Tech Leaders Talk

Welcome to Tech Leaders Talk, where experts and leaders in the wide world of IT discuss the industry and hard-earned career wisdom with your host, Barry Newkirk.

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Today’s guest is Keith Werner. Keith was appointed as the Vice President for Information Technology (VPIT) and Chief Information Officer for the UNC System Office in 2018. Mr. Werner oversees information technology policy and standards, information security, enterprise business systems, applications development, information technology infrastructure and operations, networking and communications, and software licensing. Mr. Werner also focuses on system-wide coordination and monitoring of constituent institution activities related to information technology.

Prior to his position at the UNC System Office, Mr. Werner worked for Ernst & Young as its public sector leader for North Carolina and South Carolina. Mr. Werner also served as the State Chief Information Officer (CIO) and first Cabinet Secretary for the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (DIT) where he led all technology solutions for state agencies and citizens and directed organizational operations and change management to modernize how core business needs were supported. He has also held leadership roles as the Deputy State CIO and the CIO for the NC Department of Environmental Quality, NC Department of Commerce, and NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Learn more about Keith here.

Welcome to Tech Leaders Talk, where experts and leaders in the wide world of IT discuss the industry and hard-earned career wisdom with your host, Barry Newkirk.

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Today’s guest is Skip Lohmeyer. Skip is the chief information officer at Parker Poe, Attorneys & Counselors at Law. He has more than two decades of executive experience with law firm technology, and he is passionate about sharing best practices with the next generation of tech leaders as they advance through their careers. He has also worked as an IT professional in the manufacturing industry, been an adjunct professor, and is a U.S. Army veteran.

Skip holds MBA and BS degrees and several technical and industry certifications. He is a regular speaker and author on trends in the legal tech industry. He has served as the chair of tech conference committees and as a board member for the International Legal Technology Association.

Outside of work, Skip has volunteered for natural resource conservation groups and organizations serving U.S. military veterans.

Learn more about Skip:

• Skip Lohmeyer on LinkedIn
• Skip Lohmeyer at Parker Poe

Welcome to Tech Leaders Talk, where experts and leaders in the wide world of IT discuss the industry and hard-earned career wisdom with your host, Barry Newkirk.

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Today’s guest is Chris Estes. Chris currently serves as the Finance & Technology Leader for the US SLED Market at Erst & Young, where he has national responsibility for go to market efforts in strategy, business case and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). He has over thirty years’ experience in manufacturing, financial services, and public sector industries.

Prior to EY, he served as North Carolina’s State Chief Information Officer and Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Information Technology. As a member of the governor’s cabinet, he provided statewide oversight of information systems projects, managed IT services for state agencies, local governments, and schools.

Chris was an Executive Committee Director for the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). He also chaired NASCIO’s National Innovation Community, a coalition of more than 40 states that share strategies for bringing innovation to government technology. He chaired the NC 911 Board and is a past member of the NC Science, Technology and Innovation Board.

He is a recipient of North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine and several CIO of the Year Awards. He is a graduate from Mercer University with a degree in Communications and attended Yale University Strategic Leadership Program. He is an avid water skier.

Learn more about Chris:

• Chris Estes on LinkedIn
• Chris’ Bio and Writing at Ernst & Young