Ian Kaufman

Ian Kaufman is an experienced Principal Systems Integration Engineer at the University of California San Diego, having served in this role since March 2024 and previously from March 2006. Kaufman specializes in providing consultation and IT support for researchers across UC San Diego and its health sciences affiliates, focusing on designing and implementing high-performance computing environments, large data housing, and visualization solutions. Prior positions include Research Systems Administrator/Programmer Analyst and Systems Integration Engineer across various departments at UC San Diego and at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Kaufman holds a BA in Theatre/Acting from UC San Diego, obtained between 1988 and 1994.