Application Services (AS)
Delivering high-quality, application development services and innovative, informatics solutions to advance the business mission, teaching, learning, assessment and strategic decision making.
The Application Services team focuses on the twin missions of Business Intelligence and Education Informatics. This unit enables the transformation of complex academic, administrative, business and financial data into actionable intelligence to improve strategic decision making for the University, School of Medicine, MCV Physicians, and Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences. The team manages integrations with all major VCU and VCUHeath Enterprise systems and data warehouses. Its core mission is to deliver mission-critical data, quality analytical/visualization tools, and high-value recommendations that better inform leadership in the clinical, academic, research, and administrative missions.

Bhavesh Patel
Director, Application Services

Bhavesh Patel
Director, Application Services
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Phone: (804) 828-3390
Email: bhavesh.patel@vcuhealth.org

Michael Wu
Assistant Director, Application Development

Michael Wu
Assistant Director, Application Development
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Email: michael.wu1@vcuhealth.org

Andrew Leisure
Senior Applications & Data Analyst

Andrew Leisure
Senior Applications & Data Analyst
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Phone: (804) 628-4884
Email: andrew.leisure@vcuhealth.org

Chris Stephens
Senior Applications & Data Analyst

Chris Stephens
Senior Applications & Data Analyst
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Phone: (804) 828-3917
Email: chris.stephens@vcuhealth.org

Melvin Denwiddie
Senior Applications & Data Analyst

Melvin Denwiddie
Senior Applications & Data Analyst
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Phone: (804) 628-5528

John Priestley
Applications & Data Analyst

John Priestley
Applications & Data Analyst
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Phone: (804) 828-3919
Email: john.priestley@vcuhealth.org

Steve Kuchta
Applications and DevOps Engineer

Steve Kuchta
Applications and DevOps Engineer
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Phone: (804) 628-5388
Email: steve.kuchta@vcuhealth.org

Alana Wiljanen
Junior Business Analyst

Alana Wiljanen
Junior Business Analyst
SOMTech / Academic Technology Services
Email: alana.wiljanen@vcuhealth.org

Kate Loomis
Business Intelligence Analyst

Kate Loomis
Business Intelligence Analyst
SOMTech / Academic Technology Services
Web Services & Communications
Website design and development for the School of Medicine, including support for its Departmental and Affiliated Institutes and Center websites.
Our mission is to oversee the design, development, usability and accessibility of School of Medicine website, including the homepage and the top-level pages of the site. The Web Services unit is the primary developer and central consultant for all SOM and Department websites using the T4 Content Management System. We design, program, test and develop web accessible, standards-compliant websites following the VCU Web Policy.

Amber Logan
Sr. Communications Manager and Lead Science Writer

Amber Logan
Sr. Communications Manager and Lead Science Writer
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Email: Amber.Logan@vcuhealth.org

Nathan Hilsenbrand
Senior Front End Web Developer/Designer

Nathan Hilsenbrand
Senior Front End Web Developer/Designer
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Phone: (804) 828-3070

Laura Ingles
Lead Content Strategist / Writer

Laura Ingles
Lead Content Strategist / Writer
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Email: laura.ingles@vcuhealth.org

DeAudrea 'Sha' Rich
Graphic Designer and Photographer

DeAudrea 'Sha' Rich
Graphic Designer and Photographer
SOMTech / Web & Application Services
Email: DeAudrea.Rich@vcuhealth.org