steve.smith@alaska.edu
http://www.alaska.edu/oit/
phone: 907 450 8383 Fax: 907 450 8375
Info. Tech. Services
103 Butrovich Building
Fairbanks, AK 99775

Steve Smith is the Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO) for the University of Alaska. He has over thirty years experience in all aspects of information technology in higher education. His educational background includes an undergraduate degree with an emphasis in broadcasting and filmmaking from the University of Iowa and a graduate degree in telecommunications from the University of Hawaii. His professional experience includes campus computing, library systems, public broadcasting, distance delivery, and extensive experience in network operations and design including satellite systems to remote areas and high speed Internet2 optical networks. In his role as CITO for the University of Alaska he has worked on policy, regulation, IT investment strategy, and public-private partnerships. He was a founder of the Fairbanks Community Network and is one of three U.S. representatives on the Information Communications Technology Network for the Arctic Council, comprised of the eight arctic nations. He is on the executive board of the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium, Chair of the Pacific Northwest Gigapop Advisory Council, a board member of ResearchChannel, President of the Alaska Telecommunications Users Consortium, and the executive liaison for the University of Alaska for Internet2. His latest major endeavor is consolidating the statewide IT departments with the University of Alaska Fairbanks IT departments.