Denis Bershevits, Associate Director - Network Architect
Eli Lilly and Company - Indianapolis, IN
CIT Alumnus (2016) Denis Bershevits graduated with a BS in Network Engineering Technology. He has held various roles at Eli Lilly including DDI Engineer, LAN Engineer, Senior LAN Segmentation Engineer, Network Security Consultant, Network Security Engineer, and most recently as a Network Architect. Denis is currently responsible for formulating the direction of strategies, plans, and architectures for Lilly’s global local area networks, wireless, and DNS services. Denis holds several certifications in Cybersecurity such as the GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC), GIAC Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks (GAWN), GIAC Penetration Tester (GPEN), and GIAC Cloud Penetration Tester (GCPN). He is also certified in ITILv3 Foundations, Splunk, and holds the Infoblox CDCA.
Troy Davis, Principal Software Engineering Manager
Microsoft Corporation - Moses Lake, WA
Troy Davis, a 2013 CIT Alumnus, earned a BS in Computer and Information Technology (NET) along with a certificate in Entrepreneurship. During his tenure at Microsoft from 2013 to 2022, he held various leadership roles, including his position as Principal Group Engineering Manager overseeing application, services, and infrastructure for Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Security. He managed multiple global engineering teams and architects, leading initiatives in Data Platforms, Researcher Productivity, Secure Environments, Engineering Systems, and Reliability.
In June 2022, Troy joined Coinbase as a leader in Infrastructure reliability, heading up company-wide incident management. He was responsible for managing high severity incidents, both in business and technology, and implemented engineering investments to enhance reliability and resiliency. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, he contributed to improvements in incident management, operational excellence, and analytical reporting.
Upon returning to Microsoft in early 2023, Troy now leads a software engineering team within Microsoft Defender Experts, focusing on delivering an enterprise-ready managed SOC to public and government customers.
Dan Fay, Senior Director for Research Strategic Engagements
Microsoft Corporation - Raleigh, NC
Daniel Fay has over 20 years’ experience working with advanced and cutting edge computing technologies. He is currently the Senior Director of Strategic Engagements for Microsoft Research, and uses his broad insight in software and hardware to define and lead engagement strategies for new and emerging technologies. In continually being at the convergence of new technologies, Dan has gained knowledge, expertise, and insight across a wide variety of technologies and domains. This has included leading multidisciplinary teams to collaborate on addressing scientific challenges as well as developing new programs (ie. Azure for Research) to bring Cloud Computing to Academic Researchers. Dan has project experience working with Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, High Performance Computing, Grid Computing, collaboration and visualization tools in scientific research. Before joining Microsoft in 1992, Dan was a senior software engineer with Digital Equipment Corporation working on OSF/1 and embedded network devices. Dan is a graduate of Northeastern University in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Jena Fisher, Business Systems Analyst
Pearson VUE - Indianapolis, IN
CIT Alumnus (2013) Jena Fisher graduated from the program with a BS in Computer and Information Technology (IST). She started her career in the medical device industry working for Boston Scientific with their Rotational Program, then moved to the company's infrastructure division where she worked on their Request and Help Desk ticketing systems. Jena switched gears and moved to her current role in the computer-based testing space at Pearson VUE as a Business Systems Analyst on their web development team. In this role Jena works in an agile environment to analyze and improve the web registration process for the company’s clients and their candidates. Jena is now an Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner through Scrum Alliance and strives to use her skills with her company’s day to day operations.
Tammy Fisher - Agile Practice Lead, Practitioner
Onebridge - Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN
CPT Alumnus (1984) Tammy Fisher is an Agile Practice lead for Onebridge. Ms. Fisher has 40 years of professional supporting and leading Enterprise Level Transformation. She holds degrees from Purdue University (BS Computer Technology), Murray State University (MBA), Stanford University (Advanced Project Management), and is an Expert Agile Coach certified through ICAgile. She has an extensive record of achievement in Crisis Project Management, Agile Transformation and Change Adoption. Her career focus has been on process Effectiveness and Efficiency Engineering - bridging the gap between business operations and technical delivery.
Loomis Heston - Manager of Data Engineering
Amazon Web Services
Loomis Heston, a 2016 alumnus of the Department of Computer and Information Technology (CIT), holds a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in information systems. Upon completing his education, he embarked on a career at AWS, where he has demonstrated expertise and versatility in various roles within the Data Center realm. His contributions have been particularly impactful in the areas of Energy, Data Center Systems, Supply Chain, and Scientific endeavors. Throughout his tenure at AWS, Loomis has been dedicated to the development of data pipelines for machine learning and science initiatives. His primary focus revolves around the construction of robust data pipelines that support machine learning applications. Currently, he serves as a manager, leading a team of engineers responsible for crafting machine learning models tailored for the AWS Supply Chain.
Ryan Hurley - Director of Engineering - SMB West
Heartland Business Systems
Graduated from UW-Stout Bachelor's Degree in IT Management, Minor in Computer Science. Have been at HBS for 14 years - Worked at 3 different locations for HBS in Wisconsin. Heavily involved in the recruiting process and training of Engineering Associates and fresh graduate hires.
Edwina Payne - Board Director
Edwina Payne, LLC
Edwina Payne is a highly accomplished global business leader with a proven track record of success across diverse industries, including life sciences, consumer goods, and banking. With over three decades of experience, she has consistently driven results and demonstrated exceptional leadership in technology strategy development, digital transformations, supply chain strategy, acquisitions, divestitures, and cybersecurity programs. Her ability to build and inspire high-performance global teams has been a defining feature of her career. Edwina currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Atlanta. She serves on the Audit, Enterprise Risk and Operations, and Governance and Compensation committees. During her tenure she has served on several search committees for board directors, and currently serves as Vice-Chair for the Enterprise Risk and Operations committee. Edwina's career began at the Kellogg Company, where she held leadership positions in the United States, Brazil, and Mexico. In 1999, she joined Johnson & Johnson within their DePuy Orthopaedics medical device unit. Her roles there evolved significantly, culminating in her appointment as the CIO for DePuy. Edwina's collaboration with the Johnson & Johnson medical device's sector supply chain organization was instrumental in defining a global supply chain business and technology strategy, enabling shared manufacturing campuses, distribution centers, and global supply chain visibility. Following her tenure at Johnson & Johnson, Edwina took on the role of Chief Information Officer at Zimmer Biomet. She led a significant IT transformation, overseeing the acquisition and integration of Biomet, one of Zimmer's competitors. At Halyard Health, she successfully negotiated the sale of all IT assets during the divestiture of one of their divisions and subsequently led an 18-month digital transformation for their remaining business divisions, rebranded as Avanos Medical. She also held leadership roles at McKesson, ending her career as EVP & CIO for Varsity Brands. In addition to her board role at FHLB, Edwina is passionate about health care, leadership, and education. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Task Force for Global Health, actively participating in their Finance and Governance committees. She also lends her expertise to the Purdue Polytechnic Dean's Council, the Industrial Advisory Board for the Department of Computer Technology at Purdue University, and the Technology Advisory Board at Marian University. She serves on the Business Development and Fundraising Committee for T200, a women’s leadership organization focused on accelerating the development of future women technology leaders. Edwina earned her bachelor's degree in computer technology from Purdue University in 1986. She was named a Distinguished Alumni by Purdue University in 2009. In 2012, she received the prestigious CIO 100 award from IDG, a testament to her innovation and leadership. Edwina was also a finalist for the Georgia CIO of the Year in 2018 and 2022, and she was recognized by HMG as a 2019 Top Technology Executive to Watch.
Daniel Schumacher, VP of Information Technology
Toyota Material Handling North America
Daniel is a strategic, engaging, and dynamic leader with 25+ years of experience creating and sustaining transformational business value and outcomes through digital and enterprise technology platforms. He is currently the VP of Information Technology at Toyota Material Handling North America, driving digital transformation throughout manufacturing and front office operations as well as the company's dealer management systems. He represents TMHNA on the SAP Global Automotive Advisory Council and is active with several organizations focused on innovation and exploring the art of the possible through technology. Previously Daniel was the Director of Global Applications and Digital Innovation at Komatsu and held business unit CIO and other executive IT roles at Johnson Controls.
Barry Smith, Managing Partner
CIO Resources
Barry brings over 30 years of experience in all aspects of technology management with a strong interest in business innovation and optimization. His career includes Big Six consulting (Coopers & Lybrand), Fortune 500 IT management (Marriott International), a Silicon Valley startup (NetDynamics, now a division of Sun), and building nationally recognized, award-winning IT departments at the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland as well as the privately held Merkle Inc.
In 2010 Barry went off on his own and founded CIO Resources a full-service, boutique firm focused on IT strategy, project management and staffing for emerging organizations. He currently is focused on finding ways to help non-profits grow their IT capacity through grants and also incubating, operating and selling multiple microstartups.
Barry graduated from Purdue with a BS in Computer Technology in 1992 and also holds an MBA from The George Washington University with a custom concentration in Technology Product Management and Entrepreneurship.
Nathan White, Systems Engineer
Arista Networks
After Purdue University, Nathan began his engineering career in the telecommunications industry with Verizon Communications as a carrier services engineer. He quickly moved into Customer Network Engineering focusing on campus, data center and wireless technologies and has been working as a Network Engineer for Network Integrators, VARS, and OEMs for over 20 years. He is currently working for Arista Networks as a System Engineer supporting local customers in the Ohio Valley Region. His work includes building large scale data centers for both on prem and cloud deployments as well as campus and WiFi networks. He has also done high density wireless design and deployment for sports and entertainment venues. His work focuses on bringing best of class technologies from development to the field to solve customer’s complex networking challenges.
Eric Williams, Technical Engineering Leader
Cisco Systems, Inc. - San Jose, CA
CPT Alumnus (2001) - Telecommunications and Networking Track Eric Williams is a 2001 graduate of Purdue University, with a BS in Computer Technology. Eric currently holds a Technical Engineering Leader and previously a Technical Marketing Engineering role for Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) focusing on server infrastructure and storage management, monitoring, automation, and orchestration. He has worked as a Technical Marketing Engineer at both DriveScale and Symantec, as a solutions architect at Red Hat and VERITAS focusing on datacenter automation, server provisioning and lifecycle management, application configuration management, process workflow automation, and application high availability. Eric also spent a five years at Caterpillar and Purdue University as a systems administrator.
