Search For New CIO Now Has Timeline
Lafayette, LA -- The CIO search committee for Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) announced its timeline for making a recommendation to City-Parish President Joey Durel.
In its national search for a new CIO, LCG is seeking an effective leader who addresses current critical needs and continues refinement of recently implemented systems, as well as continues the development of a long-term vision for the government’s information systems. In addition to efficient management of the city-parish technology operations, partnerships with local efforts such as LUS Fiber and FiberCorps will be stressed, as well as partnerships with LEDA, LITE, and other groups aiding and facilitating local technology-based economic development.
The CIO search committee is made up of technology professionals from the Lafayette community and will recommend two or three candidates upon completion of their efforts. These members are:
· Conrad Comeaux, Lafayette Parish Tax Assessor
· Tom Cox, CEO, Golfballs.com
· Jerry Greig, CIO, Fugro Chance Inc.
· Douglas Menefee, CIO, Schumacher Group
· Carol Skarlat, CIO, Stuller, Inc.
Over the past 60 days the committee has solicited feedback via survey mechanisms on what the characteristics and core skills of the next CIO should include. Surveyed groups included Lafayette City-Parish Council, employees of the LCG Information Services and Technology department, and LCG Directors. The information gathered was utilized to create a comprehensive job description which has been approved by City-Parish President Joey Durel. Members of the search committee will be utilizing various connections to CIO networks as well as social media to solicit resumes from interested candidates.
City-Parish President Joey Durel applauded the committee’s work so far and stressed its importance: “This committee has put in a great deal of work to ensure that we receive a host of high-quality applicants and that we have the tools to find the best fit for this government and this community. Technology is now at the heart of who we are as a community, and it is imperative that we find a person for this position that excels both in administration of our internal department and as an ambassador for Lafayette’s progress on the technological front.”
Individuals interested in applying for the position should send their resume to CIOSearch@lafayettela.gov for the committee to review. Candidates should submit resumes by March 3rd to be considered. The committee plans to make a recommendation of the top three candidates to City-Parish President Joey Durel by the beginning of April. The position is an appointed position and reports directly to the Chief Administrative Officer of LCG.
Committee members also issued statements on some of the traits they will be seeking as they make their recommendations. Jerry Greig shared the following about the committee’s focus: “Lafayette Parish has made much progress over the past six years on the deployment of technology to improve the way services are delivered. It is going to be important to find a CIO who has experience managing large budgets and enterprise technology solutions. The ideal CIO will have a solid foundation in technology architecture, with a passion for leveraging technology applications to drive process improvement.”
Douglas Menefee stated, “It is important that the parish of Lafayette find a CIO who can lead innovation while delivering on the core customer service needs of the parish residents and employees of LCG. Lafayette’s CIO needs to continue deliberate delivery on Joey’s vision of leveraging online services which can be accessed 24 hours a day/7 days a week.”
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