Gary Bateman accepted the position of CIO for Iowa Workforce Development in November of 2010. Previously, he spent over 30 years in the private sector leading IT Departments, primarily in manufacturing and with Tier 1 suppliers to the automotive industry. Lean Concepts are an integral part of increasing efficiencies in manufacturing and those same concepts apply equally well to driving innovation and efficiency through State Government. Gary recently won Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers for 2015. http://www.govtech.com/top-25/