Planned Systems International, Inc. of
Arlington, VA announced on September 5 that Stephen Skarlatos has been named chief
information officer (CIO) for PSI effective immediately. In his new role, Skarlatos
will be responsible for leading and overseeing the vision, strategy and
operations of PSI’s Technology Management (TM) department. He will provide
strategic IT leadership and direction for PSI and its business units and
deliver technology solutions that will continue to drive innovation and
operational excellence throughout the organization.
An accomplished and innovative IT professional and 39-year veteran of
the IT industry, Skarlatos has a longstanding history of providing valuable
service to PSI as a senior IT consultant and serving in a variety of consulting
and management roles in software management, architecture and development. Most
notably, he led the research and development group that created the first Open
Database Connectivity (ODBC)-based client solution for Unisys Mainframes. This
product is still in use across the world.
Skarlatos has presented at mainframe user conferences, as well as at
Microsoft’s TechEd and PDC conferences (now known as Ignite). He served on the
Microsoft Architectural Advisory Board and was presented with the Microsoft
Most Valuable Professional award (MVP) in the Visual Developer – Solutions
Architect category for his expertise in the use of Microsoft technologies. A
prolific author, his articles about two-phase commit technologies and
client/server computing have been published in trade journals throughout the
world.
In his new role at PSI, Skarlatos will be responsible for building a
world-class IT organization and driving customer success by furthering PSI’s
use of DevOps, cloud, big data and other technologies to foster an environment
that will drive customer success. He will implement a common base of
institutional knowledge which will be shared among all department and project
teams.
“We are thrilled to welcome Stephen to PSI’s executive team,” said Terry Lin, chief executive officer. “In a world of rapidly changing technology, his vast industry knowledge, leadership and vision will play a fundamental role at PSI as we continue to deliver value and support to our Government clients in their missions and identify opportunities for their competitive advantage.”
Source: PSI
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