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This week we talked with Erica DeMarco with the IT Collaboration Team about her eye-catching hidden talent. Plus, looking for growth and development opportunities for yourself or your team? Registration is open for summer and fall Lean classes. Scroll to the bottom for Hot Jobs.

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"The glass has its own story to tell, and sometimes you can't force it. You let it speak.

 

Erica DeMarco

IT Collaboration 

UCSF Information Technology (IT)

August 2. 2023

 

Erica's Sparkly Hidden Talent 

 

As part of the collaboration team in Information Technology (IT), I help roll out collaborative tools. I support Office 365 and some of the new tools we are in the process of licensing. A lot of people know me for my role in managing the UCSF listservs. I like solving problems and offering solutions.

 

I started stained glass art at Sharon Art Studio about 10 years ago. I've always been an artist. I make jewelry and do some beading along with paper crafting. But stained glass is the one I like the most because it’s sparkly. I go to school for it, at the Sharon Art Studio every Saturday morning, plus I have a small studio at my house.

 

Tell us about your artwork process.

As I've told my teammates, “I got a guy.” There are a couple of people we source glass from, and it either gets shipped or we pick it up in person. I usually go to Bullseye Glass in Emeryville and Cradle of the Sun in San Francisco for my supplies. 

 

The glass has its own story to tell, and sometimes you can't force it. You let it speak. You can recut glass to fit the pieces, but my process is to work with the glass in an organic manner looking at the way light creates the story and the movement. 

 

Right now, I’m working on a wine barrel frame series. Each top takes about 80 hours, and I work on them when I have time (see nautilus below, top right corner).

FAVORITE COOKIE JAR TREAT

Lemon Madeleines 

Stained glass artwork of baseball diamond, nautalis, Harry Potter, flower and underwater creatures
 

But wait there's more...

Summer and Fall Lean Training

Looking for growth and development opportunities for yourself or your team?

 

Intro to Lean is an entry-level course covering basic Lean concepts, tools, and vocabulary. Upcoming Courses on 8/16/2023 (Registration deadline 8/11) and10/11/2023 (Registration deadline 10/6). Cost: $500. Read more and register online.  

 

A3 Thinking 101 is the second course in the Lean series, focusing on more in-depth practice of Lean tools. Participants choose a problem from their environment to apply A3 Thinking. Upcoming course series: TBD (Early 2024) Cost: $2255. Read more and register online

HOT JOBS @ UCSF

 

Public Safety Ambassador / Senior Security Guard (Oakland, CA), Security Services

73709BR | https://tiny.ucsf.edu/hr2gZe

 

Senior Program Manager - Organizational Consulting, Program Management Office

73675BR | https://tiny.ucsf.edu/mldB9V

 

Clinical Research Supervisor, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine

73670BR | https://tiny.ucsf.edu/vLMb2f

 

Health Professions Education Specialist, Department of Surgery

73565BR | https://tiny.ucsf.edu/WEJA1x

 

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