Julie Masser has degrees from Purdue in Animal Science (AAS) and Agricultural Economics (BS) as well as a MS in Science Education from Auburn University. She has worked in computing and network support for over 21 years, including positions at Texas Instruments, BancTexas, and Tab Products. Since 1990, she has worked in technical positions at the Alabama Extension Service, Auburn University, and Texas A&M University. She has extensive experience in the computer field, spanning network and PC support, product development, training, and end-user and administration issues. She has trained others in the computer field since 1980, conducting a wide-variety of courses, which she developed to serve technical support and end-user audiences from industry and public service fields. She has served as the manager of two campus-wide support groups and has written funded grants for startup projects. She started the Windows peer collaboration organization at Texas A&M, which addresses technical issues in supporting Microsoft Windows. Julie joined the TEES Network Computing and Support Services group in August 2000. She joined the TEES Office of Research Development and Grant Writing in January, 2002.

Julie collaborates with the new faculty CAREER and ONR efforts and strategic initiatives. She works on the development of projects and proposals in the area of advanced technology and engineering, including formation of advantageous partnerships for efforts supporting Homeland Security and DoD areas. She has supported education partnerships among community colleges and universities, particularly those areas that intersect with TEES collaborative initiatives statewide in nanotechnology, information technology, sensors, homeland security, National Institutes of Health partnerships, and programmatic efforts that advance 21st century technical education and workforce training in Texas. Since joining TEES in 2002 she has been the lead for a series of grants resulting in $5 million in funding, including a CyberSecurity/Computer Forensics ATE project (NSF/$900K), a GIS-TECH ATE project (NSF/$750K), and a $1.5 million homeland security grant. A $5 million NSF National Center in Geospatial Technology has been funded starting Sept, 2008. A DHS Center in Border Security, partnering with UTEP, is in final funding negotiations.