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Mr. Loc K Hoang
Director
Information & Education Technology
Director (Acting)
Marketing & Media Services
Loc has been employed with the College of Agriculture as a Network Manager since 1988 with an expertise in Wide Area Network and Local Area Network. He is now the IT Director. He provides network support for both on campus and 36 off-campus offices and maintains the integrity of Internet circuits and connections between remote offices and the University of Maryland campuses. Loc also oversees IT budget, provides daily technical support and maintains the integrity of the AGNR servers for the College faculty and staff.
Loc has been the Acting Director for the Marketing and Media Services Unit since 2006.
He extends his expertise on various areas: TCP/IP, Netware, 3Com, Windows NT, T1/T3, ADSL, Frame relay and Fiber, Satellite bandwidth, Ascend/Cisco Routers and Switches, IBM Main frame, UNISYS Micro system, OS/VS/VMS, Unix, Linux, IMS/VMS, HTML, ACL, DB, Firewalls, Microsoft packages, Telnet, most mail systems and other PC software and hardware.
Loc coordinates the installation of Internet connections and equipment for all remote offices. He also assists in the setup and guidance of all new computers and peripherals. In addition, he serves as a DTR (Data Telecommunication Representative) for the College, for all telecom orders and issues (voice and data).
Loc hold a BS in Computer Sciences - Univ. of Paris, France and 2 years of Master graduated study in Business Administration - Univ. of Liege, Belgium. He worked for Renault in France, Unisys headquarter in Pennsylvania, the State of New Jersey as network consultant, Revlon Health Care in Virginia as a DP Manager.
Loc lives now with 2 children and his wife in Maryland. He enjoys traveling and listening to music. He plays drums and speaks 3 languages. His wish is to retire one day in his motherland, Vietnam.