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Education

• Masters of Business Administration – School of Business Administration – ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú, Missoula, MT, 2016
• Bachelor of Science, Management Information Systems – School of Business Administration – ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú, Missoula, MT
• Associate of Applied Science, Network Management - College of Technology, Missoula, MT

Courses Taught

• ITS 212 Network Operating System – Server Admin, 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., ITS 150. Server technologies commonly used in local area networking. Topics include installation, administration, storage, application services, network services, security, reliability, and availability.

• ITS 214 Network Operating System – Infrastructure, 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq., ITS 210. Principles and implementation of enterprise networking services. Topics include Protocol Binding, DNS, DHCP, WINS, Remote Access, IP Routing, IP Security, Network Address Translation, and Certificate Services.

• ITS 222 - Enterprise Security, 3 cr. Offered spring. Offered at Missoula College. Prereq./Co-req, ITS 210 and 214. Examination of general information technology security concepts. Topics include access control, authentication, attack methods, remote access, web security, wireless networks, cryptography, internal infrastructure security, and external attacks. Security procedures, organizational policies, risk management and disaster recovery addressed.

• ITS 271 - Securing Desktop/Mobile Dev.. 4 cr. Offered at Missoula College. Course provides advanced technical information and relevant skills to successfully secure end-user devices, including desktop and laptop systems, tablets, cellular phones, and other portable computing equipment. Building on existing knowledge and skills in the areas of server management, network management, and security, students will gain mastery-level knowledge of security issues and best practices. Course content covers client/server exposures and protections (authentication options, packet signing and encryption of network traffic, appropriate implementation of permissions and rights); malware threats and treatments; transmission choices and precautions (wired, wireless, remote desktop access, virtual private networking (VPN)); cloud computing considerations; and corporate mobile device best practices. Hardening of the operating system and application software is also covered. Course content will focus on business-focused security practices to prepare students for Security+, CISSP, and Security Pro industry certifications.

• BMIS 373 - Business System Analy & Design. 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., junior standing in Business. Provides an understanding of the systems development and modification process, including requirements determination, logical design, physical design, test planning, implementation planning and performance evaluation.

Projects

• ICARE: Growing Research Infrastructure Through ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú INBRE (GRITI)
  ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence; Principal Investigator: Zachary Rossmiller; Co-Principal Investigator: Erin Landguth, Lu Hu; Award Amount: $50,000.
• 
  Award Number:2018112; Principal Investigator: Zachary Rossmiller; Co-Principal Investigator: Erin Landguth, Tung-Chung Mou, Jeffrey Good; Award Amount: $307,645.00
• 
  Award Number:2021637; Senior Personnel/Contributor; Award Amount: $606,276.00
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  Award Number:1925267; Principal Investigator: Zachary Rossmiller; Co-Principal Investigator: Erin Landguth, Jeffrey Good, Travis Wheeler, Hilary Martens; Award Amount: $394,895.00

Publications

Rossmiller, Z., Lawrence, C., Clouse, S. F., Looney, C. (2017). Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Disaster Recovery in a Small Business Context. Information Systems Education Journal, 15(2) pp 13-19. http://isedj.org/2017-15/ ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in )

Rossmiller ZL, Dreitlein M, White E. Inside ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú’s Data for Student Equity Project: Supporting Native Student Success. Educause; 2022 October 27; Denver, Colorado, United States. Available from: https://events.educause.edu/annual-conference/2022/agenda/inside-university-of-montanas-data-for-student-equity-project-supporting-native-student-success

Rossmiller ZL, Reed B, Reddy P. Improving Outcomes for Native American Students at the U. of ÁÔÆæÖØ¿Ú. EAB Podcast; 2022 July 26. Available from: https://eab.com/insights/podcast/student-success/improving-outcomes-native-american-students/

Specialized Skills

• MCSE: Server Infrastructure – Microsoft
• MCSA: Windows Server 2012 – Microsoft
• MS: Server Virtualization with Hyper-V and System Center – Microsoft
• MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional – Microsoft
• ITIL-F Foundation v3 – EXIN
• Security+ - CompTIA
• Network+ - CompTIA
• A+ – CompTIA