{"498281":{"#nid":"498281","#data":{"type":"news","title":"GT-AE Welcomes Vickie Brian to Management Team","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering is happy to announce that Ms.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EVickie Brian\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;has joined the administrative leadership team in the position of assistant director for operations. Her first day was April 27.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrian comes to Georgia Tech with a wealth of experience in policy development, project management, personnel management, and budgeting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHer previous positions span the spectrum of public and private enterprises, from serving as the executive director of a retirement community to managing a medical practice and serving as the bursar for the College of Coastal Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf there\u0027s a theme there, Brian says it\u0027s that she looks for opportunities to serve.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0022I see any job as being an opportunity for service,\u0022 she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I am there to serve the customer, which, in this case is both the students we educate and the employees who make the educational experience a good one.\u0022\u003Cbr \/\u003EBrian replaces Susan Jackson, who retired from GT-AE this spring after serving for many years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn her first week on the job, Brian has been meeting with the many administrative assistants and other employees with whom she will be working most closely. Her conversations with new colleagues have focused on familiarizing herself with the many procedures, policies, and practices that make GT-AE run. She is listening closely to the perspective each person brings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The front-line people have the most insight on how to solve challenges,\u0022 she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrian said her professional philosophy is based on a combination of analytical thinking, thoughtful organizational practices, and a commitment to team-building. She believes in establishing transparent processes so that all employees can understand and follow. This, she said, will help them succeed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022For me to succeed, I need to make sure the team succeeds,\u0022 she said. \u0022So I\u0027m always going to look for ways to strengthen and develop the employees who are part of the team.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering is happy to announce that Ms. Vickie Brian has joined the administrative leadership team in the position of assistant director for operations. Her first day was April 27."}],"uid":"30502","created_gmt":"2016-02-10 13:55:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:38","author":"Sapna Mistry","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-05-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"498311":{"id":"498311","type":"image","title":"Vickie Brian","body":null,"created":"1455141600","gmt_created":"2016-02-10 22:00:00","changed":"1475895258","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:18","alt":"Vickie Brian","file":{"fid":"204647","name":"brianvickie-yang-simpson.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/brianvickie-yang-simpson_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/brianvickie-yang-simpson_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":106930,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/brianvickie-yang-simpson_0.jpg?itok=a-QVk7Gw"}}},"media_ids":["498311"],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1325","name":"aerospace"},{"id":"126111","name":"GT-AE"},{"id":"1052","name":"Management"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"},{"id":"169909","name":"Vickie Brian"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["kathleen.moore@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}