.
In state government, Quach was enterprise architect for the California Department of Industrial Relations and, after that, chief information technology officer for the California Public Utilities Commission.
In his LinkedIn profile, Quach describes himself as a “recognized and respected leader with a proven track record of leading an agile, service oriented, highly productive, credible and professional IT organization,” whose specialties include “turn-around manager, strategic organizational and business planning, data center management, business intelligence, technical support, project management,” and IT security.
When asked by Industry Insider — California about his priorities as he enters his new role, Quach replied Thursday via email: “As I am still working to get acclimated, I want to fully understand our environment, our people and business processes.” His two most immediate goals, he said, are “clearing our project backlog” and “continuing to improve our cybersecurity posture.”
What should vendors expect from the new CIO?
“I think our vendor partners will find that I am curious by nature,” Quach said. “They can expect me to be asking a lot of questions. I’d like to fully understand any business or project proposal that comes before me, so it will be very helpful with clear processes and conceptual workflow diagrams.”
The new tech leader said his appointment represents a homecoming of sorts.
“I’ve spent the first 21 years of my career in state service and the last eight with the city and county of San Francisco,” he said. “I feel like my career is going in full circle. I am humbled to the DFPI commissioner and our chief deputy for their appointment. I am also grateful to my predecessor, George Gaborek, for his support. George really made my transition so much easier.”
