More than a dozen public-sector IT pros were recognized Nov. 21 for efforts to move Texas technology forward. Here are the winners:
IT Leadership
Phillip Bays, Austin Public Health senior IT manager
Marlin Craig, Department of Motor Vehicles CISO
Larissa Derrick, Travis County senior information security auditor
Chris Kanute, Department of Motor Vehicles application services manager
Angie Lindemann, Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) deputy CIO
Greg Miller, Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) team lead
Divya Rathanlal, city of Austin corporate IT manager
Tristan Smith, DFPS testing manager
Vinitha Sriraman, TWC IT manager
Sally Ward, Department of Information Resources (DIR) deputy COO of Shared Technology Services
Up and Coming Leaders
Kevin Jones, TWC IT performance analytics manager
Sowjanya Kattamuri, Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) software developer
Steve Pyle, DIR director of communication technology
Charlie Warren, TDA systems administrator
*Government Technology is part of e.Republic, Industry Insider — Texas’ parent company.
