Meet the Experts

Matt Villano
Sr. Contributing Editor, Campus Technology magazine
Matt Villano is a writer who contributes regularly to publications including The New York Times, Conde Nast Porftolio, Sunset, Coastal Living, San Francisco Chronicle, CIO, TravelChannel.com and Gayot.com. He is the senior contributing editor of Campus Technology magazine, and travel editor of Land Rover Lifestyle magazine. He is based in Healdsburg, Calif.

 
Vernene Scheurer
Computer Systems Administrator, WSU Puyallup
As a 35-year employee of Washington State University, Vernene Scheurer came to work for the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center in 1983 as their Scientific Programmer II and progressing into her current position as their computer systems administrator.

In this role, she manages a LAN of more than 230 computers and network devices along with 11 servers, including Exchange and NearPoint servers. She also maintains all the computers, training of employees, and strategic planning for WSU Puyallup’s future computing needs. 

As a part-time IT instructor, Vernene taught 54 programming, computer and IT classes at Highline Community College from 1994 through 2005. 

Barry Murphy
Director, Product Marketing, Mimosa Systems
Barry Murphy, a widely renowned and distinguished archiving, eDiscovery, and records management industry luminary, joined Mimosa Systems, Inc. as director of product marketing in 2008. An industry pundit who has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and CNBC, Murphy is perhaps best known for his tenure as a senior analyst for Forrester's Information Delivery research group. While at Forrester, he provided pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology, including Fortune 500 CIOs, to earn him a prominent reputation in the industry. Prior to Forrester Research, Murphy was an analyst with the Delphi Group where he covered content management, business process management and web services. Murphy has also been a regular presenter at key industry events including the Forrester IT Forum, AIIM Conference and Expo, ARMA Conference, and LegalTech. Murphy received his B.S. from the State University of New York at Binghamton and an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.