A spokesperson for the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Communications (BIT) announced Thursday that Pat Snow, the state's longtime chief technology officer, will be retiring in just over a month.
Snow, who has been with the state for about 28 years, will resign on June 7, the department's Dan Hobrick said in an email.
As Jeff Kleins, the state's chief information officer, recently said on LinkedIn, the search for his successor is underway — seeking “a great technology leader to replace our current great CTO, Pat Snow.” There is. Clines reposted a LinkedIn notice from the state to “senior IT leaders,” suggesting the department was recruiting a chief technology officer to join its leadership team.
As Kleins said on LinkedIn, Snow's “decades of dedicated and incredible service to our state” began in 1996 when he joined South Dakota as network technology manager and served in that position for more than 18 years. I did. Snow most recently served as chief technology officer for nine years, and before that served as state telecommunications director for four and a half years. While serving as CTO, he also served as interim chief information officer from March 2018 to October 2019, following the retirement of CIO David Zolnowski.
Mr. Snow's successor will undoubtedly be involved in the technological advances that are taking shape in South Dakota, explained Mr. Kleins, BIT commissioner and state CIO. government technology During February.
The state is currently undergoing a multi-year effort to overhaul its previous financial system dating back to the 1980s and implement a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system across the state. The project began last year, and the state is in the process of selecting a vendor. Implementation will begin in 2024, he said, with the goal of having it in practical use by 2026.
South Dakota is also in the early stages of a new vehicle licensing system, Kleins said. It is scheduled to be released in early 2025.
