David Driesbach

Publications

• Scholars@FIU: Data Elements and Stakeholder Analysis
• The Benefits of Taking a Business Process Approach to ERP Projects
• Sequenced Approaches to PS Grants 9.0 and Effort Reporting System Implementations at UA and FIU
• The Tables you Need to Know in the PeopleSoft Grants Suite.
• Soporte a la Gestión de la Investigación en Universidades utilizando Peoplesoft
• An Approach to Effort Reporting Compliance at Three Major Institutions
• Grants Suite Troubleshooting 101
• Gone Green – How Florida International University has gone paperless across their core research administration functions
• FIU Research Compliance Enterprise Technology Upgrade: The project at Florida International University upgraded the universities' Topaz (IRB, IACUC, IBC, VMS platform) technology infrastructure to the latest version of the platform called Element. Enhanced platform introduced significant enhancements including accessibility across all modern browsers
• FIU Center for Translational Science Technology Integration: The project at Florida International University integrated and upgraded the technological components of the Center for Translational Science (formerly known as the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies) into the broader university technology infrastructure
• FIU Research Training LMS Transition: Project at Florida International University to transition FIU research related online training materials from Moodle to the new university-wide Canvas technology platform
• The Art & Science of Data Curation
• An International Perspective on Developing an Infrastructure to Manage Awards
• Insights from a Successful Integration of Pre and Post-Award Processes within PeopleSoft Grants
• Leveraging Data for Efficient Administration
• FIU Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom Technology Enablement: The project at Florida International University launched a public website and intranet portal for the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom
• FIU Discovery: The project at Florida International University launched an enhanced search portal to foster collaboration and connection with the universities' expertise and impact. Powered by an integrated stack of technologies and data sources, FIU Discovery automates the aggregation, linking and dissemination of high-quality data about FIU's people, organizations, facilities, and related scholarly and creative works. The platform is the next phase of the Scholars@FIU platform and is a strategic compone
• FIU Technologies Available for Licensing Initiative: The program at Florida International University rolled out an electronic invention disclosure form to the university community. It also delivered a technologies available for licensing public portal within Flintbox and also within the FIU Research website
• FIU Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Survey Implementation: The project at Florida International University implemented the CGS Survey at the university. The CGS Career Pathways project consists of 2 parts:  the Student Survey (Fall Semester) and Alumni Survey (Spring Semester). Managed the creation, distribution, data collection and submission to internal analysis and reporting for the University Graduate School.
• FIU University Innovation Management Technology Initiatives: The project at Florida International University established a new university wide system (Sophia Wellspring) for the administration of institutional intellectual property and technology transfer activities
• FIU Center for Statistical Consulting and Collaboration Technology Enablement: The project at Florida International University launched a public website for the Center for Statistical Consulting and Collaboration. The center provides biostatistical analysis, data management and data quality support for research investigators and students across and beyond the campus
• FIU Embrace Center Technology Enablement: Project at Florida International University to integrate and upgrade the technological components of the FIU Embrace Center for Advancing Inclusive Communities into the broader university-wide technology infrastructure. FIU Embrace for Advancing Inclusive Communities is a center that empowers each differently abled person to live at their fullest potential through research-based and innovative programming, community engagement, and professional skills development.
• National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC) Technology Integration: Project at Florida International University to merge and upgrade the technological components of NFSTC (now Global Forensic and Justice Center) into the broader university technology infrastructure
• FIU Research Website: Project at Florida International University to launch public website focused on FIU Research
• FIU Research Intranet Portal: Project at Florida International University to expand the research office intranet portal at Florida International University into a university-wide research intranet portal, facilitating the distribution of research reports to the broader research community
• FIU Research Faculty Development Technology Enablement: The project at Florida International University developed structure and processes within Salesforce to streamline research faculty development program activities
• FIU Research Analytics Initiative: Project at Florida International University launched university-wide research and innovation Tableau based dashboards
• FIU Faculty Awards Technology Enablement: The project at Florida International University established university-wide resources for faculty to find internal and external award opportunities
• Graduate Studies Program Summary Analytics: Project at Florida International University launched Tableau based dashboards to facilitate review and strategic planning efforts for university doctoral programs
• FIU Research Compliance Enterprise Technology Enablement: The project at Florida International University transformed the administration of IRB, IACUC and IBC related processes with the implementation of Topaz Enterprise technologies
• FIU Online Dissertation Milestones Initiative for Doctoral Programs: The project at Florida International University digitized all dissertation milestones for doctoral candidates within the university-wide PeopleSoft student administration system
• Scholars@FIU: The project at Florida International University launched in collaboration with the University Library an expert finder system called Scholars@FIU to foster collaboration with and discovery of the FIU scholarly community
• FIU Secure Research Video Management: Project at Florida International University implemented Haivision software to meet the secure video capturing needs of a university Center for Children and Families preeminent program
• FIU Graduate Studies Website: Project at Florida International University to launch an enhanced public graduate studies website
• FIU Research Proposal and Award Reporting Integration: Project at FIU established monthly university-wide reporting process and reporting infrastructure for research proposal and award activity from the PeopleSoft system, eliminating parallel reporting efforts from multiple and separate databases
• Research Compliance: Effort Reporting System Implementation: Project at Florida International University launched a modern Effort Reporting system (Huron's ecrt)
• FIU Research Clearance Initiative- Project at Florida International University that transformed the administration of research proposals with the implementation of an electronic proposal routing and approval form integrated within the PeopleSoft Grants suite of modules
• FIU Center for Leadership Technology Integration: The project at Florida International University integrated and upgraded the technological components of the Center for Leadership into the broader university technology infrastructure. The Center for Leadership faculty and staff are dedicated to exploring leadership thought and practice through continuous research, providing opportunities for leaders to develop keen self-insight, and teaching leadership competencies that will equip them to meaningfully tran
• FIU Intellectual Property/Technology Transfer Database: Project at Florida International University that established a central system, KSS TechTrac software, for the administration of FIU's intellectual property and technology transfer activities
• FIU Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Project at Florida International University launched PeopleSoft functionalities to facilitate the management of F&A returns, miscellaneous and residual accounts
• FIU RedCAP: Project at Florida International University launched online statistical RedCAP software on university-wide technology infrastructure
• FIU Research Centers & Institutes Reporting Automation: Project at Florida International University that automated the process of producing the annual Florida Board of Governor's Centers & Institutes Financial reports
• FIU StartUP FIU Technology Enablement: Program at Florida International University to implement the technological infrastructure for FIU's StartUP FIU organization. StartUP FIU is a part of Florida International University’s efforts to address both the opportunities and challenges of this new industrial revolution. It is a platform that supports researchers, inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs to conceive, launch and scale solutions.
• FIU Electronic Doctoral Student Annual Evaluation: Project at Florida International University that rolled out an electronic Doctoral Student Annual Evaluation process to a university-wide audience
• FIU Center for Imaging Sciences (CIS) Technology Enablement: The project at Florida International University launched a public website and intranet portal for CIS. CIS is a multidisciplinary research center with an emphasis on functional neuroimaging research. The CIS was designed to support an integrated community of investigators at the forefront of imaging science in the College of Arts, Sciences & Education; the College of Engineering & Computing; and the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Socia
• FIU Center for Translational Science Technology Enablement: The project at Florida International University launched a public website and intranet portal for the Center for Translational Science. The vision of FIU Center for Translational Science is to enhance and accelerate FIU’s basic health research with one unified goal – the rapid translation of fundamental science discoveries into innovative treatments for human health.
• FIU Center for Imaging Sciences (CIS) Technology Enablement: The project at Florida International University launched a public website and intranet portal for CIS. CIS is a multidisciplinary research center with an emphasis on functional neuroimaging research. The CIS was designed to support an integrated community of investigators at the forefront of imaging science in the College of Arts, Sciences & Education; the College of Engineering & Computing; and the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Socia
• Developing Meaningful RCMI Evaluation Metrics
• FIU HIPAA Technical Architecture Assessment Initiative - Project at Florida International University that developed and completed a HIPAA technical architecture assessment for the Center for Children and Families, a preeminent program at FIU. The assessment methodology and results produced many critical initiatives that fostered HIPAA compliance for the broader University, including the establishment of a University-wide HIPAA committee
• Developing an Institutional Technology and Data Infrastructure for Team Science
• Building a Forest from a tree - creating automated Reporting Environments based on trees
• Setting Up Security for Budget Entry & Transfer and Requisition Entries
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - Oracle's PeopleSoft Grants Suite: Project at Florida International University transformed the financial administration of sponsored research projects with the implementation of Oracle's PeopleSoft Grants suite of modules.
• FIU Research Financial Management Reporting: Project at Florida International University that launched new university-wide reports for the financial management of sponsored research
• FIU Research Administration Intranet Portal: The project at Florida International University enhanced central collaboration, document management and communication with the establishment of a Sharepoint-based intranet portal for the Office of Research.