Alex Viggio was one of four CU Boulder staffers honored with the annual Chancellor’s Employee of the Year Award. The award is presented to CU Boulder staff in recognition of and appreciation for exceptional job performance and remarkable contributions to the campus community.
Viggio is the Director of Engineering in the Office of Data Analytics. Described as a “master at connecting people and technology,” Viggio is recognized for community building and innovation within the tech and entrepreneurial communities at CU Boulder, Colorado and beyond. For example, he invited members of a local tech startup to share space, swap ideas and exchange inspiration in the FIS offices. As a result, the FIS team was invited to visit the company’s location to continue the collaboration taking place between the two groups.
This past year, Viggo collaborated with the Office of Information Technology to host Elastic Technology Day, which brought together IT professionals from the University of Colorado and Colorado State University. His ongoing work on open access and data with the University Libraries is described as “a rare combination of impressive technical expertise, big picture thinking, and collegiality of the highest order.”
Viggio is a core member of the VIVO consortium, a group of more than 140 institutions and agencies in over 25 countries that have built an innovative platform for the management of research data. Representing CU Boulder, Viggio presented an update on the latest VIVO Scholar Task Force initiative at the annual VIVO Conference in Podgorica, Montenegro. Perhaps most notable is Viggio’s dedication to mentoring junior developers. One colleague shares that “he could take a fully qualified, though not focused colleague and help him realize his full potential.”