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DoIT is very pleased to announce that Eric Ludy has joined our Development Team.  Eric will be responsible for Application Development activities and the infamous ‘other duties as assigned.’

Eric brings a wealth of experience and is joining us from ORACLE where he served as a PeopleSoft Technical Consultant for the past 6 years.  Prior to ORACLE, Eric spent 5 years in Higher Education as a Senior PeopleSoft Developer and another 5 years as a Senior Technical Instructor for PeopleSoft (PSFT).  Eric received his M.S. in Hydrogeology form Miami University and his B.S. In Geosciences form Radford University.

Eric’s office will be located on our floor in room AD601.  I encourage you to walk over on Monday and welcome Eric to the BSG Team!

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