Agenda Item
c. PERSONNEL RECOMMENDATION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
Summary: Presented by: Mrs. Tasha Davis Mills, Chief of Human Resources, Division of Human Resources
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the hiring recommendation of Mr. Glenn R. Melendez to the position of Deputy Chief Technology Officer, in the Division of Information & Instructional Technology.
Contact: Mrs. Tasha Davis Mills, Chief of Human Resources, Division of Human Resources
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Glenn R. Melendez,
CIO MAGAZINE – CIO 100 AWARD WINNING TECHNOLOGY LEADER
ED-TECH BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND DATA ANALYTICS
A seasoned strategic technology partner with 20+ years of experience in education,
technology, and project management. Excels in conceptualizing, analyzing, and
delivering solutions that drive student achievement. Led IT strategic planning for the
largest, most diverse K-12 school system in the State of Georgia driving key priorities
including innovation, expanded access, and student well-being. Led the creation of an
Operational Data Store (ODS) adhering to Ed-Fi data standards. Experienced with
GADOE state reporting, including FTE, CPI and Student Record. Big four (4) IT consulting
background working for professional services firm Ernst and Young (EY) developing a
21st century professional development platform across mobile, digital, and social media
platforms. Superior communication skills with a talent for presenting highly technical
project plans in an easy-to-consume manner. A Baccalaureate degree from Rutgers
University and a Masters degree from Seton Hall University coupled with several
recognized certifications which include PMP certification; Certified Scrum Master (CSM);
ITIL V3 Certification; and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
HIGHLIGHTS WORK EXPERIENCE
• Responsible for the enterprise applications Dekalb County School District July, 2024 – Present
roadmap for the Atlanta Public Schools Executive Director, Applications and Data Governance
including ownership of Infinite Campus Provided strategic oversight of enterprise applications, data systems, and digital
(Student Information System); Lawson learning resources that drive student achievement. Led an initiative to align investments
(Enterprise Resource Planning); and the in digital learning resources with student achievement, ensuring the district’s
district’s Enterprise Data Warehouse investments contribute effectively to student outcomes. Deployed an enterprise
employee portal, enabling self-service options for 14K employees.
• CIO 100 Award for K-12 Ed-Tech Business
Intelligence and Analytics [August, 2014, Gwinnett County Public Schools August, 2022 – June, 2024
CIO Magazine] Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
Led IT strategic planning for the largest, most diverse school system in Georgia driving
• Strategic advisor for Student Information key priorities including innovation, expanded access, and student well-being.
System (SIS) consolidation during the Established a Project Management Office (PMO) resulting in a 28% improvement in
merger of Kennesaw State University and ontime/on-budget project delivery. Awarded the White House Infrastructure Investment
Southern Polytechnic University, creating Act, cybersecurity grant, to enhance resiliency of the district’s mission critical systems
Georgia's 3rd largest university in Georgia by establishing an active Cloud presence using AWS. Upgraded wireless connectivity to
Wi-Fi 6, the latest generation of wireless technology providing significant improvements
• Big four (4) IT consulting background with in speed, capacity, and efficiency particularly in areas with multiple connected devices
professional services firm Ernst and Young advancing student achievement. Led the creation of an Operational Data Store (ODS)
(EY) to develop a 21st century learning adhering to Ed-Fi data standards. Delivered a video surveillance platform leveraging
and development platform across mobile, artificial intelligence (AI) and geospatial coordinates to advance the district’s “safe and
digital, and social media platforms secure schools” initiative. Improved budget transparency while reducing operating
expenditures by $7.5M and re-investing savings into initiatives that advanced our
• Awarded the White House Infrastructure strategic blueprint.
Investment Act cybersecurity grant to
bolster resilient learning platforms by Fulton County – IT Director (CIO) October, 2015 – August, 2022
establishing an active Cloud presence Led the IT COVID response for the Fulton County Board of Health. Optimized system
using AWS performance by modernizing legacy infrastructure, transforming a platform with latency
issues into a resilient AWS hybrid cloud platform. Cut telecom costs by $2.5M annually
• 2024 IDC Smart Cities award finalist for through infrastructure upgrades. Launched an award-winning STEM internship with
the innovative use of technology within an Georgia State University, securing a record $3.9M cybersecurity grant.
educational institution
Glenn R. Melendez – Continued
Kennesaw State University – Assoc. Executive Director January, 2015 – June, 2015
HIGHLIGHTS – CONTINUED Served as Associate Executive Director and IT Executive Advisor in support of the merger
between Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic University. Responsible
• Recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine for providing a strategic roadmap for the consolidation of mission critical enterprise
for innovations in cybersecurity through applications for the 3rd largest University in the State of Georgia. The consolidation
partnerships with local Atlanta Colleges resulted in recurring savings of $750K annually.
and Universities [June, 2020] Ernst and Young (EY) – Assistant Director, IT April, 2014 – January, 2015
Led the migration of SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 leveraging a cloud hosted
• Recipient of the State of Georgia, solution for enterprise content management aimed at improving collaboration on a
“Technology Innovative Showcase” award global scale. Leveraged features to deploy social communities and business intelligence
[2017] capabilities to publish various dashboards used by the EY project management
community. Delivered a service desk strategy for Atlanta-based CNN for the roll-out of
• Finalist Atlanta Technology Professionals ServiceNow, a leading enterprise ITSM platform built on the ITIL framework that
greatest impact award [2017] supports end-to-end IT Service Operations. The strategy reduced annual operating
expenses by $1.8 million by retiring multiple legacy service desk solutions.
• Acknowledged by the National
Association of Counties for the digital Atlanta Public Schools – Director Enterprise Apps. April, 2008 – April, 2014
transformation of Fulton County, Georgia Recipient of the 2014 CIO 100 Award for strategic and operational excellence. This
[2018] prestigious honor is reserved for the top 100 technology leaders in the Country. As a
member of the senior IT management team, responsible for owning and executing the
• Recipient of the National Association of enterprise roadmap for IT applications including ownership of Infinite Campus – Student
Counties award for development of a Information System; Lawson – Enterprise Resource Planning; and the district’s Enterprise
Technology Center of Excellence in Data Warehouse. Included strategic planning and prioritization of IT initiatives, leading
partnership with local Atlanta Colleges full life-cycle system implementations, and leveraging cross-functional teams of in-
and Universities [2020] house / outsourced delivery models to optimize delivery capabilities. Dramatically
improved internal audit posture by delivering a robust Role Based Access Control
• Honored by the Fulton County Board of (RBAC) framework leveraging Active Directory to auto-provision/terminate access-
Commissioners on August 15, 2018 – rights. The solution resulted in a 52% improvement in managing access rights for
officially declared “Digital Transformation terminated employees while automatically provisioning rights for new hires.
Day” EARLY CAREER
Anthem (Elevance Health) – Director IT August, 2005 – April, 2008
PUBLICATIONS United Healthcare (UHC) – Senior IT Manager October, 2003 – August, 2005
Blue Cross Blue Shield, NJ – Prg. Mgmt. Consultant October, 2001 – October, 2003
• CIO Magazine [August, 2014]: CIO 100 EDUCATION
Winners Turn Analytics into Money-
Making New Products Rutgers University Seton Hall University
New Brunswick, NJ South Orange, NJ
Bachelor of Arts Master of Arts
• Georgia Trend Magazine [June, 2020]:
School of Corporate
Innovations in Cybersecurity Communication & Communication
Information Sciences
• How Connected Communities Unite Data,
Systems, and People [2018] CERTIFICATIONS
CONTACT Project Management PeopleCert, Inc.
Institute (PMI) ITIL v3 Foundations
PHONE: PMP Certified Certified
EMAIL:
Georgia State Georgia Institute of
University Technology
WEBSITE:
- Six Sigma Black Certified Scrum
Belt Master
(Scrum Alliance)
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