Board of Trustees
2000 Board Election
Candidates
Jim Williams
<jwilliams@educause.edu>
Nominated by: Susan
Estrada <sestrada@aldea.com>
Country: USA
James E. Williams
734-439-8852
11735 Tuttle Hill Rd. jwilliams@educause.edu
Milan, MI 48160 www.educause.edu
Professional Experience
July 1998 - present Director of Policy Analysis and Federal Relations
EDUCAUSE
1112 16th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
* Assist the Executive Council of EDUCAUSE blend the mission, staff and
programs of four leading technology organizations.
* Direct the collection, analysis and dissemination of information and
positions on national networking issues.
* Coordinate professional development opportunities and provide consul
for chief information officers and network executives at leading higher
education institutions.
* Principal Investigator for several externally funded projects
* Provide active leadership in evolving next generation networking for
all of America's educational institutions.
1994 - 1998 Executive Director and President
The Federation of American Research Networks (FARNET)
1112 16th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
* Under the general guidance of the Board of Directors, provide overall
direction for operation and management of FARNET, Inc.
* Assist key policy makers on national networking issues related to FARNET
goals in support of research and education.
* In cooperation with other national organizations, provide fora for discussion
and discovery of solutions for advanced networking services for America’s
colleges and universities.
* Principal Investigator for several externally funded projects.
* Frequent presenter at regional, national and international meetings.
1992 - 1994 Associate Director for National Networking
Merit Network, Inc.
2200 Bonisteel Blvd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2099
* Responsible for development, administration and management of national
networking projects.
* Management responsibility for Internet Engineering, Network Management
Systems and Information Services staff.
* Principal Investigator for Management and Operation of NSFNET and other
projects.
* Concurrent Associate Director appointment, Network Systems, Instructional
Technology Division, University of Michigan.
1989 - 1992 Systems Telecommunications Coordinator
University of Nevada System Computing Services
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154
* Responsible for inter-institutional network coordination, and for the
University of Nevada System's affiliations with regional, state and national
networks.
* Responsible for planning and implementation of statewide network expansion
to allow Nevada's academic community access to current, emerging, and
future network services.
* Responsible for establishing, building and maintaining beneficial relationships
with non-University of Nevada System network service suppliers, consumers
and funding sources.
1988-1989 Sr. Technical Consultant for Emerging Topics
University of Nevada System Computing Services
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154
* Responsible for the identification and implementation of new technologies,
research tools and programs to contribute to the growth and expansion
of the University of Nevada System.
* Initiated, secured funding and implemented system-wide project to connect
the University of Nevada System and other Nevada research entities to
the National Research Network.
* Initiated, secured funding and coordinated the installation of a high-speed
digital network for data, voice and video between Reno and Las Vegas.
* Designed and implemented a staff development program.
* Represented the University of Nevada System at the national level as
liaison for various telecommunications and supercomputing issues and initiatives.
1985-1987 Academic Services Coordinator
University of Nevada System Computing Center
Computing Center Building
Reno, NV 89557-0023
* Coordinated the delivery of academic computing services to one university
and three community colleges.
* Directed the center effort to bring National Science Foundation funded
computing resources to Nevada users.
* Supervised end user consulting staff.
* Coordinated and directed the production of documentation for academic
users.
Education
M.S. 1985 Biological Sciences
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
B.S. 1979 Biology
Bradley University
Recent Exemplary Invited Presentations
June 1997 CENIC 97, Palm Springs, How we got here
Nov. 1997 New York State Board of Regents Educational Technology Summit,
NYC, Facilitator
April 1998 COMDEX '98, Rio, Keynote Address: Networking in the USA - The
Evolution Continues
April 1999 NET 99, Washington, Moderator: Industry Perspectives
June 1999 INET99 K-12 Workshop, San Jose, New Technologies
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