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SAIT Staff

Main Office (CRC Branch)

Adam Bess

  • Systems Administrator
  • Server, systems management, and user assistance (Dining, SA Comms, Dining Marketing, and Application support)
  • ajbess@vt.edu
  • 540-231-5316

Steve Chen

  • Systems Manager
  • Server and firewall management
  • zhichen@vt.edu
  • 540-231-4365

Shantanu Deore

May Zin Oo

  • Business Applications Developer
  • Office 365, Teams, Power Apps development and management
  • mayzo@vt.edu
  • 540-231-2459

Joseph Pahl

  • Lead App Developer
  • Application development and management
  • phanku@vt.edu
  • 540-231-2995

Yatrik Patel

  • Junior App Developer
  • Application development and management
  • yatrik1@vt.edu
  • 540-231-4612

Tucker Solander

  • Security Analyst
  • Endpoint and server security and remediation
  • tuckers@vt.edu

Cody Zaffuto

  • Hospitality (Dining) Systems Administrator
  • Systems management and user assistance (digital displays, Dining center cash registers, point-of-sale systems, application support)
  • zaffutocody@vt.edu
  • 540-231-7509

McComas Branch Office

Jonathan Carr

  • Jr. System Administrator
  • Helpdesk (Health, Rec. Sports, Cook Counseling, Cranwell, New Hall West)
  • jonathanc@vt.edu
  • 540-231-5322

Maria Cris Pristas

  • Jr. System Administrator
  • Helpdesk (Health, Rec. Sports, Cook Counseling, Cranwell, New Hall West)
  • mariapristas@vt.edu
  • 540-231-5322

New Hall West Branch Office

Mike Burns

  • IT Support Coordinator
  • Oversees and manages SAIT ticketing queues and quality assurance with end users
  • Point of contact for IT related purchases (PCs, laptops, tablets, and mobile computing devices)
  • bmike@vt.edu

Squires Student Center Branch Office

Kagan Jones

  • Jr. System Administrator
  • Helpdesk (Squires areas, Corp of Cadets, VP Student Affairs area)
  • kjones323@vt.edu
  • 540-231-7606

Katepwe Ndalama

  • Jr. System Administrator
  • Helpdesk (Squires areas, Corp of Cadets, VP Student Affairs area)
  • katen97@vt.edu
  • 540-231-1304