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Vishnu "Lucky" Pamula

travisstouffer — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 16:28:08 +0000

Vishnu Pamula is a forward thinking Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence technology evangelist with over 25 years of experience. With his deep expertise in the Analytics field, Vishnu has been building intelligent applications to help organizations make data driven decisions.

Vishnu has an amazing journey to share... he was born and raised in a tiny 15 home remote village in India and successfully navigated socio-economic and cultural challenges to achieve successful education that includes winning a Gold Medal for outstanding academic performance. After completing his education he worked briefly in India and then moved to Malaysia to work as an IT Consultant. Vishnu then migrated to the US in 2004 and is currently settled in Pittsburgh, PA. He likes to set tougher goals for himself and consistently demonstrates a never give up attitude to accomplish those goals.

Inspired by his background, Vishnu takes pride in sharing his knowledge hoping to develop future Data Analytics leaders. He taught technology courses for around 4 years while in India and also has extensive experience in educating in the Corporate setting.

Vishnu is currently teaching Business Intelligence and Analytics course at �ձ�һ��Ƭ at Johnstown campus.

Fun Fact: Vishnu’s nickname is Lucky. He feels he has not been Lucky so far. He believes Luck may not make good leaders but only hard work does.

Technology Certifications:

Microsoft Azure Data Scientist
Microsoft Azure A.I. Engineer
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Machine Learning

Education & Training

Executive MBA from Katz School of Business, �ձ�һ��Ƭ
Master of Science (Statistics, Computer Science), Sri Venkateswara University, India
Bachelor of Arts in (Mathematics, Statistics), Sri Venkateswara University, India
Post Graduate Diploma in Adv. Software Engineering, Santa Cruz Systems, India

Division

Business and Enterprise Division

Academic Programs

Information Systems

Sean M. Beck

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 20:42:27 +0000

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Information Technology has been my passion for over twenty years. I discovered my desire for instructing in 2003, when I had the opportunity to manage, develop and instruct workshops for Pennsylvania’s Technology Literacy Initiative. In less than a year, these workshops were used to educate over 1,300 K-12 teachers. For the next sixteen years, I worked full-time in the IT field. Specifically, I specialize in enterprise architecture with a focus on infrastructure (compute, storage, & networking), business continuity, disaster recovery and information security.

My extensive field experience includes:

· Customer facing roles at innovative technology focused organizations; Microsoft and VMware

· Designing and globally advancing cloud (IaaS/PaaS) and server virtualization technologies at a fortune 500 global life sciences corporation; Bayer

· Leading cloud security operations for a $3.5 billion retail business; American Eagle Outfitters

· Non-profit IT experience; Pittsburgh Technology Council and Catalyst Connection

I have always enjoyed sharing this real-world experience in the classroom, so I have made it a priority to instruct at the collegiate level over the last ten years.

My goal is to set up my students for success post-graduation. Therefore, I ensure students not only have an opportunity to develop a strong theoretical foundation of the course material, but upon completion of a course, have developed a skillset which is valued within the information technology field / community. This valued skillset includes the ability to perform technical tasks, demonstrate critical thinking, and effectively collaborate with others to solve problems efficiently.

Courses I teach:

Hardware Operating Systems	Networking	Information Security
Advanced Information Security	Systems Administration	Graphic Design

If you are interested in learning more about computer information systems, contact me at sean.beck@pitt.edu.

Education & Training

MS - Systems Engineering - Regis University
BS - Information Science and Technology - Penn State University
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Level
VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)

Division

Business and Enterprise Division

Academic Programs

Information Systems

Information Systems Faculty

KRP97 — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:39:25 +0000

Travis Stouffer

Anonymous — Tue, 21 May 2019 20:49:53 +0000

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Mr. Stouffer began teaching at Pitt-Johnstown in 2013. He's brought many technical upgrades and interdisciplinary curriculum changes into the IS program, to go along with his hands-on learning style in the classroom. Stemming from his applied work experience in the software development world, he puts students into real-life simulations where students have to work through fuzzy, complex scenarios to make things known and deliver a solution that you just can't do a Google search on. He has taught courses in the program such as: Intro to Information Systems, Systems Analysis & Design, Project Management, Web Development, Mobile Apps, Graphic Design, Hardware/Operating Systems and has helped guide development of the other IS courses.

During his time in the software industry, he has filled roles such as: Software Engineer, Project Manager, Scrum Master, Director of Design/QA and has been part of Leadership teams. He's led design, software engineering, and quality assurance teams during his time in practice. Throughout his teaching years at Pitt-Johnstown, he's maintained his currency in the technical space by continuing to fulfill these roles as a consultant. He's currently consulting as a Project Manager at Sourceree.

Education & Training

BS Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics - �ձ�һ��Ƭ Johnstown (2004)
Master of Science in Engineering Management - Robert Morris University (2009)

Division

Business and Enterprise Division

Academic Programs

Information Systems