Computing Team Bios

Michael has been with the College since July 2004. Prior to his work with the college, Michael was the head of an Information Systems department working for a large gaming enterprise. Michael administers and maintains all Administrative Computing servers and provides network support to end users. Michael is originally from Odessa, Ukraine, where he was a VP and faculty member of the College of Metrology and Quality Control for sixteen years. He holds a M.S. in Electrical Engineering.

Phil has been with the Team since March 2005. He has over fifteen years of experience with computers and networking, the last six of them in academia. Phil is a former U.S. Marine, a Tucson native, a previous UA student, and is currently finishing up a B.A. in Science. He is responsible for desktop computer support, inventory and license management, end-user training and orientation, and Remedy/website development.

David has been using computers since he got his first one, a Coleco ADAM, at age twelve in elementary school. In fact, he was online with CompuServe way back in 1986. His first IT job was a support position at the Social Science Research Lab at American University where he eventually became the Assistant Manager. After moving to Tucson, he worked for Convergys Corporation, an outsource partner of Microsoft, where he supported operating systems for five years. When his job got moved to India, he began working as a Network Administrator for Arizona Technology Consulting. He's now here at the U of A doing what he likes best - desktop support. David holds a B.A. in Psychology from Sonoma State University.

Javier started with the team in October 2006 as a student worker. He began working with computers at a young age, having learned BASIC programming from his father. He worked with America Online for over three years since age eighteen and has been supporting computers in varying capacities ever since. He earned a B.S./B.A. in Management Information Systems in May 2007 and is now a full-time SSA for the College of Humanities.

Eddie is currently a full-time student at the University of Arizona. He is working toward a B.S. in Computer Engineering and wants to pursue a career in the medical field as an M.D. Eddie is originally from Ashkelon, Israel, but moved to Orange County, CA. He has worked professionally in computing for three years as an Assisant Network Administrator and Webmaster for several companies.

Scott joined the team in the Fall of 2007. He has been working with computers since the age of twelve and has used that experience professionally as a software and hardware sales associate, a call center tech, and a network administrator. He has achieved his A+, and Network+ certifications and moved to Tucson from St. Louis, MO, to pursue a Linguistics/Creative Writing degree at the U of A.

Danny comes all the way from Phoenix, where he grew up with two twin sisters and his two parents. He’s been a full-time student at the U of A since 2006, majoring in Computer Science. He joined the team in the summer of 2008 and is thinking of pursuing graduate school following an inevitable graduation in a year (or two)... His other main interests lie in Biology, Cognitive Science and CS research. He loves books, long walks on the beach, and puppies.