CEDAR FALLS – Brian Asmus, a 1997 alumnus of the University of Northern Iowa, originally from Webster City, was the 2014 Alumnus in Residence for the Department of Management at the University of Northern Iowa.

Asmus, who now lives in Omaha, Neb., is the IT Director for First Data Merchant Solutions a $300 million business within First Data Corporation. First Data is the world’s largest processor of electronic payments, and Asmus’ IT organization supports and develops payments-system software for the 2.5 million small merchants that process on the FDMS platform.

In addition to his degree from UNI, Asmus also has an MBA from the University of Nebraska, Omaha.