VCU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
Officer ), Mike Talley , ( Director of Application Development , Infrastructure , and Business Intelligence ), and Brent Idleman ( Director of Clinical and Instructional Technologies ), the IT team is quick to point out that the school is a unique environment that blends education with patient care , allowing the flexibility and guardrails needed to let technological innovation thrive .
It starts with building a team and a culture Brian Canaday is the Chief Information and Business Solutions Officer at the school . He describes his role as a blend of information technology , business operations and , importantly , someone who sets the team culture and vision .
“ I lead the processes , technology and people within our organisation . I ensure that the outcomes that we deliver meet the actual business objectives ,” he said .
After graduating college , Canaday started teaching in public schools . He saw this as an opportunity to observe senior level teachers , administrators and athletic coaches in action . “ I picked up on all of the little things that they did , their attention to details , integration of tools and technologies , their focus on structured processes , and their passion for leadership ,” said Canaday . “ I started exploring technology to see if it could be a tool that I could use to assist with my teaching and coaching interactions . From there , I decided to pursue another degree and moved into the information technology space .”
After earning his M . S . in Information Systems at VCU , Canaday landed a job on the web development team with the City of Richmond . After that , he started his first stint at VCU School of Dentistry as a lead analyst and programmer before transitioning to a director of technology role at VCU School of Pharmacy .
“ I missed the health care technology environment at VCU School of Dentistry and was fortunate to return in an expanded role ,” said Canaday . “ Since I returned , my focus has been to create an entirely new technology team and a new culture , one person and one process at a time . The last three years have been amazing .”
Mike Talley is the Director of Application Development , Infrastructure , and Business Intelligence . He leads a team of developers and engineers responsible for over 50 applications , some of which were developed in-house and some are third-party solutions .
“ We ’ re responsible for the underlying infrastructure of those applications ,
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