David Bruce, former associate chief information officer for campus networks, has been promoted to deputy CIO for the University of Arkansas and associate CIO for enterprise infrastructure systems in IT Services.

"I am truly pleased and excited that David has agreed to serve as my deputy CIO. I set a high bar, and David demonstrated that his passion and energy align well with the direction I am setting for Campus IT," Chris McCoy, CIO, said. "He has distinguished himself with his ability to build high-performing teams, drive projects to completion and build momentum for IT solutions across the university."

In his new position, Bruce is responsible for decision-making in the absence of the CIO and assumes a permanent role managing IT enterprise infrastructure.

As the associate CIO for enterprise infrastructure systems, Bruce oversees the network, the server environment, the data center and other key infrastructure components. Bruce is also responsible for initiating and managing many of the major technology improvements that make up a key component of the newly launched Achieve IT initiative. In this capacity, Bruce will lead teams of technology experts from across campus to rebuild the server environment for high availability, improve and simplify login processes, implement better faculty/student collaboration tools, and plan for future growth in research, scientific, and high-performance computing.

Bruce earned a B.S. in political science from the University of Arkansas and is in his last semester of coursework toward a master of information systems degree with a focus on ERP in Walton College Graduate School of Business. Bruce has worked full-time for the university for 15 years. He began working part-time as a lab technician for the food science department in the summer of 1995 as a high school student and started working full time for IT Services as an Apple and HP certified hardware technician in 1999.

"I am looking forward to working with technology professionals across campus to solve complex IT problems in support of the academic mission of the university," Bruce said. "Serving as deputy CIO is a great privilege. I am passionate about higher education, and I am excited about this opportunity to make an impact at the University of Arkansas."

"In the coming months, IT Services will continue to make adjustments in our organizational structure to better align our services to the needs of our stakeholders," McCoy said. "It is important that we remain nimble in order to build the necessary capacity that supports the institution in becoming a top 50 public research institution. David is key to that process."