#  Rand Kiessig 

Manager, IQSS Computer Lab Services

 

 

 



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 email <rkiessig@iq.harvard.edu> 

 



 

Rand Kiessig joined IQSS in May 2012 and has led IQSS Computer Lab Services since 2015. A California native, Rand has lived across the U.S. — from Washington State to North Carolina to Massachusetts — with stints in Mexico and Spain along the way. Before coming to Harvard, he held a range of technical roles at organizations including Microsoft, Verio, Data General, and Iron Mountain.

Recommended Apps:

- [1Password](https://1password.com/): Having a password manager is extremely important, and 1Password will help you do that while also alerting you to password that may be compromised. Harvard now has a relationship with 1Password that you can check out [here](https://huit.harvard.edu/password-manager). Highly recommended.
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