Associate Vice President for Information Technology and Infrastructure Services, California State University, Fullerton
Berhanu Tadesse joined the campus in August 2011 and he is currently the Associate Vice President for Information Technology/Infrastructure Services. His education includes a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California and an MS in Information Technology from CSU Fullerton. In addition, he is a member of the CIO Executive Council Pathway Leadership development program and holds Project Management Professional (PMP) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certifications. At CSU Fullerton his responsibilities include project management and infrastructure applications, as well as ensuring the success of the University Data Center, Server Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Network Infrastructure teams, and Digital Print Services. Through collaborative efforts with different campus constituents, Berhanu has led the telephone systems upgrade, the institution of Digital Print Services in the library, the Data Center power and cooling upgrade, server and storage infrastructure upgrades, campus wired and wireless network infrastructure upgrade, the consolidation of servers into the campus Data Center, and the disaster recovery site set up for critical IT services at CSU Sacramento. These initiatives have resulted in improved availability of the mission-critical services to the campus community.