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Washington, DC-based US Department of Housing and Urban Development has Appointed Rafael Diaz as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
US Department of Housing and Urban Development mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes: utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination; and transform the way HUD does business.
About the Person
Rafael Diaz is a strategic IT leader with expertise in information assurance and compliance, IT operations, systems integration, application development, and business process development. Diaz came to Central Management Services at the State of Illinois to assume the role of Enterprise Business Applications and Services Executive. After seven months, he was promoted to CIO, where he focused his efforts on a state-wide IT consolidation program, which included architectural alignment, virtualization and service management. Formerly the CIO for the Department of Human Services, Diaz ushered in an integration effort for social services management across all social services agencies in Illinois — the Human Services Framework. He also served in professional and managerial positions at Accenture, formerly Andersen Consulting. Diaz is currently the CISO for the State of Illinois and serves on several boards and commissions. He is the cyber security chair for the Illinois Terrorism Task Force, policy and planning chair for the Illinois Integrated Justice Information System and chair of the Statewide Security Consortium. Diaz has led the state through two Cyber Storm national exercises and works closely with the Department of Homeland Security. Diaz holds a post graduate certificate in Computer Career Program from DePaul University, an M.S. in Human Services Administration from Spertus College and a B.S. in Biology, Chemistry and Music from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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