Todd Cowan

Current

• Tax Commissioner at Douglas County Government

Past

• Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS)
• MVIT Director at Georgia Department of Revenue
• Account Manager at Georgia (DOAS)

• Project Leader at Georgia (DOAS)

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Education

• University of West Georgia

Recommended

8 people have recommended Todd

Connections

107 connections

Industry

Government Administration

Websites

• Named to Steering Committee
• Digital Govt. Advisory Board
• My Website

Todd Cowan’s Summary

Twenty-two years leading, managing, and coordinating technology initiatives, strategies, and projects within Georgia state government.

- Chief Information Officer (7 years)
- Chairman of Georgia’s CIO Council (2005, 2006, 2007)

Todd Cowan’s Specialties:

1. Strategic Technology Leadership
2. Governance Strategies - IT alignment to business
3. Customer Service
4. Project Management

Todd Cowan’s Experience

• Tax Commissioner

  Douglas County Government

  (Government Administration industry)

  January 2009 — Present (7 months)

• Chief Information Officer (CIO)

  Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS)

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2001 — October 2008 (7 years 6 months)

• MVIT Director

  Georgia Department of Revenue

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Accounting industry)

  August 1999 — May 2001 (1 year 10 months)

  • Chair AAMVA Region 2, I.T. Technology Committee
  • Chair, I.T. Sub-Committee for DMVS transition (2001)
  • Ga. Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (2000-2001)
  Managed Georgia’s first statewide Registration and Titling Information System (GRATIS) which was composed of 192 sites and 3600 devices throughout Georgia.

• Account Manager

  Georgia (DOAS)

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Government Administration industry)

  February 1996 — August 1999 (3 years 7 months)

  • Implemented Georgia’s Digital Drivers License System
  • Georgia’s “Blueprint for Modernization” study (KPMG)

• Project Leader

  Georgia (DOAS)

  (Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1994 — February 1996 (2 years 2 months)

  Fourth state in the nation to implement Georgia’s Unified Network Interface (UNI). Managed, maintenance/support and development activities for the State of Georgia Drivers License System, Problem Driver Pointer System, Commercial Drivers License System, Accident Reporting System, Computer Assisted Issuance, Off line Issuance System, and Supply System. Implemented Georgia’s Problem Driver Pointer System (PDPS). Developed, Equipment Tracking System for 1996 Olympics.

Todd Cowan’s Education

• University of West Georgia

  1980 — 1986

Additional Information

Todd Cowan’s Websites:

• Named to Steering Committee
• Digital Govt. Advisory Board
• My Website

Todd Cowan’s Interests:

Golf, Disc Golf, Family, Church, Technology

Todd Cowan’s Groups:

Church, CIO Council, AAMVA

•    GOVERNING
•    State of Georgia
•    University of West Georgia Alumni
•    StateRates Hotel Rates for State Employees

Todd Cowan’s Honors:

• Customer Service Award (2001)
• Best of the Web Award – GTC (2005)
• Speaker, Executive Roundtable, GTC (2004, 2005)
• Initiated Georgia's Sharepoint User Group (2007)
• Advisory Board - Ga. Digital Govt. Summit (2006, 2007)
• Region 2 Chairman for AAMVA I.T. Committee
• Honorary Kentucky Colonel

Todd Cowan’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• getting back in touch