. Ever mindful of the core academic mission of the college, Marla is our central point of contact for the faculty point of view.

Kris Jones, Director of Information Technology Services
At CC since 1996, Kris is our head “communications” contact. She will not only be managing the day-to-day financial aspects of the project (along with Millie Brence-Austin), but Kris is taking charge of the campus communication strategy. Kris oversees the Network & Systems Services team, the team which will be integral to implementing the new network, along with the Academic Technology Services team, the team charged with assisting faculty and students with finding effective technologies to enhance teaching and learning: the union of core mission with core infrastructure.

John Pearson, Systems & Exchange Administrator
John, a 15-year CC veteran, will be part of the systems team that will oversee the transition of the server fleet from the old network to the new. John is also well-versed in data center management and power requirements, key components of the network upgrade project.

Manuel Rendón, Project Manager & Database Administrator
A 1993 graduate of Colorado College with over ten years of IT experience, Manuel is an important cog in the inner workings of the Network & Systems Team. He will be supporting all of the team members during this project in order to maintain excellence in our current systems, convey timely technical information, and to help out wherever he is needed.

Gary Reynolds, Director of Facilities
Before the installation of this new equipment all over campus, several small remodeling & power projects needed to be undertaken in the closets and the two main data centers which house the equipment. Gary’s team in Facilities Services will perform this work for us; in addition, they also labeled all of the rooms in which networking or telephone hardware reside, and then coordinated for us the keys that open each of the doors of these 130+ closets.

Chad Schonewill, Help Desk Manager
For the last seven and a half years, Chad has been helping CC troubleshoot problems around technology and to connect all types of computers to the network. During the network upgrade, Chad will be instrumental in communicating to the campus, because the hub of such information and assistance runs through the Help Desk. A CC graduate, Chad ably and passionately participates by representing the "user" perspective to the project team.

Randy Stiles, Vice President for Information Management
Randy has been at Colorado College since 1999. Randy’s role in the network upgrade project is to oversee the project at a bird’s eye view; he will be managing the high-level financial aspect of the project and advising at the Senior Staff level on the progress of this implementation.

Tom Walters, Web Systems Administrator and Applications Programmer
One of only two Network & Systems Team members with a computer degree, Tom plans to assist in any way he can during this implementation. He will be maintaining the official website detailing the network upgrade process as well as keeping oversight on the current hardware and software for the College website.

Andrew Watson, Senior Systems Administrator and Security Officer
Ten years of experience at CC has brought Andrew into a central role during this network project upgrade. Currently, Andrew is responsible for bringing the server fleet, storage networks, and network access control solution into the new network. In addition, Andrew is overseeing the security aspects of the new network.

David Ziemba, Network Engineer & Lab Systems
David has consistently been a “go-to guy” for the College when it comes to technology for the last six and a half years. He will be working closely with the Foundry team, shadowing the implementation and focusing on training for the more complicated aspects of the network, along with Alan Davis.

Darryl Zimmer, Data and Telecommunications Technician
A fixture at CC for 20 years, Darryl is the go-to-guy when it comes to the telecommunications closets.  Working for Telecommunications, Darryl spends some of his time working with the Network & Systems Team walking closets and troubleshooting network issues.  His knowledge of the telecommunications closets has been instrumental in the Network Upgrade Project and he will continue to be the point person when closet access is required.  He is also working with Dave Armstrong on the remodeling projects within those closets.

WTC Team Members

Ann-Marie Lancaster, Consultant
Ann-Marie will be the overall project manager for the project, responsible for overseeing the network implementation. She has 30 years of experience in the information technology and networking field. Her attention to detail during the pre-planning and proposal processes has proven to be invaluable for CC.

Ginny Schroeder, Consultant
Nineteen years of experience in the telecommunications and networking industry has given Ginny the requisite knowledge to work with clients in the development of strategic plans and request for proposals. She is the key contract person on the project, initiating and negotiating the legal, contractual details between the vendor and CC.

Foundry Team Members

Kevin Englemann, Systems Engineer
Kevin will support Andy Olson in his role as Systems Engineer for the CC Network Upgrade Project. Kevin has 23 years of networking experience, including over eight at Foundry Networks. In addition to 11 years in the Air Force, working in IT around the world, he has also received his certifications in networking Foundry equipment.

Todd Knauf, Account Manager
Todd leads the business end of the Foundry Networks team. He has 15 years of experience in the IT sales arena, including over eight years at Foundry. Todd will coordinate the implementation efforts between Foundry and Illumen and act as point on any business matters.

Andy Olson, Systems Engineer
Andy is the lead Systems Engineer on the Foundry side of the network upgrade. He has 12 years of networking experience, six of which have been spent at Foundry Networks. He is certified in both the Foundry and Cisco networking worlds, which may prove to be a real asset as we migrate from Cisco & Cabletron to Foundry equipment.

Cole Tjepkes, Systems Engineer
Another Systems Engineer who will be supporting Andy Olson in this network implementation, Cole has 15 years of networking experience. He has been with Foundry networks for over four years, and is certified by both Foundry and Cisco as well.

Illumen Team Members

Shayne Sivley, Senior Network Engineer
Shayne will be the Systems Engineer responsible for implementing the Juniper & Liebert (security and power management) products required for the network system. He has 10 years of experience in the IT industry to apply to this project, five years of which have been with Illumen. He holds the Juniper certifications that are associated with his firewall/security responsibilities.

Greg Oblack, Account Manager
Greg will be working with Todd from Foundry to coordinate the collaborative effort between the two teams to install and configure the Network Security and Power Management products.

Aruba Team Members

John Darke, Territory Manager, Rocky Mountain Region
John will be a main point of contact for our Aruba wireless network. He has been in the networking space for 10 years and more recently, his area of specialty is wireless networks, access, and security.

Alan Emory, Systems Engineer
The systems engineer responsible for assisting Accuvant in the actual installation of the wireless system, Alan Emory has been in networking & telecommunications for 17 years. He has an excellent understanding of the wired networking components underlying the wireless grid due to his years at a Layer 3 Ethernet switching vendor, similar to our Foundry solution.

Accuvant Team Members

Richard Miller, Security Engineer
The most technical aspect of deploying wireless is getting a good, secure connection. Richard possesses a wealth of information and experience in network and information security, as he has studied and worked in this industry for over 15 years. He will be working closely with Aruba during the deployment of the wireless solution.

Curtis Reid, Account Manager
Curtis has been working in the wireless security market for the past six years both as a consultant and previously with two wireless manufacturers. He has worked directly with many Universities and Colleges working to securely deploy robust campus wireless networks. His role during the CC upgrade will be to facilitate the communication among the different teams in order to accomplish a smooth wireless deployment.

This page last revised on February 28, 2007.