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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
• 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