Craig Decker: Web Services Manager

Craig does a lot of the web design on the campus web page as well as making flash movies for the campus,. Currently working on the housing page and making it "Vegas style".

Favorite Web Technology: Podcasting and VODcasting.

Hobbies: Hanging out with the fam and anything regarding soccer (playing, coaching, watching and talking about it on my radio show!)...

Favorite Quote: "If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything." John Wooden

What's on my Ipod: the Charlatans UK.. Manchester style

Contact Information: (719) 255-4338, cdecker@uccs.edu, ELPC 211

Samuel V Frank: IT Professional II

Sam is a Web Designer who started Spring 2008. Before that, he worked for the User Services group for the past 17 years. He also taught courses for UCCS Extended Studies.

Favorite Web Technology: YouTube, Facebook, Podcasts, Surveys, Wikipedia and any Adobe Design Tools.

Hobbies: Spending time with my wife and son. I also enjoy doing anything outside including hiking, skiing, and golfing. I am passionate about Scuba Diving.

Favorite Quote: "What is Hardware? the parts of a computer that can be kicked."
--Jeff Pesis

What's on my Ipod: AC DC to ZZ Top

Contact Information: (719) 255-4289 sfrank@uccs.edu ELPC 211

Joseph LaConte: Lead Programmer

Joey is our programming wizard. He handles most of the back end programs for the campus.

Favorite Web Technology: Ruby on Rails - most interesting; TCP and UDP - most useful

Hobbies: Learning, reading novels, watching television and movies (including
classics)

Favorite Quote: "An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an
idea that exists only as an idea." - Buddha

What's on my Ipod: I enjoy listening to various artists, including (but not limited to):
Red Hot Chili Peppers, KT Tunstall, Mika... Appreciate a wide variety
of music.

Contact Information: (719) 255-3298 jlaconte@uccs.edu ELPC 211

Brett Baker: Student Asst III

Brett is a student worker who started Spring 2008. He is mostly doing coding at the present time.

Favorite Web Technology: YouTube.... Definitely YouTube.

Hobbies: Who has time for hobbies?

Favorite Quote: Lady Astor: "Winston, if you were my husband I would poison your drink". Winston Churchill: "Madam, if I were your husband, I would drink it"

What's on my Ipod: Mainly Punk, and Alternative, everything but hip-hop and rap.

Contact Information: (719) 255-3097, web@uccs.edu, ELPC 211

Chris Merrick: Student Asst III

Chris is a student in the Computer Engineering program. He started here in the Spring of 2008. He does various web maintanence tasks.

Favorite Web Technology: Ajax, SQL, Flash

Hobbies: Snowboarding, extraterresrial forensics, couch surfing, traveling, and planning to take over the world.

Favorite Quote: "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled

What's on my Ipod: Caribou, Death Cab for Cutie, A Perfect Circle

Contact Information: (719) 255-3097 web@uccs.edu ELPC 211

Jacob Gentry: Student Asst III

Jacob joined the Web Services team Summer of 2009, and is currently is a Computer Science major.

Favorite Web Technology: Futaba and imageboards

Hobbies: Hiking, listening to music, coding, reading, hanging out with friends and family.

Favorite Quote: "It's not a lie if you believe it" -George Costanza Seinfeld

What's on my Ipod: I don't actually own one, but I listen to a wide variety mostly comprised of Metal (industrial, folk, progressive, thrash, black, death, doom...you name it), decent Rap (death, gangsta, crunkcore), Electronica (house, big-beat, dub-step, trip-hop, happy hardcore, eurodance), and quite a bit of Indie stuff (post-punk, folk, garage rock).

Contact Information: (719) 255-3097 web@uccs.edu ELPC 211