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Chris Balthrop

Systems Administrator

Chris Balthrop
Chris Balthrop

Systems Administrator

 

Phone Number

706-542-7710

 

Email

 

Address

285 South Jackson Street
Athens, Georgia 30602

Chris is a lifelong Athens area resident and a proud alumni and staff member of the University of Georgia. Joining CED in the summer of 2000, Chris has worked daily with the faculty, staff and students to provide technology related support and assistance as well as assisting with special projects and managing some of the college’s server resources. Although not part of his job at CED, Chris enjoys photographing nature, landscapes, and architecture. He has published a book (Through The Eye of the Beholder) with some photos, along with inspirational quotes written by his fiancée. Chris is also a part time on-line instructor for American Business & Technology University.

Personal Interests

Photography, reading, cooking, hiking.

Professional Registrations

Member: IEEE-Computer Society, Association for Computing Machinery

Portfolio
  • ESRI Training Completion: Deploying and Maintaining a Multiuser Geodatabase
  • ESRI Training Completion: System Architecture Design Strategies
  • ESRI Training Completion: ArcGIS for Server – Site Configuration and Administration
  • HDI Certified: HDI Customer Service Representative
  • CompTIA A+ Certified
Education
  • AB, Business, Truett-McConnell College, 1998
  • BBA, Management Information Systems, University of Georgia, 2000
  • MS, Computer Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University, 2005
Chris Balthrop
Chris Balthrop

Systems Administrator

 

Phone Number

706-542-7710

 

Email

 

Address

285 South Jackson Street
Athens, Georgia 30602

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