Bio
Dr. Jay Eckles is an IT leader who joined ORNL in 2021, bringing a quarter century of experience in the IT field. He leads the Application Development division of ITSD, a collection of over a dozen teams across three groups responsible for web development, software engineering, enterprise applications, business intelligence, and user experience. In addition to his role at ORNL, he is an adjunct faculty member in the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee where he teaches business analytics. His past experience includes time in government/research as well as private higher education, finance, and retail. He has degrees in Computer Science, Business, Information Science, and Education from Rhodes College, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Memphis.
Professional Experience
- University of Tennessee
- Lecturer, Business Analytics & Statistics (to present)
- Interim Chief Information Officer
- Director of Business Intelligence
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Director of Enterprise Systems and Web Services
- Southeastern Asset Management
- Business Systems Engineer
- Rhodes College
- Director of Information Services
- Autozone
- Programmer/Analyst
- Vanguard Group
- Information Systems Engineer
Awards
- Mid-South Quality and Productivity Center Quality Cup
- National Summer Data Policy Institute Fellow
- AIR Graduate Study Fellow
- Rhodes College Outstanding Staff Member
- Certified MIcrosoft Office Specialist: Excel (Expert)
Education
- University of Memphis
- Doctor of Education, adult and higher education
- "The impact of information technology management on the efficiency of top liberal arts colleges"
- Pennsylvania State University
- Master of Science, information science
- Rhodes College
- Bachelor of Arts, computer science and business administration
Professional Service
- TN Digital Jobs Factory Steering Committee
- University of Tennessee Administrative Council
- University of Tennessee Strategic Plan Steering Committee
- University of Tennessee Business Intelligence Community of Practice (co-chair)
- UTIA Executive Committee
- Franklin & Marshall CIO Council
- Rhodes College SACS Reaffirmation Committee (co-chair)
- Rhodes College Information Services Leadership Team