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AMPATH Staff Bios
Heidi Alvarez
Associate
Director
heidi@fiu.edu
305-348-2006
Professional Experience:
Heidi L. Alvarez is an Associate Director at
Florida International University (FIU) Technology Services, where
she was responsible for assisting in the strategic planning and
implementation of connecting high performance Research and Education
(R&E) networks and US e-Science initiatives in South and Central
America, Mexico and the Caribbean with US and Non-US National
Research and Education Networks. She holds responsibility for
researching and preparing technology grant opportunities as well as
seeking out other funding sources to participate in furthering the
goals of the AMPATH project and other related activities. Alvarez
has served as Co-PI for AMPATH since April, 2000 and is currently PI
for a project to assist in developing an advanced networking Grid
connection for High Energy Nuclear Physics between Brazil, the US,
and CERN.
Other appointments at Florida
International University:
Assistant Director, Network Engineering
and Telecommunications
Alvarez performs business and project
planning functions associated with AMPATH, assisting the Director
with the flow of activities between existing and potential project
participants, staffing issues, and other duties as required. She
is also responsible for publications, web design and other
dissemination activities related to the AMPATH project.
Adjunct Instructor, Freshman Composition,
Academic Systems Multi-Media English: Essay Writing, and Technical
Writing 1995-2000
Sr. Programmer Analyst (Temporary
Appointment), Academic and Research Computing, 1998-1999.
Responsible for policies and procedures in
the areas of Computing Practices, Fair Use of Computer Resources,
Academic and Research Computing, Electronic Messaging, Electronic
Mail as Public Record, and World Wide Web resources at FIU.
Other Professional Appointments:
Chief, of Information Services, Miami-Dade
Department of Solid Waste Management, 1992-1996.
Responsible for directing, developing and
implementing policies and procedures for applications, networking
and telecommunications for the Department. Duties involved the
formulation and supervision of an Information Services Master Plan,
project management and reporting methodologies. Planned and
administered of an information technology budget of between four to
six million dollars annually. Position responsibilities involved
supervising a professional and technical staff, business and
operational applications lifecycle administration, customer support,
policy and procedure formulation.
Manager, Computer Services, Miami-Dade
Department of Solid Waste Management, 1989-1992
Programming Systems Supervisor, Miami-Dade
Transit Agency, 1988-1989
Sr. Systems Analyst, Miami-Dade Transit
Agency, 1986-1988
Systems Analyst 1, Miami-Dade Transit
Agency, 1985-1986
Programmer Analyst, Jordan Marsh Department
Stores, 1984-1985
Professional Preparation:
M.A. in English, Florida International
University, 1999
B.S. in Education, University of Miami, 1979
Publications:
- Spring02 I2 Valdivia Update,
International Task Force, I2 Members Meeting, Arlington, VA. May
6, 2002
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AMPATH Scientific Applications
Collaboration Update; First Int’l AMPATH Conference, Valdivia,
Chile, April 10 -12, 2002
- AMPATH Overview; University Technology
General Meeting, FIU, April 26, 2002
- AMPATH; Network of the Americas, LISHEP
Grid Workshop, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb 7-8, 2002
- AMPATH Scientific Applications Overview;
AMPATH Workshop, Miami, Florida August 15 – 17, 2001
- AmericasPATH, STAR TAP Annual Meeting,
INET 2001, Stockholm, Sweden, June 5, 2001
- Regional Aspects of Miami Crime
Fiction; A Postmodern Frontier – Master’s Thesis, 1999
- Florida International University
Information Resource Management Newsletter – Editor of the
inaugural issue June 1999 and recurring article contributor.
- Book Review: “Essays by Contemporary
American Women," in Probable Cause, Spring, 1996.
Graduate Advisor: Kenneth E. Johnson,
Assistant Vice President, FIU Academic Affairs & Associate Professor
FIU English Department
Synergistic Activities:
FIU Academy for the Art of Teaching Grant
Award; Innovations in Process Analysis Essay Writing
Chairperson, Miami-Dade Information Systems
Policy Committee DEC Users Group
Dade County ESP Award for computer
maintenance cost savings
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