EXPERIENCE

11/2014 – Present

I lead the strategic technology and cybersecurity initiatives for Elections, Recording, Motor Vehicle and Administrative divisions for BCCR

• Championed multi-year strategic IT, cybersecurity, and continuity of operations plans, ensuring scalable infrastructure and alignment with enterprise goals across five operational divisions.

• Directed the secure operation of ballot processing, vote centers, tabulation systems, and voter data environments—delivering reliable, compliant elections and safeguarding public trust.

• Developed and created the Accountability Review Template (ART), a cloud based project management tool coalescing project management for 30+ staff into a single values driven tool to drive planning, performance, and success.

• Designed and deployed the Elections Operations Plan (EOP), a cloud-based lifecycle management system centralizing 800+ election activities to improve efficiency, transparency, and statutory compliance.

• Spearheaded cross-departmental governance efforts to align digital services, modernize infrastructure, and implement cohesive file and records strategies across five operational divisions

• Led enterprise cybersecurity strategy including countywide micro-segmentation, simulated incident-response exercises, and staff training programs—measurably reducing organizational risk and increasing resilience.

• Secured $500K in competitive grants and saved $200K through strategic procurement and lifecycle planning—redirecting resources to mission-critical modernization initiatives.

• Cultivated high-trust partnerships with Elections, County IT, vendors, and external agencies to drive collaborative innovation and integrated service delivery, and enforcing it through cross-departmental service level agreements.

• Planned and executed the multi-year migration and reorganization of 2M+ of local files to SharePoint-based content management sites across all divisions strengthening records governance and transparency.

• Automated hiring and onboarding paperwork for the 300-800 seasonal election workers hired annually, reducing appointment time 25 minutes per worker and saving the hiring team processing time two-thirds (43 min/worker)

11/2014 – Present

Plan, organize, & direct all technology programs, functions, & activities for Colleton County Government.

• Identified and developed opportunities for strategic enhancement of services that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings for the organization. 

• Designed, developed, and deployed state-of-the-art network infrastructure with centralized management and wireless roaming capabilities across campuses and remote sites, simplifying network administration/maintenance and end-user connectivity.

• Perform regular updates and security audits of network, application and cyber security measure and backup, recovery, and disaster plans to provide the highest level of security and resilience to business operations possible.

• Manage all technology staff to meet the growing needs of technology within our organization. Providing training, delegating and planning project teams, maintaining work standards, resolving employee issues, hiring new employees, and recommending promotions and salary increases.

• Continuously analyze needs in a growing and changing work environment to identify and integrate solutions, developed project plans, and oversee execution. I serve as a senior member on task forces and committees participating in the County’s strategic planning and economic development efforts and on county-wide policy and management issues as well as the primary project manager for any technology project within the organization. 

• Prepare and manage the department’s budget and the budgetary processes for all projects involving any implementation of technology throughout the County (i.e. new computers, new software applications, audio visual, phone systems, security systems, server upgrades, etc.).

• Negotiated a 7 year Master Services Agreement for network connectivity with local Telecommunications Cooperative saving the organization 66% less than rates previously charged generating an estimated savings potential of $4-5 million for network connectivity to all 90+ sites over the 7 year period.

• Recovered from a full-scale ransomware attack that compromised all internal servers and storage systems; approximately 35 servers and 24Tb of data were lost but fully restored within 2 weeks of the attack. No data loss occurred, all major business systems were restored within 3 days, and no ransom was paid.

02/2013 – 11/2014

Responsible for the administration, design, creation, maintenance and support of the County’s enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS). Work involves decision making in the design and architecture of spatial databases; development and deployment of desktop, mobile and web-based GIS applications; performance of complex spatial analyses and the distribution of end results. Coordinate GIS related projects with County departments and outside agencies. Perform related and other work as required.

• Supervise the coordination, development, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the County’s GIS system; provides management of all GIS related projects and activities.

• Provide technical expertise and end user training to County staff.

• Ensure development and maintenance of all County GIS data and associated products.

• Oversee GIS system installation, configuration, maintenance and documentation.

• Evaluate hardware and software for GIS systems and makes recommendations for improvements.

• Perform research and analysis; supports special projects; monitor GIS system utilization and recommend appropriate revisions to processes and procedures; design and implement user applications for geographic information systems.

• Present application or project results to management and users.

• Serve as an adviser on technical aspects of GIS implementation.

• Promote the County’s Mission to make Colleton County GIS data the highest quality by providing responsive, cost-effective, and innovative government services; understands and subscribe to the Vision and Values Statement adopted by the County.

 04/2011 – 02/2013

Develop and administer County SQL Geodatabases for ArcSDE and other internal applications. Develop GUI/applications and perform related programming as required for participating departments and agencies. Provide guidance and periodic training for staff and administration. Assist with the continued improvement and maintenance of GIS in cooperation with participating departments and agencies. Supervise other professional and support staff members. Perform other related work as required.

• Developed and implemented backup and disaster recovery plans. Administered SQL databases and integrations. Developed cross-database workflows. Improved reporting systems. Coordinate/assist other departments’ staff to analyze and resolve complex technical software issues relating to SQL databases and applications. 

• Configure and maintain all SQL Server databases for spatial and non-spatial data including, but not limited to, compression, versioning, data loading, spatial index, tuning, performance, data replication, back-up and recovery.

• Manage all upgrades of GIS applications built on ESRI technology.

• Manage problems resulting from upgrades of software components that integrate with the GIS. 

• Troubleshoot system and application problems.

• Configure and maintain the geodatabase (compression, versioning, data loading, spatial index, tuning, performance tuning, data replication, back-up and recovery etc.).

• Maintain knowledge of latest database technology in conjunction with GIS technology including but not limited to software and application development. Research and recommend technical solutions and improvements.

• Assist the IT Director in defining resource requirements and system enhancement needs for operational planning and budgeting; assist IT Director in defining appropriate GIS operational policies and procedures.

• Assist in the implementation of new GIS through training, personal study, and research, becomes the department’s key technical resource for database management, applications programming, in-house training, etc. 

• Oversee/coordinate the building and maintaining of the GIS mapping web site.

• Participate in public and private meetings concerning the GIS data, presents proposals to the community and provides explanations of the issues involved.

• Perform routing system audits, maintenance, and backups, and helps coordinate vendor maintenance.