Join us for this year's

McClure School Day on Tuesday, April 15, 2025!

9:30AM - 7:30PM

Baker Center Rm. 240 and 242

Parallel sessions, one on ITS/Cybersecurity and one on VR/Game Development

Event is free and open to the public.

 (Dress code: Business Casual)

Cybersecurity, ITS and Broadband Sessions [Baker Rm. 240]

9:30-10:10 AM: "Risks in the Cybersecurity Arena"
Dan DeSantis, GuidePoint Security.

10:20-11:00AM: "Preparing for a Cybersecurity Career"
Helen Patton, Cybersecurity Executive Advisor, Cisco.

11:10-11:50AM: Cybersecurity Panel
Holly Drake, CISO, State of Ohio - Brooke Denney, Senior Information Security Engineer, NRI North America - Brian Mannion, Consultant.

LUNCH, provided by the Scripps College.
12:00-1:00PM, Lunch Rm. 240.

1:30-2:10PM: "Starting a career in information networking as technology changes accelerate"
Victor Paini, Director Data Center Site Operations, Meta.

2:20-3:00PM: "Universal Coverage: Ohio’s Experience and Plan for the Future"
 Peter Voderberg, Chief Officer, Ohio Department of Development, Broadband Ohio.

3:10PM-3:50PM: "Broadband education and workforce development in Ohio"
Traci Lepicki, Associate Director, Center on Education and Training for Employment, OSU.

Ohio Digital Academy [Baker Rm. 230]

12:00PM - 2:00 PM: Tray Hines, State of Ohio Cybersecurity, Apprenticeship and internships in cybersecurity.

12:00PM - 2:00 PM: Workforce development, Tower Climbing, training VR Demo.

Speakers' presentations for ITS, cybersecurity, wireless and broadband and available here.

VR and Game Development Sessions [Baker Rm. 242]

10:20-11 AM: “Breaking In, Standing Out: Starting a Tech Career One Failed Interview at a Time”, Warren Stratton, Senior Project Designer, Virtualitics

11:10-11:50 AM: “Virtual Reality in the Workplace”, Chris Garcia, Software Development Project Manager, INV3RSION, LLC

LUNCH, provided by the Scripps College.
12:00-1:00PM, Lunch Rm. 240.

1:30-2:10 PM: “Interactive Media for Healthcare and Wellness”, Xavier Fox, Software Developer at Trazer, Inc.

2:20-3:20 PM: Portfolio Review for VRGD Capstone Students, distinguished alumni and industry Professionals

3:30-3:50 PM: "How to Become an Indie Developer", Austin Drozin, Indie Developer at NewFutureKids and Director of Curriculum at GameU

McClure School Day 2025 SPEAKERS' Bios
 

AWARDS CEREMONY and Dinner, Baker Rm. 242

6:00 - 7:30PM, Awards to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. Dinner provided by the McClure School

6:30PM-7:10PM: Keynote -  "Future wireless market, opportunities, technology and careers"
Dr. Robert Soni, VP of RAN Technology, AT&T

This event is free and open to the public. All McClure School students and friends of our programs are welcome and encourajged to attend this free event.

*Business/Casual Business attire.

Please RSVP here.