Anthony Cummins

Things just keep getting curiouser and curiouser. I’m trying hard to be a better team leader nowadays. I have such a hard time letting go of work that I’ve done for so many years; however, I am beginning to find that I enjoy leading the team, delegating some of my more traditional duties, and helping my assistants in other ways. It is very challenging for me, but I think I’m getting better at it all the time.

Hi. I’m Anthony Cummins, your Network Systems Manager, and I’ve worked in the Computer Services Department since 1992. I’m becoming the team leader of your Network & Servers Team in what is now the Technology Services Division, currently reinventing itself to become your eLearning Division.

History:

When I became your Network Systems Manager in 1992, a new wide-area network (WAN) was in the process of being installed. Before that, there were disconnected Local Area Networks (LANs) throughout the district, and I understand that they were mostly Macintosh networks and Novell school lab networks.

The centralized library and administrative staff services network I was hired to administer was based on Digital Equipment Corporation VAX® servers. They provided file and print services to roughly 300 diskless Intel 386®, DOS-based personal computers. We installed 8 to 12 workstations in each of your libraries, and a whopping 2 computers in each office.

If you’ve been here at least 11 years, you’ve noticed that there’ve been a few changes since then.