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The Delaware Department of Technology and Information on Tuesday named Gerald “Jerry” Whisman as its new chief operating officer.
Whisman, who joined the technology office in 2012 as a service support administrator and most recently served as DTI’s director of infrastructure and engineering, will be responsible for administering an IT portfolio that includes the state’s network operations center, output management, systems administration and engineering, mainframes, telecommunications, collaboration services, automation and data center functions.
The department is also responsible for providing IT services and connectivity statewide, including to K-12 districts.
Gerald “Jerry” Whisman (State of Delaware)
Directed by Emlyn Davies for Bomper Studio, Wales, 2021.
Tools: Zbrush (character sculpts), Cinema 4D (rigging, animation, modeling, texturing), Arnold (rendering)
Project description from Bomper Studio:
After working on the music video for “No Son of Mine,” RCA approached Bomper Studio looking for a whimsical film for the dreamy and immersive track “Chasing Birds.” Described as “weird and mellow” by keyboardist Rami Jaffee, the initial brief was to explore motifs within the song through taking the band on a psychedelic, technicolor journey; reminiscent of The Beatles
Yellow Submarine. The production took place from February-April 2021. Director Emlyn Davies and co-director Josh Hicks worked to develop a story set within a colorful utopia which devolves into a nightmarish hellscape; filled to the brim with trippy imagery and animation. The chosen setting was a landscape reminiscent of the Sonoran desert; often chosen as a shorthand in narratives of existential isolat
HEROIC EFFORTS from local housebuilder firm which has raised thousands A local housebuilder has raised £5,000 for a mental health charity after setting employees a step challenge during the month of March. Story Homes pledged to donate £20 to its charity partner Mind for every staff member who completed 100,000 steps in March and would top this up to £5,000 if staff were able to collectively walk 10 million steps in the month. By the end of March, staff managed to clock up nearly 18 million steps, with over 80 Story Homes employees taking part in the challenge. Story Homes has supported Mind as its charity partner since 2018, and recently announced it would be continuing to support the charity for the 2021/22 financial year.
HEROIC EFFORTS from local housebuilder firm which has raised thousands A housebuilder has raised £5,000 for a mental health charity after setting employees a step challenge during the month of March. Story Homes pledged to donate £20 to its charity partner Mind for every staff member who completed 100,000 steps in March and would top this up to £5,000 if staff were able to collectively walk 10 million steps in the month. By the end of March, staff managed to clock up nearly 18 million steps, with over 80 Story Homes employees taking part in the challenge. Story Homes has supported Mind as its charity partner since 2018, and recently announced it would be continuing to support the charity for the 2021/22 financial year.