Michigan Technological University

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Brenda Helminen

Brenda Helminen

Director

  • MS, Computer Science, Michigan Technological University
  • BS, Computer Science, Michigan Technological University

Contact

(906) 487-1787
brenda@mtu.edu
202B Lakeshore Center

About Telcom's Director

I direct Michigan Tech's Telecommunications Department which is responsible for all aspects of designing, managing, and maintaining the University's data network (wired and wireless), voice network and services, and television systems, as well as the University's telecommunications physical plant. The department provides services to all the administrative, academic, and auxiliary units including all of the University's residential facilities, and we work daily with people all across campus to determine needs and deliver services in a professional and effective manner.

As director, I serve on Michigan Tech's IT leadership team under the university's CIO. I participate in the development of division-wide plans, budgeting, policy development, and assessment.

Selected Publications & Presentations

"A Methodology for Establishing Charges for Voice & Data Services", 2011 ACUTA Summer Seminar, Presenter: Brenda Helminen, Director, Telecommunications, Michigan Tech

"Implementing IP Telephony on a Campus: The good, the bad, and the ugly", 2005 MiCTA Spring Conference - May 2, 2005, Presenter: Brenda Helminen, Director, Telecommunications Engineering, Michigan Tech

"Recommendations of the Budget Advisory Group - Staff Committee", January 2004,
Committee chaired by Brenda Helminen. Report presented to the University Chief Academic Officer

"Voice over IP Integration Using the Mitel Solution" OCUTINA Fall 2000 Conference, Barrie, Ontario, Presenter: Brenda Helminen, Director, Telecommunications Engineering, Michigan Tech

"Integrated Information Management - The Fruits of Convergence", ACUTA Winter 1999 Seminars, Presenters: Brenda Helminen, Director, Telecommunications Engineering & Dan deBeaubien, Sr. Telecommunications Engineer, Michigan Tech

Brenda K. Helminen, An Analysis of the Floating Point and Communication Performance of the FPS T-Series Hypercube, Masters Thesis, January 1988

Brenda K. Helminen, David A. Poplawski, A Performance Characterization of the FPS T-Series Hypercube, The 1987 ARRAY Conference (FPS Users Group) Proceedings, April 1987

Board Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Program Chair, ACUTA Program/Content Committee (April 2011 - April 2013)
  • Michigan Technological University representative to the Merit Board of Directors, 2005 - 2010
  • Elected At-Large Staff Representative to the University Senate 2005 - 2008
  • Member, Professionals in Information Technology HR Classification Committee
  • Chair, Budget Advisory Committee - Staff Group, November 2003 - January 2004
  • Member, University Budget Reduction Advisory Committee, 2002 -2003 Academic Year
  • MTU Presidential Council of Alumnae, Inducted April 13, 2000.
  • I served on numerous information technology committees including the IT Review Committee, the Computer Advisory Committee's Lab Fee Sub-Committee, the Security, Privacy, and Ethics Committee, the System Administration Advisory Committee, the Computing Strategy Committee, and many more.
Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity educational institution/equal opportunity employer.

Telecommunications

Lakeshore Center, Suite 202
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931

Ph. 906-487-2000
Fax: 906-487-2300
Email: telcom-request@mtu.edu

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