higher education IT modernization systems

Overview

March 30
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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When demand for unemployment services surged during the pandemic, many states found their legacy systems pushed to the breaking point. In Nevada, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) faced the same pressures — along with aging infrastructure that limited flexibility, scalability and resilience. 

In this webinar, hear how Nevada DETR transformed its approach by moving critical systems to the cloud — shifting from a reactive, constrained environment to one that can support new use cases and adapt to whatever comes next.  

Join us to learn how modernization is helping Nevada DETR: 

  • Scale to meet unpredictable surges in demand  
  • Reduce operational risk and technical debt  
  • Reallocate staff time toward higher-value work  
  • Explore emerging technologies like AI to improve efficiency  

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how your agency can modernize to prepare for whatever challenges lie ahead. 

Kenneth Scott
Solution Engineering Senior Manager, Oracle

Ken Scott joined Oracle as a Solution Engineering Senior Manager for State, Local, and Higher Education accounts, responsible for 19 states in the Midwest and Rockies. His career began at Accenture, where he served as a Senior Manager within their Oracle practice for 24 years. Subsequently, he held an Infrastructure and IT Manager role at Hyatt Corporation. Ken has had a diverse experience with Oracle technology, having used it as a user, customer, consultant, implementer, partner, and now as an Oracle representative and executive.

Speakers

Henrik Holth

Sean McSpaden — Moderator
Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Sean McSpaden is an executive level information technology professional with over 30 years of experience in the private, non-profit, and public sectors. His background includes the start-up and management of several small businesses and he has served on the Board of Directors or in Executive Director positions for several 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Sean’s public service experience includes progressively responsible positions as an IT analyst, and in statewide coordination, management and leadership positions within the Executive and Legislative branches of Oregon state government.

Kenneth Scott
Solution Engineering Senior Manager, Oracle

Ken Scott joined Oracle as a Solution Engineering Senior Manager for State, Local, and Higher Education accounts, responsible for 19 states in the Midwest and Rockies. His career began at Accenture, where he served as a Senior Manager within their Oracle practice for 24 years. Subsequently, he held an Infrastructure and IT Manager role at Hyatt Corporation. Ken has had a diverse experience with Oracle technology, having used it as a user, customer, consultant, implementer, partner, and now as an Oracle representative and executive.

Michael Jedamski

Mike Hussey
Executive Director, State Government, Oracle

Michael Hussey joined Oracle as industry executive director for state and local strategy in November 2021, after serving 25 years in Utah state government roles. He began his career with the University of Utah, first on the help desk and then as network manager. Following this, he held a series of IT management and executive roles in the governor’s office. Prior to moving to Oracle, Hussey served over 5 years as Utah’s state CIO and executive director of the Department of Technology Services. He holds a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University, and has also studied at the University of Utah.

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