Software Streamlining Working Group

The Software Streamlining Working Group was created in early 2025 by Chief Information Officer Marc Hoit in response to a >60% increase over the last 10 years in Software Licensing increases. OIT’s Software Licensing outlay has increased by roughly a half a million dollars per year over this period, with more variable corresponding increases all over campus.

In May of 2025, the committee created a software cost streamlining report and a set of recommendations to reduce current costs and develop a sustainable model for future purchases. These recommendations include reviewing the current framework for determining how software is purchased and managed, develop purchasing guidelines focused on meeting functional and regulatory requirements while achieving economies of scale, and developing a framework for recommending software license for elimination, reduction or consolidation.

Membership Roster:

Chair Mike McComas – Associate Director, Vendor Risk & License Management, Office of Information Technology
Mardecia Bell – Chief Information and Security Officer and Director, Security and Compliance, Office of Information Technology
Jeff Webster – Director, Educational Technology Services, Digital Education and Learning Technology Applications
Beatrice Richardson – Director of Information Technology, NC State University Libraries
Tony Baumann – Software Licensing Manager, College of Engineering
Sten Swenson – Director of Information Technology, College of Sciences
Helen Chen – Senior Vice Provost for Academic Strategy and Innovation
Eduardo Lorente – Vice Provost for Budget and Business Operations
Justin Fusco – Assistant Budget Director, Office of Finance and Administration
Sharon Loosman – Director, Chief Procurement Officer, Procurement and Business Services
Genevieve Garland – Senior Associate Vice Chancellor, Research Development and Operations, Office of Research and Innovation
Billy Beaudoin – Director, Identity and Web Services, Office of Information Technology