Jean Plymale
Operation Systems Analyst

Email: vplymale@vt.edu
(540) 231-2270

Ms. Plymale has over 30 years of experience working in diverse areas of information technology. In her current role as a member Virginia Tech’s eCorridors, E-GIS and the CGIT teams, Jean is responsible for managing projects focused on the development of analytic tools used in the assessment of physical and information security as well broadband deployment. Jean serves on local and national level committees and interacts with community, state and the private sector to promoting the advancement and understanding of broadband technologies in underserved regions.

Prior to joining the eCorridors program Jean worked at the Virginia Tech Computing Center as a Senior System Engineer where she managed UNIX and mainframe systems and applications. Ms. Plymale has a BA and MA from Virginia Tech as well as a graduate certificate in politics and policy of Science and Technology from Virginia Tech.