Overview

March 18

As demands on state and local governments continue to rise, finding new ways to operate efficiently while maintaining high standards is more critical than ever. With funding changes and expanding responsibilities, technology leaders face a challenge: how can you do more with less without sacrificing quality or innovation?

The answer lies in your existing team. By expanding the skills of your current workforce, you can unlock hidden potential and address challenges head-on.

Join Government Technology and Pluralsight for a live, insight-packed webinar on how you can build a more efficient, adaptable workforce that can keep up with the fast-paced changes in state and local government.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

Faster Problem-Solving: Learn how cross-skilling can help your team solve problems faster and identify issues before they escalate.
Maximize Current Resources: Discover how to make the most of your current workforce to tackle the growing demands of state and local government operations.
Boost Creativity: Get actionable strategies to foster creativity and innovation within your team without relying on external hires or new technology.

Speakers

Tony Holmes

Practice Lead for Solutions Architects Public Sector, Pluralsight

Pathological problem solver, and serial question asker, a lifelong student of mental models, experienced in creating innovative solutions where analogical ideas meet rigorous socratic method. For more than two decades Tony has been solving complex problems for some of the largest, and most forward-thinking technology organizations in the world; including British Broadcasting Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, Microsoft Research, Opsware, Hewlett Packard, Oracle and currently Pluralsight, THE Technology Skills platform for the Government.

Carlos Ramos —

Principal Consultant with Maestro Public Sector

Carlos Ramos is Principal Consultant with Maestro Public Sector. He works with government agencies and leading-edge tech-sector companies, including Pluralsight, to bring innovation and transformative technologies to the public sector. Carlos founded Maestro after completing a 27-year career in California government where he was a key technology leader and innovator directly involved in California’s technology initiatives. Carlos served in many State leadership positions including serving five years as CIO for the State of California. As State CIO, he set California’s IT strategic direction and had oversight and responsibility over the entire State technology portfolio. Under his leadership, California established itself as a leader in mobile computing, the use of geo spatial technologies, data analytics, cyber security, virtualization and cloud computing. Among his proudest and most far-reaching accomplishments, were his creative initiatives to professionalize and upskill the State’s technology workforce. Carlos sits on the Board of Directors for the California Emerging Technologies Fund and is co-founder of Crafted Query. A company providing AI based technologies for public sector agencies.

Sean McSpaden — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Sean McSpaden is an executive level information technology professional with over 30 years of experience in the private, non-profit, and public sectors. His background includes the start-up and management of several small businesses and he has served on the Board of Directors or in Executive Director positions for several 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Sean’s public service experience includes progressively responsible positions as an IT analyst, and in statewide coordination, management and leadership positions within the Executive and Legislative branches of Oregon state government. From June 2008 to September 2013, Sean served as the state of Oregon’s Deputy State Chief Information Officer. Since 2013, Sean has served as a Principal Legislative IT Analyst with the Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office and as the Committee Administrator for Oregon’s Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology. In addition, Sean serves as a member Oregon’s Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and as Oregon’s representative to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Taskforce on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Privacy. Throughout his 26-year tenure in Oregon state government, Sean and the teams he has led have received several state, regional and national recognitions and awards. In addition, Sean has represented the state of Oregon on numerous state, regional and national project steering committees, task forces, governing boards, committees, commissions and associations, and has presented on various topics at local, state, regional, national, and international meetings and conferences.

Webinar

Building a Cross-Skilled Workforce in State and Local Government