The person behind the bots
I'm Savio Dias. I've led IT for cities in Alabama, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, and today I run technology for a school district across Arctic Alaska. My work has always been the same: keep systems secure, backed up and simple for the people who use them.
- 20+ yrsleading IT in government and private sector organizations
- 26city departments supported in Montgomery, Alabama
- $14Mannual technology budget managed across 12 schools
- 50%system performance gain from a full network redesign in Bristol, Tennessee
Certifications
PMPMicrosoft Cybersecurity ArchitectCJIS Security Awareness, Level 4MCSE Server InfrastructureMCSA SQL Server and Windows ServerITIL (in progress)
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2026 to present
Director of Technology, Northwest Arctic Borough School District
Technology for all 12 schools: Microsoft 365 and identity, networks, iPads and Macs, CIPA, FERPA and HIPAA compliance, E-Rate funding and staff security training.
2022 to 2026
IT Director and Project Manager, SE Digital Transformation and City of Bristol, TN
Multi-year IT roadmap, cloud migration, disaster recovery planning, Power BI dashboards and generative AI pilots.
2021 to 2022
Chief Data and Technology Officer, City of Lancaster, PA
Partnered with the Mayor's Cabinet on all IT for 300+ users, including a citywide phone system replacement.
2013 to 2021
IT Systems Manager, City of Montgomery, AL
IT operations across 26 departments, GIS and software teams, and citywide paperless and automated forms projects.
2007 to 2013
Programmer and Analyst, State of Alabama
Software development and systems analysis for state agencies.
Earlier
Programming Instructor, India
Taught programming and software development. MBA, Newport University. B.Com in Computer Science, University of Mumbai.