I'm Chris. I'm currently leading the IT function for a University in Western Massachusetts, which is the title-and-org-chart way of saying I run infrastructure, security, applications, networking, and whatever else the building decides it needs that week. I've been doing this for twenty-something years, mostly in higher ed but not always.
Most of my career has been spent in the gap between where the org chart says the work gets done and where it actually gets done. I have strong opinions about that gap. This site is mostly where they go.
A few specifics, in case it matters:
I hold a CISSP, a stack of CompTIA certs (Security+, Network+, A+), some legacy MCSE/MCSA work that's older than most of my coworkers. I know Agile, Scrum, ITILv4 like the back of my hand. I live Kotter's 8 Steps and ProSci's ADKAR Change Management Model. Before any of that I was a sysadmin who liked the work, and I'd argue I still mostly am. I traded all most of my polo shirts for LL Bean vests or suit jackets.
What you'll find here: post-mortems, infrastructure writeups, opinions on emerging technology, and the occasional essay on what running IT actually looks like — the parts that don't fit on a LinkedIn post. Some of it is technical. Some of it is about leadership. None of it is going to tell you that "people are your most important asset," because if you need to be told that, you should not be leading people.
If anything here lands, find me on LinkedIn, GitHub, or directly at chris@themisf.it.