Last updated: December 11, 2023
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Tom Ziomek - IT Specialist
Tom Ziomek, IT Specialist
Data Manager
Southeast Alaska Inventory & Monitoring Network
National Park Service
3100 National Park Road
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 364-2607
thomas_ziomek@nps.gov
Tom enlisted in the United States Navy immediately after high school. After one year, he earned a ROTC scholarship at Penn State University, where he studied chemistry and Russian language. Upon graduation, he was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Navy. He served tours in Misawa, Japan; Washington, DC; and Monterey, CA; and on three Navy ships. Afterward he worked as an analytical chemist while pursuing a Computer Science education. He then switched careers and worked as a software developer.
Being a long-time national park enthusiast, Tom jumped at the chance to join the NPS Southeast Alaska Network, which offered the opportunity for him to do both science and IT under one roof.
Education
B.S. Penn State University, Science/ChemistryUniversity of Arizona, Computer Science
Defense Language Institute, Monterey CA, Russian Language
Professional Experience
U.S. Navy - Cryptologic Officer, 6 years
Analytical Chemist- USANA, Inc., Salt Lake City UT- Turner Laboratories, Tucson AZ
Software Developer- UnitedHealth Group/Ingenix- Genex Services- State of Alaska