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Seattle, WA-based City of Seattle has Promoted Erin Devoto as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
As a city, Seattle is known as a progressive leader in technology, innovation and the environment. As an employer, the City of Seattle is leading local government in environmental stewardship, green building and social justice, making our City what it is today and shaping our future. Our employees play an important role in making this possible. You might be surprised by the variety and range of opportunities that are available at the City of Seattle. We have more than 1,200 job titles in 24 different departments, from the Office of Immigrant and Refugees Affairs or the Office of Arts & Culture to the Public Utilities and Department of Transportation. Our positions range from seasonal work at the City`s parks and recreation facilities to skilled trade workers, accounting, communications and information technology professionals, and middle and senior-level management. Whatever your line of work, we hope you consider the City of Seattle in your job search. We likely have the opportunity for you. Be a part of the team that helps run our great city by joining the more than 10,000 employees working for the greater good by providing programs and services to Seattle`s people and businesses.
About the Person
Erin Devoto serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the City of Seattle.As CTO, Erin sets standards and policies that govern the use of information technology in City government. As the Director of DoIT, Erin oversees the following lines of business to make technology work for the city, including the city's data center, computing services, information security, web site, municipal television station, community technology, electronic mail system, cable franchises,800 MHz trunked public safety radio system, telephone network, data communications network and development of the City's Broadband Initiative. Since she started with DoIT in 2007, Erin has developed and implemented several Citywide IT initiatives including implementation of a new email and new archive system for the City's 10,000 users and a new model for the public access television channel. Most recently Erin created the ordinance to allow third party providers to lease excess conduit resulting in expanding fiber broadband service for the Pioneer Square community and managed a public-private partnership with the City, the University of Washington and GigabitSquared to bring high-speed fiber connections to 14 neighborhoods in the City. Erin holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Washington.
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