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Jay Dominick Biography
Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2005-09-30
MBA. Wake Forest University. 1995
MA, National Security Studies. Georgetown University. 1988
BS, Mathematical Sciences. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 1984
Experience
Responsible for strategy, planning and operations for Wake Forest University’s highly regarded Information Technology efforts. Wake Forest University is consistently ranked as a leader in the use of Information Technology in the teaching and learning process. As Chief Information Officer direct the efforts of the Information Systems Department, including networking, computer operations, help desk, telecommunications, programming and systems development. Was responsible for the implementation and support of the ubiquitous laptop computing project at Wake Forest which helped establish a new model for technology deployment in Higher Education. Active in statewide networking as chairman of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) advisory board and is a co-founder of WinstonNet—a community technology initiative in Winston-Salem.
Worked as a network technician at the Research Triangle Institute in RTP, NC from 1988 through 1991. Supported Unix networking for in-house software development projects. Responsible for planning and budgeting for Unix computing support.
Commissioned Lieutenant in the USAF 1984. Served as a PC and Network Analyst at the Pentagon supporting Air Force Planning and Budget process. Worked on implementation team for the first TCP/IP network in the Pentagon. Promoted to Captain before leaving the service in 1988.