Recruiting and consulting firm SGR is managing the executive search, and applications close Aug. 11. The salary range is $120,718 to $181,077 with benefits.
Brown has led the city’s Department of Information Technology since November 2019, according to his LinkedIn profile. He has also served as an IT leader in Waco, Amarillo and Grand Prairie.
He is a key member of Lubbock’s executive team and oversees a $16.2 million budget and $8.8 million in capital improvement programming, according to the job brochure. The department has 60 full-time employees, two division directors, an information security manager and a budget coordinator.
IT supports about 2,400 employees and technology for administration, budgeting, contract compliance, information security, infrastructure services, communication services and radio shop, public safety and GIS, among others.
The city laid out three active capital IT projects in the 2023-24 budget. Funding to date for each project is:
- $4.1 million for public safety CAD, mobile and RMS software
- $2.5 million for a holistic ERP system
- $2.2 million to replace and enhance cybersecurity infrastructure
In an email, Brown answered three questions from Industry Insider — Texas:
IITX: In your tenure at Lubbock, of what are you most proud?
Brown: Elevating our technology-based service delivery culture and infrastructure modernization, particularly as it relates to public safety.
IITX: What has been most satisfying about being in public service?
Brown: Being a part of something larger that serves others and enhances our communities.
IITX: What is your next step?
Brown: Enjoy spending time with family.
Editor's note: This article has been updated with a response from Brown.
