Current Role at Stanford


Don Mitchell is the Director of the Academic Application Services (AAS) team in TDS. The AAS team focuses on the creation, integration, and deployment of web-based solutions for the Stanford University School of Medicine. We make use of a variety of hardware, software, and cloud technologies and partner closely with teams across TDS, the School of Medicine, and the University. We manage development, testing, and production environments, perform process mappings, set architecture standards, and provide consultations to teams looking to do software development or use SaaS solutions.

AAS' vision is to empower staff, faculty, and students with the integrated information, solutions, and IT resources needed to be successful and to support best-in-class administrative processes across the research and education missions.

Honors & Awards


  • 2021 Integrated Strategic Plan STAR Award for the Research Participation Application, Stanford University (2021)

Education & Certifications


  • Certificate, MOR Associates & Stanford University, Information Technology Leadership Program, ITLP (2014)
  • Certificate, MOR Associates & Stanford University, Stanford Technical Leadership Program, STLP (2012)
  • MBA, Seton Hall University (1997)
  • BS, Lafayette College, Electrical Engineering (1991)

Projects


  • One Directory, Stanford University (6/1/2017 - Present)

    One Directory is beta project to provide a directory lookup that spans Stanford University, Stanford Health Care, and Stanford Childrens. It provides a single place to look up the contact information for a person regardless of their organizational affiliation.

    Location

    Stanford, CA

    Collaborators

    • Peter Chen, Web Services Manager, SoM - Information Resources & Technology, SoM - Information Resources & Technology
    • Mark Trenchard, Director, Academic and Interactive Technology, SoM - Information Resources & Technology, SoM - Information Resources & Technology
    • Grace Hung, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Patrice Parsons, Sr. Business/Systems Analyst, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • David Crutchfield, Bug Hunter, Bug R Dead
  • AMIE (Am I Encrypted?) (2013)

    AMIE is a School of Medicine website that enables members of the School of Medicine community to determine if they are meeting the University's data security policy for devices such as mobile phones, laptops, and desktops.

    Location

    Stanford, California

    Collaborators

    • Suzanne Schiessler, Affiliate, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Devi Meyyappan, Sr. Software Engineer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Chris Bricker, Web Developer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions

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  • SUSI (Stanford University Server Inventory), Stanford University (2015 - Present)

    A School of Medicine website that helps system administrators manage the data security compliance of the servers they maintain.

    Location

    Stanford, California

    Collaborators

    • Chris Bricker, Web Developer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Hans Jacobsen, School of Medicine
    • Suzanne Schiessler, Affiliate, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Devi Meyyappan, Sr. Software Engineer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions

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  • Stanford Profiles (CAP), Stanford University (2007 - Present)

    Stanford Profiles is a website representing profiling the faculty, postdocs, staff, and students at Stanford University. The project began in 2004 in the School of Medicine as their Community Academic Profiles (CAP) system.

    Location

    Stanford University, CA

    Collaborators

    • Devi Meyyappan, Sr. Software Engineer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Natalie Wang, Ms, Dean's Office
    • Chris Bricker, Web Developer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Richard Renn, School of Medicine
    • Koorosh Davoodian, Web Developer, SoM - Information Resources & Technology, School of Medicine
    • Hans Jacobsen, School of Medicine
    • Rose Barone, Software Developer for SEA, SoM - Information Resources & Technology, School of Medicine
    • Darryl Dieckman, Software Engineer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • John Worley, Interaction Designer, Dean's Office
    • Tina Del Cont, Product Manager, Stanford Profiles, Stanford University

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  • FAST|FAC, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005 - 2018)

    Location

    Stanford University, CA

    Collaborators

    • Devi Meyyappan, Sr. Software Engineer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Kathleen Warmoth, Data Governance Manager, Institutional Research & Decision Support, Institutional Research & Decision Support
    • Jane L Volk-Brew, School of Medicine
    • Rose Barone, Software Developer for SEA, SoM - Information Resources & Technology, School of Medicine
    • Sharon Reinbott, Senior Business Analyst, Dean's Office
  • Mediaflow, Stanford University School of Medicine (2010 - Present)

    Location

    Stanford University, CA

    Collaborators

    • Darryl Dieckman, Software Engineer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Rose Barone, Software Developer for SEA, SoM - Information Resources & Technology, School of Medicine
    • Trent Tanaka, AV/IT Manager, Dean's Office
    • Pauline Becker, Senior Project Manager, SoM - Information Resources & Technology, SoM - Information Resources & Technology
    • Jaime Gago, Educational Systems Administrator, Dean's Office
    • Mary Ayers, Learning Space and Scheduling Manager, Dean's Office
    • Brian Tobin, Instructional Technology Manager, Information Resources and Technology (IRT), School of Medicine
    • Jamie Tsui, Dean's Office
  • SoM Text Paging Service, Stanford University School of Medicine (2007 - Present)

    Information Resources & Technology at the Stanford School of Medicine has created a customizable front-end application for the Stanford Smartpage system. The purpose of this application is to provide a simple web interface for sending text pages to SUMC clinical staff and allow decentralized maintenance of customized online pager directories for all departments, divisions, and residency programs.

    Location

    Stanford University, CA

    Collaborators

    • Devi Meyyappan, Sr. Software Engineer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Rose Barone, Software Developer for SEA, SoM - Information Resources & Technology, School of Medicine
  • Clinical Trials Directory, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005 - Present)

    Location

    Stanford University, CA

    Collaborators

    • Richard Renn, School of Medicine
    • Devi Meyyappan, Sr. Software Engineer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions

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  • Newswire, Stanford University School of Medicine (2007 - Present)

    Location

    Stanford University, CA

    Collaborators

    • Richard Renn, School of Medicine

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  • Graduate Student Tracking System (GST), Stanford University

    Location

    Palo Alto, CA

    Collaborators

  • Medical Education Platform (MEP), Stanford University

    Location

    Palo Alto, CA

  • Faculty Billets, Stanford University

    Location

    Palo Alto, CA

    Collaborators

    • Patrice Parsons, Sr. Business/Systems Analyst, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
    • Devi Meyyappan, Sr. Software Engineer, Technology & Digital Solutions, Technology & Digital Solutions
  • Faculty Leave, Stanford University

    Tracks the accrual of leave by faculty for the School of Medicine.

    Location

    Palo Alto, CA

    Collaborators

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  • OnCore Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS), Stanford University

    Location

    Stanford University, CA

    Collaborators

    • Raluca Abrahami, Clinicals Trials Management System
    • Debbie Leong-Childs, Director, Clinical Research Administration, School of Medicine - Research Management Group, School of Medicine - Research Management Group

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  • Apple Heart Study (AHS), Stanford Medicine

    Location

    Stanford University, CA

    Collaborators

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Work Experience


  • Director, Academic Application Services, TDS, Stanford Medicine (9/1/2019 - Present)

    Location

    Stanford, CA

  • Director, Systems Engineering & Architecture, Stanford University School of Medicine (2008 - 9/2019)

    Location

    Stanford University, CA

  • Director, Applications, Attensity Corp (February 2003 - August 2005)

    Location

    Palo Alto, CA

  • Engineering Manager, iSharp (January 2000 - March 2001)

    Location

    Redwood Shores, CA

  • Project Lead, Software Engineer, AT&T (January 1992 - December 1999)

    Location

    Somerset, NJ