{"id":2026,"date":"2025-04-09T18:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T18:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/?page_id=2026"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:49:28","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">About Us<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p>Administrative Operations is made up of more than 1,300 employees and is led by Senior Vice President Michael B. Cline, who reports to the Office of the President. Senior Vice President Cline also holds the position of chief operating officer at the university&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campuses\/indianapolis\/\">Indianapolis location<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We power Purdue by providing safe, reliable and transformative services and infrastructure so Purdue University\u2019s educators, researchers and students can do what they do best.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-featured-story \">\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-small\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n\n            \n            <div class=\"columns purdue-home-featured-story__container purdue-home-featured-story__container--reversed\">\n                <div class=\"column purdue-home-featured-story__image-container\">\n\n                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pt-tree-campus-800x533-1.jpg\"\/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"column purdue-home-featured-story__content-container\">\n                                                                    <h2 class=\"purdue-home-featured-story__header\">Achievements &amp; Recognition<\/h2>\n                        \n                    \n\n<p>We take pride in the achievements and recognition that our staff and projects have earned in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n                                            <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                                            <div class=\"\">\n                                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/achievements-and-recognition\/\" target=\"_self\" >Learn more<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  id=\"highlights\" class=\"section has-padding-bottom-small  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-gold\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">Fiscal Year 2025 Highlights<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FY25-Highlights-Thumbnail-1-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Front cover of the Administrative Operations FY25 Highlights report featuring a rendering of the Academic Success Building under construction in Indianapolis, with headline text and the Purdue Administrative Operations logo.\" class=\"wp-image-3630\" style=\"width:auto;height:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FY25-Highlights-Thumbnail-1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FY25-Highlights-Thumbnail-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FY25-Highlights-Thumbnail-1-768x994.jpg 768w, 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                      <div class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__list-container\">\n                    <ul class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__list\">\n                        <li class=><a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025-Highlights-Report-Print-Acc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">View Fiscal Year Highlights (.pdf)<\/a><\/li><li class=><a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/FY25-Highlights-Report-Printer-Friendly-1.28.26-1.pdf\" target=\"_self\">Download Printer Friendly Version (.pdf)<\/a><\/li>                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  id=\"major-capital-projects-map\" class=\"purdue-home-featured-story \">\n    <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-large\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n\n                                            <div class=\"tagged-header-container\">\n                    <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">Major Capital Projects Map<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"columns purdue-home-featured-story__container purdue-home-featured-story__container--reversed purdue-home-featured-story__container--50\">\n                <div class=\"column purdue-home-featured-story__image-container\">\n\n                                            <figure class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SW-Aerial.jpg\"\/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"column purdue-home-featured-story__content-container\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"purdue-home-featured-story__header\">Investing in Purdue&#8217;s Future: Major Capital Projects<\/h3>\n                    \n                    \n\n<p>Purdue is advancing over $1.5 billion in major capital project investments across academics, student life, research, athletics and infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The investments in Purdue\u2019s physical campus align closely with the university\u2019s strategic initiatives, including Purdue University in Indianapolis, Purdue Computes, the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, national security and technology, digital agriculture, transformative education, athletics and the university wide Action Council on Student Housing and Wellness.<\/p>\n\n\n                                            <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                                            <li class=\"\">\n                                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0825-Capital-Projects-map-v4_MAP_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Download the Major Capital Project Map (.pdf) (Opens in a new tab)\">Download the Major Capital Project Map (.pdf)<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                                                            <li class=\"\">\n                                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0825-Capital-Projects-map-v4_web.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"DOWNLOAD THE MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT MAP BROCHURE (.pdf) (Opens in a new tab)\">DOWNLOAD THE MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECT MAP BROCHURE (.pdf)<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                    <\/ul>\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"purdue-home-link-cards \">\n\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background\">\n                    <div class=\"container header-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"columns is-mulitline align-bottom\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                                                    <div class=\"tagged-header-container \">\n                                <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">Senior Administration<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"column is-narrow mobile-hidden\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-link-cards__cards\">\n                        <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-4-desktop is-4-widescreen is-3-fullhd is-half-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/michael-b-cline\/\" data-target=\"_self\"><div class=\"card-image\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cline-e1725471322412.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 ><a class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/michael-b-cline\/\" target=_self >Michael B. Cline, PE, PTOE<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Senior Vice President for Administrative Operations &amp; Chief Operating Officer, Indianapolis<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-4-desktop is-4-widescreen is-3-fullhd is-half-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/kim-pearson\/\" data-target=\"_self\"><div class=\"card-image\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pearson-e1725471610987.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 ><a class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/kim-pearson\/\" target=_self >Kim Pearson, MBA, SHRM-SCP<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Administrative Services<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Associate Vice President and Chief of Staff<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-4-desktop is-4-widescreen is-3-fullhd is-half-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/jessica-robertson\/\" data-target=\"_self\"><div class=\"card-image\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jessica-Robertson_JU12859-resized-e1726166923533.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 ><a class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/jessica-robertson\/\" target=_self >Jessica Robertson, MBA<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Auxiliary Services<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Associate Vice President<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-4-desktop is-4-widescreen is-3-fullhd is-half-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/ryan-gallagher\/\" data-target=\"_self\"><div class=\"card-image\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/gallagher2-e1725471546175.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 ><a class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/ryan-gallagher\/\" target=_self >Ryan Gallagher, PE<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Facilities Operations and Environmental Health and Safety<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Associate Vice President<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-4-desktop is-4-widescreen is-3-fullhd is-half-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/jay-wasson\/\" data-target=\"_self\"><div class=\"card-image\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/wasson-e1725471673127.png\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 ><a class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/jay-wasson\/\" target=_self >Jay Wasson, PE, MBA, MSCE<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Physical Facilities and Public Safety<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Vice President and Chief Public Safety Officer<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-4-desktop is-4-widescreen is-3-fullhd is-half-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/evan-hawkins\/\" data-target=\"_self\"><div class=\"card-image\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/24_JU_Evan-HawkinsJU_9969_Vert-e1771261929122.jpg\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><h3 ><a class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name \" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/evan-hawkins\/\" target=_self >Evan Hawkins, MBA<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Purdue in Indianapolis<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Senior Director<\/p><\/div><\/article>                                <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"column is-4-desktop is-4-widescreen is-3-fullhd is-half-tablet\">\n                                    <article class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/operations\/home\/about-us\/nathan-manges\/\" data-target=\"_self\"><div class=\"card-image\"><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img 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