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Delaware Department of Technology & Information



Office of the Chief Operating Officer


Gerald Whisman , COO

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) works to develop processes to effectively utilize resources and personnel with the Department. Specifically, the COO works with the CIO to ensure the Department can effectively enable the IT solutions required to carry out the State’s service delivery mandate.

The following business units function under the Chief Operating Officer:

Enterprise Collaborative Services
Jonathan Purdy, Director, Enterprise Collaborative Services

Major responsibilities include:

  • Active Directory Services
  • Email Services
  • Office 365 Meeting and Conferencing Services
  • Office 365 Collaboration Services
Systems Engineering
John Ewton, Director of Infrastructure and Engineering

Major responsibilities include:

  • Infrastructure
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Administration
  • Mainframe Services
  • Output Management
  • Network Operations Center
  • Automation
Telecommunications
Robert Lahnemann, Director, Telecommunications/Network Engineering

Major responsibilities include:

  • Data Center Infrastructure
  • MDF/IDF Wiring and Infrastructure
  • DTI Facilities
  • State Network Engineering
  • K12 Network Engineering
  • Network Security
  • Voice

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