Front-end Developer, Strategic Communications
UX Liaison, Tech Services
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
sydbeth@illinois.edu
Session: Preparing for a Website Redesign
Time: April 9, 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Sydney Flowers
Tag: Web Development + Design
Dena Strong
UX Liaison Lead
Tech Services, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
dlstrong@illinois.edu
Session: Preparing for a Website Redesign
Time: April 9, 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Dena is part of the Web and Collaborative Services team at Technology Services. With a MLIS degree from the iSchool, 25 years of experience in web technologies, and a personal interest in usability, accessibility, information architecture, and information flow, Dena enjoys collaborating and consulting with people across campus on projects including the Research Data Service, Illinois Data Bank, Research IT, and cPanel Web Hosting service. She’s been part of the IT Pro Forum and Caffeine Break committees since 2008. Dena is also a certified Software Carpentry instructor.
Huaqi Zhang
UX Liaison
Tech Services, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
huaqiz@illinois.edu
Session: Preparing for a Website Redesign
Time: April 9, 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Cory Rylan
Senior UI Software Engineer
NVIDIA
cory@coryrylan.com
Session: From Server to Screen: Elevating Web Performance with Custom Elements and SSR
Time: April 4, 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Cory (@coryrylan on social media and Github) is a full-time front-end web developer and Google Developer Expert in Angular. He works full-time building UI on the Autonomous Vehicle Infrastructure team @NVIDIA. He enjoys teaching and writing about Angular, Design Systems, and Web Components.
Stacy Billman
Assistant Director of Analytics and Alignment
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
sbillman@illinois.edu
Session: Introduction to Redesigning Your University Website: A Strategic UX Approach
Time: April 4, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Co-Presentors: Rashmi Tenneti, Maggie Evenson
Stacy Billman is responsible for assisting the Director of Analytics and Alignment with developing and documenting processes and systems for key office functions and success metric analysis. She also manages various team-based projects and provides support for the Chief Communications Officers community of practice. When she is not thinking about organizational efficiencies, Stacy can be found planning her next outdoor adventure, baking, scoping out live music preferably at dive bars, listening to music or podcasts, or getting some kind of movement in her day, usually all with her pug mix, Louie, by her side.
Maggie Evenson
Analytics Specialist
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
evenson@illinois.edu
Session: Introduction to Redesigning Your University Website: A Strategic UX Approach
Time: April 4, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Co-Presentors: Rashmi Tenneti, Stacy Billman
Maggie Evenson is an Analytics Specialist in Strategic Communications and Marketing. She supports the Analytics and Alignment team by creating reports in Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console and using SEO data and assists others across campus to do the same.
Rashmi Tenneti
Director Of Analytics and Alignment
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
rtenneti@illinois.edu
Session: Introduction to Redesigning Your University Website: A Strategic UX Approach
Time: April 4, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Co-Presentors: Maggie Evenson, Stacy Billman
As the Director of Analytics and Alignment, Rashmi combines meaningful metrics, data-based storytelling, process documentation, and project management to enhance team efficiency and drive strategic decision-making. Beyond her role at StratCom, Rashmi is a student in the Informatics PhD program. During her leisure time, she enjoys reading, spends time with her beloved dog, Puri, and explores local food.
Bill Reynen
Director of Enterprise Architecture
University of Illinois Foundation
reynen@uif.uillinois.edu
Session: Behind the Scenes of the My Giving Donor Portal: A Full-Stack Implementation using Azure and React
Time: April 4, 11:00 am – 12 pm
With over 25 years of experience in software development and business automation, Bill has spent his career streamlining processes and creating innovative solutions for a variety of industries. His passion for technology and problem-solving has fueled his ability to develop efficient, scalable systems that drive growth and improve workflow. Always focused on the practical applications of tech, Bill takes pride in creating tools that make life easier for teams and businesses alike.
Michelle Pitcel
Lead Cybersecurity Developer and Engineer
Office of the CIO
mpitcel2@illinois.edu
Session: Cybersecurity Resources for Coders
Time: April 4, 9:45 am – 10:45 am
Co-Presenter: Edward Delaporte
Ask Michelle about identity management automation and agile development practices that benefit team satisfaction, work throughput, and of course, product reliability and security. Michelle enjoys video games, tabletop gaming, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Moo Sool Do, reading, art, and outdoor activities.
Edward Delaporte
Manager, Cybersecurity Development and Assurance
Office of the CIO
delaport@illinois.edu
Session: Cybersecurity Resources for Coders
Time: April 4, 9:45 am – 10:45 am
Co-Presenter: Michelle Pitcel
Edward Delaporte has been writing web software professionally since the year 2000. Edward has written software with a plethora of toolsets and consults with campus developers to reduce risks in their software. At previous conferences, Edward has presented on Git, Ansible, React, and more, connecting the dots between usability, accessibility, security, and development life cycles. Ask Edward how code pipelines can ‘make our worst workday a much better day.’