After eight years at UP, Jenny Walsh takes job at GigaPan Systems
Jenny Walsh (Jackie Jeffers | The Beacon)
By Harry Blakeman, Staff Writer blakeman15@up.edu
Jenny Walsh, UP's director of web and administrative systems, will leave the University on Sept. 14 after more than eight years on campus. Her last day on campus is tomorrow.
In her time at UP, Walsh initiated PilotsUP, brought Moodle to campus, and oversaw a full redesign of the University's website and an expansion of UP's web services.
"I was given the opportunity to work at the University and watch the web grow," Walsh said.
Walsh is leaving to take a job at GigaPan Systems in Portland.
The company specializes in gigapixel panoramic images, high resolution digital images stitched together to form 360 degree panoramic views on sports games, political rallies, or other high profile events.
Walsh will join the company as vice president of web services.
Walsh says she will miss UP and all the work she's done here, and says working on web services during such a boom in technology has been exciting and engaging.
At the same time, Walsh is excited to start to work for GigaPan and begin a new chapter in her career.
Sophomore Nichola Plate, who has worked with Walsh since July, says that Walsh is a different sort of boss and brings something special to their workplace.
"She's nice, likeable, flexible - she's really approachable," Plate said. "I'm gonna miss her."
Plate says she's learned a lot from Walsh, and that Walsh has taught her a lot about the expectations of the work place, how to organize their work environment and web services in general.
Lisel Stancil will fill in for Walsh as interim director, while Chief Information Officer Paul Disbury begins his search for Walsh's permanent replacement.
