{"id":62812,"date":"2025-09-22T11:50:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/?page_id=62812"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:50:22","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/about\/offices\/dentit\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Information Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-52407 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-office-of-the-dean affiliation-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/richard-bourque\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/dental\/files\/2022\/07\/Avatar-150x150-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Richard Bourque (he\/him)<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Director Information Systems &#038; Technology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Service Desk<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>The Service Desk supports the day to day IT needs of Students, Staff, and Faculty. They help with projects like computer moves, computer replacements, and large hardware and software deployments. They also support Blackboard, Office, personal devices, and clinical operations among other things. Our service desk is the first line of Dental IT help and given their skill, often the last.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-59935 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-information-technology affiliation-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/paulo-contro\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/dental\/files\/2017\/10\/Avatar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Paulo Contro (he\/him)<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Client Support Specialist II<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-62084 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-information-technology affiliation-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/jordan-espinal\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/dental\/files\/2017\/10\/Avatar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Jordan Espinal (he\/him)<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Client Support Specialist II<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-59937 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-information-technology affiliation-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/dylan-green\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/dental\/files\/2017\/10\/Avatar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Dylan Green (he\/him)<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Client Support Specialist II<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-61514 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-information-technology affiliation-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/katherine-le\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/dental\/files\/2017\/10\/Avatar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Katherine Le (they\/them)<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Client Support Specialist II<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\"><strong>Platforms &amp; Systems<br \/>\n<\/strong><span>The platform and systems team design and support the backend infrastructure for all our systems. They pilot new systems to aid in the advancement of technology and clinical learning at the dental school, including efforts in digital dentistry. They support the clinical systems and supporting imaging systems. They also spend time refining systems and increasing automation across the environment to better serve our school community. They support listservs and security policies among other things.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-59942 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-information-technology affiliation-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/andrew-cogliano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/dental\/files\/2017\/10\/Avatar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Andrew Cogliano (he\/him)<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Platform &#038; Systems Administration Team Lead<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-58453 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-information-technology affiliation-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/jeffrey-scannell\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/dental\/files\/2017\/10\/Avatar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Jeffrey Scannell (he\/him)<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Platform &#038; System Administrator<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Development<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>The development team engineer our SPS, Portal, and Event applications. They implement much of the automation that keeps helps keep our systems performing as expected. They also help with queries, aid the informatics team, and process IRB requests.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-60865 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-information-technology affiliation-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/aram-comjean\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/dental\/files\/2017\/10\/Avatar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">Aram Comjean (he\/him)<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Application Developer III<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-basic has-title post-59940 profile type-profile status-publish hentry office-information-technology affiliation-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/profile\/john-leary\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-basic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-basic\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/dental\/files\/2017\/10\/Avatar.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-basic\">John Leary (he\/him)<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-basic\">Application Developer Team Lead<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information Technology Service Desk The Service Desk supports the day to day IT needs of Students, Staff, and Faculty. 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