Andrea Deau

Andrea Deau Andrea has a account Assistant Vice Provost at University of Wisconsin-Madison Mount Horeb, Wisconsin 500+ connections Contact info University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison Highlights Reach out to Andrea for... Joining a nonprofit board. Message Andrea About Experienced Assistant Dean with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Trend Analysis, Educational Technology, Management, Business Process Improvement, and Adult Education. Strong finance professional with a Executive Education Certificate focused in Project Management from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Articles 727 followers University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking a Learner Experience Support & Training Service Leader Supervisor Andrea’s profile photo Andrea Deau Published on LinkedIn I have some wonderful colleagues over at the Division of Information Technology, Academic Tech. Great people and a nice place to work. Check it out! Learner Experience Support & Training Service Lead Supervisor 5 Likes 2 Comments Like Comment Share See all Experience University of Wisconsin-Madison Company NameUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Total Duration1 yr 1 mo TitleAssistant Vice Provost Dates EmployedMay 2019 – Present Employment Duration5 mos LocationMadison, Wisconsin Area TitleAssistant Dean, Non-Credit Programming, Continuing Studies Dates EmployedSep 2018 – Present Employment Duration1 yr 1 mo LocationMadison, Wisconsin Area University of Wisconsin-Extension, Continuing Education, Outreach & E-Learning Information Technology Director Company NameUniversity of Wisconsin-Extension, Continuing Education, Outreach & E-Learning Dates EmployedJun 2013 – Sep 2018 Employment Duration5 yrs 4 mos LocationMadison, Wisconsin Area Worked with a team with startup urgency to meet the rapidly changing needs of a newly-enabled, non-traditional, complex, degree-granting institution while achieving performance, revenue growth and budget goals. Succeeded in a competitive landscape while serving the needs of a statewide federated community, supporting traditional and competency-based learning tracks in a wide range of subjects and specialties. Led a team of 30+ professionals and additional student employees focused on our changing model of higher education. Committed to team building and maintaining the technology infrastructure to provide competency-based education, traditional online education, and emerging micro-credential-based learning. Other elements of my role included: • Support students, faculty and staff in a complex and autonomous multi-campus environment. • Manage multiple seven-digit budgets in a cost-conscious, revenue-generating organization. ▬▬ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS ▬▬ • Innovated to incorporate Salesforce to become the core of a new student engagement system (SES), a comprehensive set of tools to enable students in the UW Flexible Option, a series of competency-based education (CBE) degrees. Seven-digit-budgeted project incorporated Agile methodologies and launched use case in 12/2016. • Led Human-Centered Design effort in reimagining UW HELP to enable the student application process and support. Engaged IDEO to create a completely new concept featuring a mobile app as well as redesigned interface and process flows. • Established and continuing to advance new extended transcript (eT) technology. • Enabled awarding and administration of direct financial aid for the first time while also creating a platform to support student lifecycle for other UW campuses. See less Madison Area Technical College Academic Services Director Company NameMadison Area Technical College Dates EmployedJan 2008 – Jun 2013 Employment Duration5 yrs 6 mos LocationMadison, Wisconsin Area This next step in my career took me from serving and leading in an environment with varied interests and needs based on organization type (i.e., education and government), to one more narrowly focused on the evolving needs of this college’s 40,000-member user community. My priority was on using technology to enable educational initiatives. I led a team of 15 people as we worked together to align all enterprise academic technologies and services with organizational needs. In this management role, I defined and communicated a vision for technology-enhanced learning and provided overall leadership for college-wide IT-facilitated academic services. My role had me leading diverse, cross-functional teams to collaboratively plan projects, improve business processes, and implement new technologies and services. Here are some sample initiatives: • Learning Management System (LMS) and SIS integrations. • Telepresence functionality and support as well as mobile, media, web collaboration and other classroom technology. • Point of sale (POS) systems. • Patient record systems using ITIL methodology. ▬▬ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS ▬▬ • Advocated for investment in a new LMS environment based on long-term needs. Then, enlisted stakeholder support and led the project to successful conclusion. • Led simultaneous course retention policy development and general online classroom governance initiatives enabled by new technology. • Spearheaded broad-based effort to enlist community stakeholders into technology roadmap planning, an effort that paid dividends in improved internal brand and partnerships. • Delivered all technology systems on time to support opening of new $218 million facility, including healthcare education assets for Health Sciences classrooms (i.e., dental and nursing. • Managed project and program budgets to successfully achieve all financial objectives. See less University of Wisconsin Madison Education Technology Liaison - WiscNet Company NameUniversity of Wisconsin Madison Dates EmployedJan 2000 – Jan 2008 Employment Duration8 yrs 1 mo LocationMadison, Wisconsin Area This was an exciting time in my career as I transitioned to higher education in a role with impact across the state. My mission was to develop and create a sense of membership in a statewide network supporting and enabling technology of education, government, healthcare, and other public-facing organizations. As changes in technology accelerated, I worked to build a team that helped our member organizations maximize the benefits of the changes and the value received from their technology investments. My work was the foundation on which WiscNet was built, and it continues to be a valuable resource today. My primary role was to lead teams of classified and professional staff to develop and manage applications, services and projects for the education community of WiscNet, Wisconsin’s network built to foster education, research, and public service among public and private organizations. Other activities included the following: • Generated cost-recovery business models and budgets for projects and services. • Managed service delivery and application support. • Spearheaded and enhanced member relations efforts. ▬▬ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS ▬▬ • Built and enhanced communities of interest and community area networks across Wisconsin. • Transitioned the organization from a vendor-customer relationship to a true membership relationship with members as owners. • Instituted the research and education cooperative brand. • Piloted a cost-recovery online course sharing collaborative service among WiscNet K12s. • Engaged in presentations, including to national groups, created and developed and grew the WiscNet conference, and drove other successful efforts to build awareness, value and membership. See less Rhinelander School District Director of Technology Company NameRhinelander School District Dates EmployedJan 1997 – Jan 2000 Employment Duration3 yrs 1 mo LocationRhinelander, WI This was my first opportunity to take a formal leadership role in information technology in education. My earlier work as a teacher, during which time I took the initiative to integrate technology into German language education, helped me develop the reputation and respect of my peers to be chosen for and successful in the position. My responsibilities encompassed leading a team of 19 professional and classified staff and directing all district-wide technology efforts: technology infrastructure procurement and deployment, enterprise applications and district-wide staff development and training. This position had me accountable for a multi-million-dollar technology budget and working to apply for and win related grants. Other activities included the following: Led a four-year technology planning initiative in the district and community. Supported faculty with classroom instruction technology integration work. Authored technology-related Board of Education policies. ▬▬ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS ▬▬ • Won voter referendum approval for multi-million-dollar technology expansion plan. • Built an effective support model using distributed staff, self-service and process improvements to support 12 schools with 3,000 students. See less Rhinelander and Tomahawk Faculty Company NameRhinelander and Tomahawk Dates EmployedJan 1990 – Jan 1997 Employment Duration7 yrs 1 mo LocationTomahawk, WI & Rhinelander, WI Taught middle and high school students German and computer applications. Partnered with schools in Germany. Integrated technology into the curriculum. Created and taught website construction, multimedia, Internet, distance learning, presentation and publishing software, productivity software, and many others. Trained staff on technology use in teaching. See less Show fewer experiences Education University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison Degree Name Executive Education Certificate Field Of StudyProject Management Dates attended or expected graduation 2015 Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Degree NameCertificate Field Of StudyInformation Technology Infrastructure Library Foundations (ITIL) Dates attended or expected graduation 2009 Educause Educause Field Of StudyLearning Technology Leadership Dates attended or expected graduation 2007 Activities and Societies:  Educause Top 10 IT Issues Panel, 2013-2015  Educause Midwest Conference Planning Team, 2012-2013  Educause / Net@EDU / StateNets / StateNets Applications and Content focus group, chair, 2006-2008  StateNets Marketing and Communications working group, chair 2002-2006 University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison Degree Name Executive Education Certificate Field Of StudyMarketing & Communications Dates attended or expected graduation 2004 Marian University of Fond du Lac Marian University of Fond du Lac Degree NameM.S Field Of StudyEducational Leadership and School Administration Dates attended or expected graduation 2001 University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Madison Degree NameB.S Field Of StudyEducation Dates attended or expected graduation 1986 Show fewer education Licenses & Certifications EDUCAUSE ELI Online Seminar Graduate: Learning Analytics Readiness Issuing authorityEDUCAUSE Issued date and, if applicable, expiration date of the certification or licenseIssued Jun 2014No Expiration Date Credential IdentifierCredential ID CREDLY-12147029 See credential EDUCAUSE ELI Online Seminar Graduate: Learning Analytics Readiness Issuing authorityEDUCAUSE Issued date and, if applicable, expiration date of the certification or licenseIssued Jun 2014No Expiration Date Credential IdentifierCredential ID CREDLY-12147029 See credential Volunteer Experience IMS Global Learning Consortium Team member Company NameIMS Global Learning Consortium Dates volunteered2014 – Present Volunteer duration5 yrs Cause Education Collaborating to develop standards for data interoperability across technology systems in higher education and the supplier communities through prototypes and demonstration models. My contribution currently focuses on the extended transcript (eT), which is re-envisioning the idea of a transcript through e-achievements, badges and micro-credentials, and the SkillsCenter Search™, connecting learners with achievements to employers.