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IPMA News : April 2003
Edited By Mary Ellen Bradley and Andy Marcelia
IPMA News : April 2003Edited By Mary Ellen Bradley and Andy Marcelia |
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New DIS deputy director chooses public service over private industry
(Note: There was no IPMA Board meeting in March.)
-- by Department of Information Services' Communications Office
In a highly competitive field of candidates, Roy Lum presented an
exceptional career profile. With extensive leadership experience in large
mission critical enterprise infrastructures and proven expertise in IT
strategic planning, Lum was exactly what the Dept. of Information Services (DIS)
was seeking in a new deputy director for the Management and Oversight of
Strategic Technologies Division (MOSTD).
The trajectory of Roy's work experience has taken him through positions of increasing responsibility in the military and high-tech industries with companies such as Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Oregon, CNF Transportation and LiveBridge. In these organizations he built hands-on expertise in multi-platform applications development, process re-engineering and systems and architecture development that carried him successfully into 2003...when he felt the need to re-evaluate his place in private industry.
"My wife works in the public sector and loves her job because she feels that she gives something back to the community every day, " says Lum. "I realized that I was ready for the same kind of experience and the chance to make a difference."
Taking an enterprise view
As Lum sized up the opportunity at DIS, he saw the unique potential in the
deputy director position to do some exciting and valuable work for his home
state. Leading the policy, planning and oversight groups, Lum's staff
provides strategic IT policy leadership and staff support to the Information
Services Board (ISB) and Customer Advisory Board (CAB). Said Lum, "DIS plays an
important role with the ISB and CAB and can provide critical support and
guidance as we develop new technology-supported business objectives for the
state enterprise."
Lum sees his new position as facilitating the decision making process for the ISB. "Our oversight staff take an enterprise-wide view at the same time they are aware of agency-level technology planning. They are connected and fully engaged with the IT world of state government."
First impressions of DIS? "There is a lot of talent here. In fact, I'm not sure the staff realize just how skilled they are and what value they bring to state government. I'm seeing now that the real benefit this agency brings to the table exists in the commitment of its staff to the customer and to the enterprise."
Joe Dear, Executive Director of the Washington State Investment Board, will speak on "Leveraging Management Tools for Results". This is an invitation-only event for agency executives and senior IT managers. See event announcement for details.
On Monday, May 19, two concurrent seminars will be conducted in the afternoon at the Worthington Center at Saint Martin's College. Attendance is open to anyone interested in these topics; no pre-registration is required and 125 attendees can be accommodated in each session. See event outline for details.
Forum 2003, May 20 and 21 at Saint Martin’s College Worthington Center, will
feature two keynote speakers and 16 educational sessions centered on the theme
"Sharing Solutions".
Forum will have some format changes from previous years. First, two concurrent
educational sessions will be presented rather than three. Each session will be held
in half of the Worthington Center with a capacity of 125 attendees in each session.
Second, sessions have been added at noon each day. And third, on May 19 (Monday before Forum)
two half-day sessions are being offered from 1:00 to 5:00pm.
Stewart McKee, Director of DIS, starts this year's Forum with his keynote
presentation "A Plan for Bold Action". First day educational sessions
concentrate on the .NET Framework and the Active Directory.
Second day keynoter, Jim McLendon, Vice President, Global Business Development,
Symantec Security Services Symantec Corporation, presents "The Current and
Future State of Internet Security". Second day educational sessions include
presentations on application development, project management, and various
aspects of security.
While at Forum be sure to visit the 24 Corporate Sponsors booths and the 47
Vendor booths. It is the participation of the Corporate Sponsors and Vendors
that enable the IPMA to present Forum and the other programs and events each
year.
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