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Who's Who at the Computing Center: Meet Our Staff |
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Introducing John Tomoso...Joyce Winslowjwins@uoregon.edu People often ask Hawaiian-born John Tomoso why he would ever forsake an island paradise to live in the Pacific Northwest. John's answer is simple: he wanted to see more of the world. Had he stayed island-bound through college, John feared he might never leave, permanently settling down not far from the family home in Kahului, Maui. Instead, John chose to attend Washington State University in Pullman--not too far from home, but far enough away to be "different." WSU offered a good program in his chosen field of management information systems, and John graduated with a bachelor's degree in May 2001. Following graduation, he stayed on at the university for another three years as a technical support person in the housing department. |
John Tomoso, Systems Analyst |
| John's programming background at WSU made him a good fit for his current job as a systems analyst for the Administrative Services and Computing Facilities group at the Computing Center. Serendipitously, one of his primary assignments is to help create a new module in Banner that UO Housing Department staff can use to manage day-to-day operations, as well as such tasks as processing housing applications, assigning housing, and billing. Aside from the novelty of being able to compare and contrast WSU and UO housing systems, John finds this project particularly interesting because it gives him a chance to create something new: "When the module is done, instead of saying 'I fixed a problem there,' I get to say 'I made that.' That's a great feeling!"
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Although he willingly admits enthusiasm for all the "typically nerdy" pastimes--Star Wars movies, video games, science fiction--John has many other interests. Chief among these are cooking (an art he's practiced since childhood, whipping up everything from pancakes to Phad Thai) and music. John has played alto sax since junior high and was in both the marching band at WSU and later, a community band in Pullman. It's likely that for a while at least, John's domestic talents will get more play than his saxophone, because he's soon to be married to his longtime girlfriend Christina, an interior architecture student at the UO. John popped the question during a romantic getaway to Paris in March, and the couple plan to wed in Hawaii within the next year. |
