Tom L. West, 2014 Honoree
- Title
- Vice president and CIO
- Employer
- Nova Southeastern University
- Location
- Davie, Fla.
- Quick ROI project:
- We moved our learning management platform to the cloud. This has resulted in a 75% reduction in the number of tickets filed by faculty members.
- A recent innovative staff idea:
- Making the entire teaching/learning platform accessible via native apps on mobile devices.
- Boldest IT prediction:
- 1 gigabit wireless will become a standard.
- How are you building an IT department for the future?
- Training is key, as is bringing in experience from the outside. I'm uncompromising when it comes to quality and have trained a significant number of my team members in Six Sigma methodology and have certified more than 14 black belts.
- How have you surprised your CEO in recent months?
- Rebuilding the corporate website in less than four months.