Bowman assumed the position in September after more than eight years with Sugar Land, where he served as operations manager and chief information security officer. His responsibilities included enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, data center operations, business continuity and disaster recovery.The director of Innovation and Technology position was previously held by Jobi Mathew, who remains with Missouri City as its chief information officer. Mathew has held several technology leadership positions during his tenure with the city, which began in 2001.
At Sugar Land, Bowman managed technology planning, budgeting, vendor relationships and technical staff development. His work supported municipal departments, public safety operations and city employees, with an emphasis on infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity and operational resilience.
Bowman brings more than 25 years of IT experience to Missouri City, with a background spanning local government, enterprise networking, cybersecurity and infrastructure management.
His professional interests include the use of artificial intelligence, automation, cloud services and emerging technologies to improve government operations. In describing his approach to technology leadership, Bowman has emphasized developing technical teams, maintaining reliable systems and preparing organizations to adopt new technologies.
Before joining Sugar Land in April 2018, Bowman spent seven years as lead network administrator at Endress+Hauser InfoServe, where he managed network infrastructure and cybersecurity operations.
Bowman holds a bachelor's degree in computer information technology from Purdue University.
