2018 CimaCon - CIMA Educational Conference: Full Schedule

8:00am MDT

Sponsor Check-in and setup

Sponsor setup in vendor room.

Wednesday October 10, 2018 8:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Colorado Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Reg, SponReg

11:00am MDT

Attendee check-in

Attendee Check-in - Look for the row starting with your last name

Wednesday October 10, 2018 11:00am - 4:00pm MDT
Lower Lobby 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Reg

1:00pm MDT

Conference Welcome - logistics - necessary announcements

Conference opening

Speakers

Becky Buis-Croft

Deskside Support Manager, Office of Information Technology

Becky has been a dedicated member of and President of the Colorado Information Management Association (CIMA) since November 2010. Over 30 years of exceptional performance at the State of Colorado. Currently, Desktop Support Services (DSS) Manager for the Governor's Office of Information... Read More →

Wednesday October 10, 2018 1:00pm - 1:25pm MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

1:30pm MDT

Power User Experience (UX): All the Feels

User experience (UX) without all the feels is like yoga without alignment. Customer value and intention, alignment and users, accessibility and more accessibility -- it all matters. But how can we really make government better? What is the samadhi of UX at the State of Colorado? How do we open our minds, drop the assumptions, and actually build something better for human beings?

Speakers

Jacquelyn Pyun

UX Manager, OIT

Jacq enjoys interacting with humans and wants government to do the same. Technology, after all, is a conversation with human beings. Human-centered design can, and is, making real change in government, and Jacq is helping to drive that change just a little faster.

Wednesday October 10, 2018 1:30pm - 2:25pm MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

2:30pm MDT

Break

Speakers

Becky Buis-Croft

Deskside Support Manager, Office of Information Technology

Wednesday October 10, 2018 2:30pm - 2:45pm MDT
Coffe Break Kiosk 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Brk

2:45pm MDT

Devices as a Service (DaaS): Enabling The Modern Workforce

The goal of this presentation is to discuss Device as a Service (Daas) solutions that are relevant to Public Sector customers, including the State of Colorado. It is not a secret that DaaS solutions exist. The "bottle-neck" is helping IT leaders to understand that these solutions are customized to their environment. The good news is that there are some simple steps to take, to help with obtaining relevant value and saving considerations. Furthermore, some tips on hurdling past some of the obstacles that you may encounter.

DaaS solutions deliver various "customized consumption models" that simplify how commercial organizations equip users with the right hardware, support, fleet management, and lifecycle services to improve end-user productivity, IT efficiency, and cost predictability.

DaaS solutions are much more than tying devices and services into efficient financing programs. DaaS solutions deliver comprehensive computing solutions with relevant devices and accessories that align with IT "refresh goals". Even as important, finding a simple and legal way to finance your solution.

Combined with support, lifecycle management services and "best practices", DaaS saves time, money and provides a predictable client environment for staff and your users.

Sponsors

Riverside Technologies Inc. (RTI)

Sales Director - WEST/SLED, Riverside Technologies, Inc.

Riverside Technologies, Inc., specializes in providing technology solutions for Public Sector, Health Care and Enterprise customers. RTI provides customers with: Managed Services; Secure Networking; Wireless Services; 1:1 Specialty Services; Deployment Services; & Technology Refresh... Read More →

Wednesday October 10, 2018 2:45pm - 3:40pm MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con4

2:45pm MDT

Implementing IT Financial Management Software

After the statewide deployment of CORE in FY15, the processes were reviewed at the Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) for requisitions, budget execution, financial analysis and common policy. The results of the process review provided the information needed to move forward with the development and acquisition of software for requisitions, budget execution, financial analysis and common policy calculations.

Speakers

Matthew Campagnoli

Finance Director, OIT

A Colorado native, Matthew Campagnoli is the Finance Director for the Governor's Office of Information Technology. He has a degree in Finance from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He started working at the Governor's Office ten years ago and has held several positions in finance... Read More →

Bethany Nicholas

Budget Director, OIT

Bethany Nicholas joined the OIT's Financial Office in 2014 as a Budget Analyst, and is now the Budget Director. Bethany manages the Budget Office, which is responsible for developing the annual budget submission, reviewing schedules, preparing requests for new funding, reviewing proposed... Read More →

Wednesday October 10, 2018 2:45pm - 3:40pm MDT
White River I 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con1

2:45pm MDT

MuleSoft Use Case: Integrate Salesforce with Legacy Systems

Do you have Legacy systems that your Salesforce Application needs to talk to? Mainframe systems, on-premises systems, file based systems, other systems with no easy to use APIs? Learn how the MuleSoft can be used to add your Legacy System to the Application Network. See how to design, implement, secure, govern and publish an API to make it easy to access your Legacy application from Salesforce. Finally, see two ways to leverage these new APIs from a Salesforce Application and connect your Salesforce application to that Legacy system.

Speakers

Bryan Wise

Master Solution Engineer, Salesforce

Bryan Wise is a Master Solution Engineer in Salesforce’s Public Sector business unit with 20 years experience working in Business Intelligence and public sector. His career in technology started while serving in the United States Navy where he managed all database administration... Read More →

Wednesday October 10, 2018 2:45pm - 3:40pm MDT
White River II 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con2

2:45pm MDT

Multi-Clouds Computing Security - Part 1 - Continues at 3:45 pm

The Cloud Security session will immerse attendees into the new frontier of IT and security services delivery in the Cloud. Using proven engaged learning techniques, students will leave the session with a solid Cloud Security knowledge and skills combined with applied hands-on on the most popular Cloud Services Providers.

At the end of the session, the attendees will have a solid understanding of the Cloud Computing and Security based on NIST and ISO/IEC. They will also be able to:
1) evaluate security posture of any Cloud Service Providers (CSP) Using FedRAMP and CSA CCM,
2) select, design, and deploy a secure cloud services based on the business requirements, and
3) use the knowledge and skills learned as a foundation to pursue popular Cloud Security Certifications such as CSA CCSK, ISC2 CCSP, Google GCP, and AWS Security.

Speakers

Mohamed Malki

Director - Security Architecture, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Mohamed Malki is the Director of Enterprise Security Architecture and HIPAA Officer for the Governor’s Office of Information Technology. He is also the chair of OIT’s Cloud Computing Governance Committee which is tasked with coordinating and collaborating cloud services consumption... Read More →

Wednesday October 10, 2018 2:45pm - 3:40pm MDT
Exec. Presentation Room 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con3

3:45pm MDT

Aligning the Business and IT - Case Study

This session will be a case study in the development of a Strategic Framework for making technology decisions that balance the functional needs of the business with the technical needs of IT. Presenters will discuss the five key steps they used to create the framework, gain executive buy-in and adoption and create performance metrics to drive strategic transformation.

Speakers

Jen Huerta

Strategic PMO Manager, Colorado Department of Labor & Employment

Jen Huerta is the Business Technology Portfolio Manager at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Jen has been with CDLE for a little over a year and has prior experience in IT, including at the Governor's Office of Information Technology, as an applications manager, Business... Read More →

Debbie Thibault

IT Director - CDLE, OIT

Debbie Thibault is OIT's IT Director supporting CDLE. She has served in multiple roles within OIT. She also has 25 years in the private sector building and leading start-ups and providing business management consulting.

Wednesday October 10, 2018 3:45pm - 4:40pm MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con4

3:45pm MDT

Are You Agile?

As the State of Colorado looks to fully harness the power of digital transformation, DevSecOps is an obvious place to look. When it's used effectively, DevSecOps leads to remarkable flexibility and efficiencies. But your migration cannot leave security requirements behind. In this session we'll explore how to embrace the changes necessary to make security as important as functionality while not sacrificing the velocity of your teams. This session will be useful to you no matter if you are still doing Waterfall or if you’ve moved on to Agile or even DevOps.

Speakers

David Duncan

CA Technologies

David Duncan is the Vice President of Product and Solutions Marketing for CA Technologies’ Security & Veracode Business Units. He has been involved in classified US Government programs, both in intelligence collection operations and in computer security systems engineering. Mr... Read More →

Wednesday October 10, 2018 3:45pm - 4:40pm MDT
White River II 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con2

3:45pm MDT

Change Ain't Easy - Overcoming Resistance

In 1916 Woodrow Wilson said, "if you want to make enemies, try to change something." Over 100 years later, this sentiment still rings true in both the public and the private sector. This session will discuss reasons why people resist change, and identify strategies for overcoming that resistance.

Speakers

Jessica Greene

LMS Training Specialist, Colorado Department of Human Services

Jessica Greene is the Learning Management Specialist for the Cornerstone LMS at the Colorado Department of Human Services. In her role, Jessica works to design and deliver effective learning solutions to advance the capabilities and well-being of employees at CDHS. Prior to joining... Read More →

Wednesday October 10, 2018 3:45pm - 4:40pm MDT
White River I 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con1

3:45pm MDT

Multi-Clouds Computing Security - Part 2 - Continued from 2:45 pm

Continued from previous session.

Speakers

Mohamed Malki

Director - Security Architecture, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Wednesday October 10, 2018 3:45pm - 4:40pm MDT
Exec. Presentation Room 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con3

5:00pm MDT

Vendor Show

Show your appreciation and see new technologies available at the vendor show. Door prizes will be drawn for! Must be present to win!

Wednesday October 10, 2018 5:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
Colorado Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Vend

7:00pm MDT

Dinner

Wednesday October 10, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm MDT
Mountain View Restaurant 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Meal

6:30am MDT

Breakfast

Thursday October 11, 2018 6:30am - 8:00am MDT
Mountain View Restaurant 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Meal

7:30am MDT

Registration desk open

Thursday October 11, 2018 7:30am - 4:00pm MDT
Lower Lobby 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Reg

8:00am MDT

Cyber Crisis Response – Lessons Learned from the Front Line

Earlier this year, Colorado became the first state in the nation to declare a state of emergency in support of a cyber incident, and they won’t be the last. Media stories concerning government agencies falling victim to cybercrimes are becoming more and more prevalent. At this point it is not if, but when you will fall victim. There is good news though! Agencies in Colorado have survived cyberattacks and are willing to share their lessons learned to help other government organizations prepare for cyber crisis response. This timely session will detail the CDOT ransomware attack, include tangible takeaways, and provide scalable guidelines to take back to your team.

Speakers

Deborah Blyth

Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Information Technology

Experienced Chief Information Security Officer with a demonstrated history of success in both public and private sector. Skilled in strategic leadership and budget management. Strong information technology professional with a Bachelor of Science Degree focused in Computer Networking... Read More →

Benjamin Edelen

Chief Information Security Officer, City of Boulder

Benjamin Edelen is the Chief Information Security Officer of the City of Boulder, Colorado. Boulder is a city government with 1,400 employees and a $320M budget serving over 100,000 residents and a major technology hub. Benjamin’s program protects the city through risk management... Read More →

Brandi Simmons

Chief Communications Officer & PIO, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Executive marketing and communications strategist masterfully practicing the art and science of her trade in the public sector. Over 16 years of demonstrated success in leading the development of brand strategies, public affairs efforts, marketing campaigns and communication plans... Read More →

Micki Trost

Strategic Communications Director, Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Micki Trost is the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) Strategic Communications Director/ Public Information Officer (PIO). She is based in the Centennial DHSEM Office. She joined the State of Colorado in November 2011 as the division's PIO... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 8:00am - 8:55am MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

9:00am MDT

Cloud Managed Wireless Networking

Meraki is a complete cloud-managed networking solution that can augment the Enterprise Wireless solution at remote locations not connected to the CSN. Wireless, switching, security, WAN optimization, and MDM, centrally managed over the web.

Speakers

Alex Burger

Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco Systems

Alex Burger - Cisco Meraki Technical Solutions Architect - CCIE Wireless # 45253, CWNE #249, SFCE, CCNP Security, CCNP R&S, CCDP - 10+ years experience in networking from working for an ISP to a Cisco VAR and then for Cisco Systems in the Meraki Business Unit as a systems engineer... Read More →

Robert Mahan

Network Engineer, OIT

Robert Mahan joined OIT four years ago. He is a Network Engineer and supports the Colorado Department of Human Services.

David Sherman

Network Services Manager, OIT

David Sherman, Manager of Network Services supporting Human Services, Public Safety and Health Care Planning and Finance. David is an OIT employee of 3 years and has been in the IT industry for 20 years, serving in management roles over IT operations and professional services.

Thursday October 11, 2018 9:00am - 9:55am MDT
Rio Grande 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con4

9:00am MDT

Do you know who's on your network?

A day in the life of a SOC analyst...what do cybersecurity teams see that IT teams don't. What are the tools, methods and skills needed to properly manage a cybersecurity team. How do these teams differ and why these teams should not be the same people.

Added Information requested:
What we were thinking is to have our CISO discuss our view on the IT Security and Cybersecurity landscape. There's a lot of confusion on how these duties are similar and different and we have some opinions on where to draw these lines and differentiate the goals of these two important areas (what we call defense and detection) and the associated skills and toolsets needed to be successful. In addition, we would like to show a re-enactment of an actual incident to show the end-user experience side, the IT side and what the Security Operations team actually saw and how they reacted to such an event to demonstrate the importance of user awareness, IT security defensive measures and the importance of a security operations team and how they work together.

Speakers

Jeff Wilkinson

Lewan Technology

Jeff is a leading industry expert in the world of cyber security. Helping organizations to detect, defend and deploy (remediate) is his expertise. With more than 20 years of industry experience, including national defense as well as public and private sector, he brings an entertaining... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 9:00am - 9:55am MDT
Exec. Presentation Room 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con3

9:00am MDT

Find the Problem Before It Becomes a Problem

What if you lived in a world where you could use machine learning to do things like help predict an future outage and how services will be negatively impacted before it happens, so that your customer experience and revenue remain unchanged? In today’s ever changing world of IT, the need to be truly proactive is all the more critical. IT has only one chance to get it ‘right’. For years, IT has tried to be proactive by setting alerts at ever lower thresholds. We all know that by their nature, alerts are reactive, a threshold has already been crossed. This ever-increasing number of alerts has resulted in the alert storms that we are all too familiar with. Come learn how innovative organizations have moved from today’s reactive world of alerts to the predictive and proactive world of tomorrow by leveraging metrics and machine learning to see the problem before it is a problem.

Speakers

Bill Babilon

Splunk - GTRI

At the Chief IT Operations Solution Architect, Bill leads Splunk’s US Public Sector practice for IT Operational Analytics (ITOA),. He has been a consumer of Splunk Enterprise since 2010 as a systems integrator and consultant to the US federal government. Bill has over 25 years of... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 9:00am - 9:55am MDT
Gunnison 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con2

9:00am MDT

Nailing Leadership

There will be times in your leadership journey when you must accomplish a goal with vague instructions, unrealistic expectations, impossible deadlines and limited resources.

During the Nailing Leadership exercise, you will work together as teams to solve a puzzle with the goal of reaching 100% success. You will be encouraged to: think outside the box, and leverage your strengths and the strengths of others to finish the task with 100% success. In a debrief of the exercise, self-reflection and team dynamics are discussed with the intention of getting participants to reflect on their interactions, to recognize their contributions to reaching the goal and then identify how those lessons can be applied to improve their leadership or listening or collaborative skills in the future.

Speakers

Christy Scott

Sr Manager, Total Rewards, OIT

Christy is a 25-year Human Resources professional with a passion for facilitating coaching and leadership trainings as well as team building events. She believes that thought provoking activities delivered in a fun and interactive way will help participants discover business lessons... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 9:00am - 9:55am MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con1

10:00am MDT

Break

Thursday October 11, 2018 10:00am - 10:15am MDT
Coffee Break Kiosk 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Brk

10:15am MDT

Modernizing and Mobilizing the Standley Lake Rangers

We will discuss the successes and lessons learned in the development of the Standley Lake Rangers Activity Management System and it's award-winning mobile application.

Speakers

Randy Land

City of Westminster

Randy Land is the Lead Software Engineer, providing leadership for the city's web and mobile software development team and overall implementation of the city's Mobile Computing Strategic Plan.

Thursday October 11, 2018 10:15am - 11:10am MDT
Gunnison 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con2

10:15am MDT

Pivoting Accountability - Get Real & Get Results

Everything we do requires us to partner and influence others to achieve results. How do you remove the blinders to the problem you have? How do you achieve true accountability and follow through? This session explores strategies and techniques for you to "get real and get results" on projects, team meetings, and any challenge. Key Outcomes: Ways to encourage "outside the box" thinking for teams; ways to hold others accountable without making enemies; ways to clarify roles and ownership to achieve mutual results

Speakers

William Chumley

Chief Customer Officer, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Accomplished technology leader with more than 25 years of progressive experience establishing and executing value driven global IT service strategy and delivery. Leading people, technology, and process innovation for business transformation, travel industry infrastructure operations... Read More →

Jim Nethercott

Director, Enterprise Service Desk, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Jim Nethercott is an accomplished problem solver and strategist. A member of the OIT team for just more than a decade, Jim actively drives IT Service Management (ITSM) adoption throughout the organization and at many customer touchpoints. He achieved his Bachelor’s in IT and his... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 10:15am - 11:10am MDT
Rio Grande 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con1

10:15am MDT

The Republic of ITSM

This session will help all to understand the current approach to Service Management at the State of Colorado, specifically in relation to process governance. This is an opportunity to see behind the scenes of what appears to be an oligarchy at best and see the original roots of a republic with respect to how regulations are monitored and enacted. Why is this important? What are we as an organization attempting to accomplish? And how can we apply these principles in our professional lives and endeavors?

Speakers

Rob Nessler

ITSM Manager, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Rob Nessler represents the ITSM Operations for OIT. Rob has been working for OIT for 5 1/2 years, having authored many of the ITIL Processes in place. Heather Waite has been with OIT for 3 years, specializing in Problem Management, and Anessa Lindenmuth has been with OIT for 1 1/2... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 10:15am - 11:10am MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con4

10:15am MDT

Unleash the Power of Enterprise Content Services

Explore the partnership between OIT and Hyland that promises to expose business content solutions that help automate content-related processes and more efficiently connect users to information. This session offers a chance to better understand content services use cases and customer solutions that are transforming our departments.

Speakers

Laura Calder

Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Governor's Office of Information Technology

David, Matt, and Will are part of an EA Program centered on delivery and governance of top-notch enterprise content services solutions, with the goal of making it affordable for all agencies. The ECS team has 30+ years of Content Management experience designing, implementing and supporting... Read More →

David Coe

Enterprise Content Services (ECC) Program Manager, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Content Services professional with 15 years of experience in consulting, product and program management. David leads the Enterprise Content Services team in helping State of Colorado agencies solve business process challenges and transform the way they interact with their content... Read More →

Matt Cramer

Enterprise Content Services (ECS) Technical Lead, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Technical professional with 14 years of experience in the software industry. Expertise in managing a wide range of software products related to Enterprise Content Management, intelligent data capture, and financial process automation. A strong focus on the customer with a proven history... Read More →

Libby Dollar

Financial Process Manager, OIT

I am a Colorado native who believes that there is always room for improvement. I joined OIT in August of 2017 after spending 8 years running a small business in Tampa, Florida. I'm fluent in most Microsoft and Google products, and have spent the last year learning Perceptive inside... Read More →

William Hughes

Manager - Enterprise Applications, Governor's Office of Information Technology

David, Matt, Patrick, and Will are part of an EA Program centered on delivery and governance of top-notch enterprise content services solutions, with the goal of making it affordable for all agencies. The ECS team has 30+ years of Content Management experience designing, implementing... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 10:15am - 11:10am MDT
Exec. Presentation Room 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con3

11:15am MDT

Cloud Strategy: What You Need to Consider

This session will outline why a cloud strategy is important and what a cloud strategy should consider. Benefits, risks, cloud myths and options will be discussed.

Speakers

Mike Whatley

CTO, Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA)

Mike Whatley is the Chief Technology Officer. 2015. Mike’s responsibilities include implementing a technology strategy that supports SIPA’s mission of improving digital solutions with cost savings results. Additional responsibilities will include serving as a technology liaison... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 11:15am - 12:10pm MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con4

11:15am MDT

Improving services engagement

Improving services engagement with a consultative approach targeted at elevating the overall customer experience

Speakers

Dan Santangelo

COO & Deputy CTO, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Deputy Chief Technology Officer & Chief Operating Officer at OIT, Dan Santangelo is a seasoned IT leader with more than 20 years of experience leveraging technology to further improve and enable business vision and strategic outcomes. Dan has a proven background of providing enterprise-wide... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 11:15am - 12:10pm MDT
Rio Grande 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con1

11:15am MDT

Mobile Applications: Securing and Testing

Mobile devices, pocket computers, whether you wear them on your wrist, or on your head, have become commonplace. Corporations as well governments provide mobile applications to enable better outreach, serve their clientele and to do market analysis. What else is happening on your device? Are all applications built to also keep your device protected? How do we deliver applications for government services that do not put the users’ privacy in harm’s way?

In this session we will consider the wide attack surface on a mobile device, the different kinds of threats facing mobile devices and considerations when designing and developing applications for such a platform.
This will be a talk and a discussion for planners, managers, developers and designers.

Speakers

Daniel Teyf

Office of Information Security Security Architect Lead, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Daniel Teyf is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional holding relevant certifications as a Mobile Device Security Analyst, ITIL, CCSK, CISM, among others. Daniel works for the Office of Information Security within OIT as a lead security architect where he leads the... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 11:15am - 12:10pm MDT
Exec. Presentation Room 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con3

11:15am MDT

Salesforce at the State of Colorado

Salesforce.com has been a driver for cloud computing for fourteen years, and a trusted partner for federal, state and local government agencies for more than ten years due to its commitment to security and privacy. Since 2011, Salesforce.com has been a solution offered by the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) to state agencies not only because it supports our architectural requirements, but statewide strategic initiatives such as “cloud first” and “Secure Colorado.” Join us in this session to get an understanding of this technology platform, hear about use cases, and learn how to get started with Salesforce.

Speakers

Craig Fuller

Enterprise Salesforce Administrator, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Enterprise Salesforce Administrator for the centralized Salesforce program

Michael Goetz

Senior Developer, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Interim Salesforce Manager for the centralized Salesforce program

Thursday October 11, 2018 11:15am - 12:10pm MDT
Gunnison 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con2

12:15pm MDT

Lunch

Thursday October 11, 2018 12:15pm - 1:25pm MDT
Mountain View Restaurant 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Meal

1:30pm MDT

Making Distributed Ledger a Reality for Colorado

The passage of SB18-086 paves the way for distributed ledger technology in government programs statewide. So what are the next steps? During this discussion you will gain insights in how blockchain might be used to quickly, efficiently and securely solve real world problems for Colorado as well as learn about early adoption programs and successes already achieved via partnering with the Institute of Cannabis Research (ICR) at Colorado State University, and how OIT will adapt these lessons learned and cutting-edge research to programs such as Medicaid, state purchasing, smart Contracts, highly trusted identity management, and so much more. You will also find out how OIT will support Colorado in continuing our nationwide leadership role as we move to adopt distributed ledger technologies.

Speakers

Chris Gorog

CTO, Blockframe, Inc

Chris: Christopher Gorog is the CTO of BlockFrame Inc. He leads the Faculty Cyber Security Programs at Colorado Technical University is a cryptology & blockchain subject matter expert. He is an advisor to Colorado legislators and the technical author of the Senate Bill 18-086 “Cyber... Read More →

Trace Ridpath

OIT

Trace: As the Director of Security Governance at OIT, Trace Ridpath is responsible for developing the strategic security program to effectively identify, manage, and reduce risk across an enterprise that spans 18 executive branch agencies with more than 30,000 employees and more than... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 1:30pm - 2:25pm MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

2:30pm MDT

Accounting Minefields in an IT World

The world of information technology is an ever changing landscape. Organizations demand new products, faster products, more efficient products every day. With these new products comes contracts that may have new payment models that an organization has not previously come across, and the organization's Chief Financial Office has to account for these changes. Oftentimes the rules and regulations that accountants have to adhere to directly collide with a project mission. This can cause loss of time, increased expenses, and even abandonment of projects. This session is intended to help you navigate your way through the accounting minefield so that you can make more informed decisions when it comes to building and planning your projects.

Speakers

Derek Martinez

Accounting Manager, OIT

I work for the Colorado's Governor's Office of Information Technology as an Accounting Manager. Over the last 8 years, I have worked with State governments, Municipal governments, and School Districts, either as an Auditor, or Accountant. In this time frame, I have worked through... Read More →

Susan Thomson

Controller, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Susan Thomson is the Controller for Colorado's Governor's Office of Information Technology. She has over 30 years of Governmental Accounting experience in federal and state departments. Susan has worked for OIT for three year, prior to that she worked for the Office of the State... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 2:30pm - 3:25pm MDT
Rio Grande 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con1

2:30pm MDT

API Led Connectivity and the MuleSoft Platform

API led connectivity and the MuleSoft platform is being used to execute the State of Colorado's data sharing and integration strategy. In this session we will cover principles of API led connectivity, accelerating time to market through templates and CI / CD and MuleSoft use cases in State of Colorado.

Speakers

Dan Martinez

Technical Lead Enterprise Integrations, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Dan Martinez is a 15 year employee of the State of Colorado / OIT. He is a founding member of Enterprise Integrations team responsible for the following enterprise integration platforms: MuleSoft, Automic One Automation and MoveIT SFTP. He is a certified MuleSoft developer and certifiable... Read More →

Alex McClary

OIT

Alex McClary has been with the State of Colorado / OIT for a year and a half. He helped set up Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment toolchain for MuleSoft and is a go to person for the integrations team for MuleSoft and associated toolchain - when going gets tough, Alex... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 2:30pm - 3:25pm MDT
Gunnison 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con2

2:30pm MDT

Containerized Application Management at Scale.

Kubernetes, originally founded by Google in 2014, is now the de facto container orchestration platform. Companies looking to deploy containers in a production scale environment benefit enormously from features such as scaling, self-healing, service discovery, and load balancing when leveraging Kubernetes. Kubernetes is additionally an open-source platform in which companies can contribute among a large ecosystem of partners and take advantage of running Kubernetes whether on-premise or in the cloud. To advocate the adoption of Kubernetes, Google Cloud engineers have created Google Kubernetes Engine, a managed service for deploying containers powered by Kubernetes. Google has been running containers in production for over 15 years, and customers can take advantage of a managed service that lets them run containers at production scale on Google infrastructure. During this event, we will review the basic foundations for running containers in a production environment using Kubernetes on Google Kubernetes Engine.

Speakers

Christopher Haas

Senior Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Chris joined Google in 2005, initially in the Google Enterprise startup as a Technical Solutions Engineer. He has spent a number of years in technical roles across Google including Adwords, YouTube, and Google Engineering. He has also worked extensively in compliance roles aiding... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 2:30pm - 3:25pm MDT
Exec. Presentation Room 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con3

2:30pm MDT

My Big Fat Testing Project

How do you successfully complete the testing effort for one of the largest software upgrade projects (DRIVES) that the state has tackled yet, on time and under budget? Come to this session to find out what components are needed to plan and execute a large scale testing effort.

Speakers

Michelle L Daniels

Software Quality Engineer, OIT

Like most people who come in to quality assurance, Michelle's journey to become a tester included an interesting and surprisingly relevant background. After working for years in Communication and Marketing in Chicago, Michelle moved back to Denver hoping to find a position in her... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 2:30pm - 3:25pm MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con4

3:30pm MDT

Break

Thursday October 11, 2018 3:30pm - 3:45pm MDT
Coffee Break Kiosk 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Brk

3:45pm MDT

Colorado's Process Improvement Landscape

In this session, we will have the opportunity to have a candid discussion with a panel of experts in Colorado’s Process Improvement Efforts. Our panel includes process improvement staff from Lt. Governor’s Office, OIT, CDHS, DNR and CDOT. The discussion will include where we are as a state with Process Improvement. How has Lean adoption and training helped drive process improvement?

Speakers

Grant Beard

Governor's Office of Planning and Budgeting

Grant Beard (Lt. Governor’s Office) - Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group; since the end of April, he has been an analyst on the Performance Management and Operations Team, focusing on Lean and process improvement across state agencies.

Bridget Clawson Braaten

CDHS

Bridget Clawson-Braaten (CDHS) - Is the Acting Safety and Risk Manager for the Colorado Department of Human Services. Since the end of January, Bridget has also been given the Lean Champion Role where she is focusing on bringing a new light to Lean and process improvement at CDHS... Read More →

Tobin Follenweider

DNR

Tobin Follenweider (DNR) - As Chief Operating and Performance Officer for the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Tobin is responsible for DNR's performance management program as well as oversight of DNR's internal operations (HR, procurement, accounting, and IT). Tobin serves... Read More →

Dennis Henry

Manager - Strategy & Process Improvement, Governor's Office of Information Technology

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough!~Albert Einstein~

Michelle Malloy

Senior Program Manager, Colorado Dept. of Transportation

Experienced Senior Program Manager with a demonstrated successful history of working in the government administration industry. Strong program, project and change management professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Technology from Colorado State University-Pueblo... Read More →

Dave Young

Management Analyst - Process Improvement, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Dave Young is a Management Analyst at the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) working in the office of Strategy & Performance. His primary focus at OIT is promoting a culture of continuous process improvement through training, leading large scale efforts and offering... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 3:45pm - 4:40pm MDT
Rio Grande 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con1

3:45pm MDT

Compliance on AWS

Find out how AWS makes it possible to implement HIPAA and CJIS compliant solutions on their Gov cloud region.
We will cover AWS's shared responsibility model and resources such as whitepapers, checklists and quickstart guides.
This will be an interactive session, so please attend with the intent to participate!

Speakers

Divyesh Patel

Solution Engineer, OIT

Divyesh has been immersed in software development for more than 20 years. He is an expert in Web technologies having worked with SaaS systems for document management, innovation management, and creating a communications platform for Fortune 500 companies, with user bases in the order... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 3:45pm - 4:40pm MDT
Exec. Presentation Room 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con3

3:45pm MDT

OIT Project Lifecycle Methodology

The Project Lifecycle Methodology (PLM) includes roles, best practices, and tools to support efficient and effective project delivery, continuous improvement, and alignment to statute. This session is intended to orient staff to how the PLM supports positive project outcomes for OIT and our customers.

Speakers

Jerrod Roth

Program Manager, PMO Governance, OIT

Jerrod Roth is the Program Manager for PMO Governance at the Governor's Office of Information Technology where he provides governance over all major projects in the OIT portfolio, as well as develops standard based on industry best practices related to portfolio and project management... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 3:45pm - 4:40pm MDT
Cheyenne Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con4

3:45pm MDT

When to Train the Machines

A brief overview of machine learning, how the notion has made people think about their data differently and times when machine learning may or may not be the best choice for your need.

Speakers

Travis Tiller

Google Applications Specialist, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Over the past 6 years, Travis has been a Google Advocate for the State of Colorado. In that role he performed Google Sites Governance, application deployment and integration, business process assessment and assistance, solutions consulting, web site development, process design and... Read More →

Thursday October 11, 2018 3:45pm - 4:40pm MDT
Gunnison 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con2

5:00pm MDT

Vendor Show

Show your appreciation and see new technologies available at the vendor show. Door prizes will be drawn for! Must be present to win!

Thursday October 11, 2018 5:00pm - 7:00pm MDT
Colorato Ballroom 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Vend

7:00pm MDT

Dinner

Thursday October 11, 2018 7:00pm - 8:30pm MDT
Mountain View Restaurant 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Meal

6:30am MDT

Breakfast

Friday October 12, 2018 6:30am - 8:00am MDT
Mountain View Restaurant 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Meal

8:00am MDT

Registration desk open

Friday October 12, 2018 8:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Lower Lobby 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Reg

8:30am MDT

Automating Configuration Management with Ansible

According to a study performed by IDC, 86% of organizations believe automation is either mission critical or very important to their cloud strategy. While there are various automation tools available in the market, this session will discuss the use of Ansible to simplify automation across all components within the environment.

Speakers

Trey Prinz

Sr. Solution Architect, Red Hat

Friday October 12, 2018 8:30am - 9:25am MDT
Gunnison 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con2

8:30am MDT

Connect and Empower the Employee

A connected organization creates a participatory and collaborative environment that builds trust, drives accountability, and provides transparency.

Because information is the key to a connected organization, every employee has the visibility they need to make the data-driven decisions that drive mission-critical success.

You'll takeaway:

A way to stratify communication and collaboration
A roadmap for building more connection
Challenges and opportunities while executing the strategy and implementing a solution

Speakers

Mariano Delle Donne

CEO, Adventos Corp

Mariano is the CEO of Adventos, a software company dedicated to applying life-learned virtues of “working smart” and “working efficiently” to the public sector and law enforcement. He and his team have worked with more than 300 public agencies across the United States. Mariano... Read More →

Friday October 12, 2018 8:30am - 9:25am MDT
Exec. Presentation Room 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con3

8:30am MDT

Modernizing Government with Technology and Automation

Learn how you can improve user and citizen experiences, streamline workflows, and increase efficiency by leveraging common processes and workflows improved by leveraging modern PPM platforms as a service. We will go over some example results obtained by state and local governments.

Speakers

Charles Booth

Enterprise Account Executive - SLED, ServiceNow

Hutson Meeks

Advisory Solution Consultant, ServiceNow

Friday October 12, 2018 8:30am - 9:25am MDT
Rio Grande 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con1

8:30am MDT

OIT Cloud Strategy

In this session, you will be provided with an overview of the State of Colorado's Cloud Strategy including a description of our Cloud First Policy, examples of current implementations, description of currently supported offerings and discussion of future directions.

Speakers

Vincent Bocchino

Sr Manager Services Engagement, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Vince Bocchino, Sr Manager for OIT Services Engagement, enjoys working with customers on matching desired outcomes with creative solutions. He brings an extensive technology leadership background to OIT. With 15 years working in Silicon Valley, as well as 10 years of state government... Read More →

Casey Carlson

Sr. Solution Architect, Behavioral Health Administration

Casey brings over 25 years of professional experience leading teams in technology focused organizations. Having led and managed teams across all major IT functions and multiple industries, he enjoys applying his expertise in utilizing Enterprise Architecture principles to align technology... Read More →

Ed Trainer

IT Director, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Friday October 12, 2018 8:30am - 9:25am MDT
Arkansas/Platte 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con4

9:30am MDT

Achieving Accessibility

Speakers

Leslie Crandall

Application Services Manager - Test, OIT

Leslie Crandall is the Manager of Enterprise Applications for the Test Team at OIT. With more than 20 years of experience in quality assurance and engineering, Leslie has made quality her life's work and passion. Her team is responsible for ensuring applications developed and supported... Read More →

Friday October 12, 2018 9:30am - 10:25am MDT
Exec. Presentation Room 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con3

9:30am MDT

Lessons Learned from the eFORT Data Center Power Failure

Speakers

Dana Thorson

Senior Manager - Data Centers and Operations, Governor's Office of Information Technology

I manage a team of about 30 hard working people who tackle many different tasks to include: eFORT and Lakewood Data Center operations, development of the Operations Control Center, decommissioning of the mainframes, deployment of the SPLUNK tool, and several behind the scenes print... Read More →

Friday October 12, 2018 9:30am - 10:25am MDT
Gunnison 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con2

9:30am MDT

Security Fabric: Bridging security gaps to protect public networks

Speakers

Jason Graun

Sales Engineering Manager, Fortinet

Jason Graun is a Solutions Engineering Manager and a member of the Office of the CTO. He has been with Fortinet since 2011. Jason has supported Fortinet’s largest carrier and MSSP customers as a Consulting Security Engineer. He brings 20years of experience in IT having worked for... Read More →

Friday October 12, 2018 9:30am - 10:25am MDT
Arkansas/Platte 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con4

9:30am MDT

Software Defined Access - What Is It?

Software Defined Access; What Is It?

Speakers

Tim Martin

Cisco

Tim Martin is a dynamic speaker and is a member of the Cisco Live Distinguished Speaker Hall of Fame. Tim frequently speaks at Cisco Live events in both the US and Europe. Tim has been in the Inter-networking industry for more than 35 years. In November 2016 Pearson Cisco Press published... Read More →

Friday October 12, 2018 9:30am - 10:25am MDT
Rio Grande 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con1

10:30am MDT

Break

Friday October 12, 2018 10:30am - 10:45am MDT
Coffee Break Kiosk 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Brk

10:45am MDT

Cellular Solutions for Network and Voice Services

CradlePoint offers an all-in-one Cellular/Gateway/Router/Firewall/Wireless System that will allow us to provide network/voice connectivity options with cellular solutions to augment current connectivity offerings to our customers. This solution will provide increased connectivity where we have limited access. In addition, the mobility of the solution provides new options for business units.

Speakers

Jonathan Adamson

Verizon

Jon Adamson is a Verizon Account Manager for the State of Colorado, Wireless partner and solutions consultant. He has been supporting public sector sales for 5+ years, most recently managing the Dept. of Defense contract with Verizon.

John Baker

Manager of Network Services, Governor's Office of Information Technology

John Baker is the Manager of Network Services supporting the Departments of Revenue, Natural Resources and Local Affairs. He has been employed by OIT for 6 years and has been in the IT industry for 18 years, serving various roles from technical support and engineering to managing... Read More →

Bernadette Pasillas

Senior Manager of Network and Telecom Services, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Friday October 12, 2018 10:45am - 11:40am MDT
Exec. Presentation Room 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con3

10:45am MDT

The Value of IoT

Technology for sake of technology doesn’t deliver on business value or outcomes. The Internet of Things (IoT) changes that. Citing different use cases and verticals let us show you how the Internet of Things has delivered significant business value to our customers.

Speakers

Erik Vesneski

Business Development Manager and Solutions Architect, World Wide Technology

Erik is a collaborative Internet of Things (IoT) Business Development Manager, Architect, and Technology leader with a proven track record of building and aligning transformational technology to deliver on strategic business outcomes resulting in positive return on investment; improved... Read More →

Friday October 12, 2018 10:45am - 11:40am MDT
Rio Grande 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con1

10:45am MDT

Trails Modernization; Building a Case Management Application Using Agile

Benefits and challenges of a large combined modular and agile development project. Experiences, lessons learned and the evolution of a custom built case management application.

Speakers

Caitlin Smith

OIT

Lucile Williams

Senior OIT Project Manager, OIT

Lucile Williams is the Senior OIT Project Manager for the Trails Modernization project. This $23 million project is a conversion and update of the Division of Child Welfare and Division of Youth Services case management application from a legacy technology to a modern web application... Read More →

Friday October 12, 2018 10:45am - 11:40am MDT
Arkansas/Platte 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Con, Con4

11:45am MDT

Google is Here to Stay!

Six years into using G Suite as the primary business solution across the Executive Branch, what do we have to show for it? This session will be an overview of where we were, where we are, and where we're going.

Speakers

Lilo Santos

Director, Google Operations, Governor's Office of Information Technology

Lilo has been with the State of Colorado for seven years running the Google Show. He has since taken up the mantle of running DocuSign for the State as well. Lilo enjoys longs walks on the beach, fine whiskey and breaking things for the betterment of Coloradans.

Friday October 12, 2018 11:45am - 12:40pm MDT
Arkansas/Platte 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

12:40pm MDT

"Wrap up - Grand Prize drawing! -Must be present to win!-"

Speakers

Carol McDonald

IT Professional, Colorado Dept. of Law

Friday October 12, 2018 12:40pm - 1:00pm MDT
Arkansas/Platte 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

1:00pm MDT

Lunch

Friday October 12, 2018 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
Mountain View Restaurant 3225 Broadmoor Valley Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Meal