GSA Technology Council

Lonnie has 27 years of experience in the I/T industry, and has managed a variety of disciplines. In his 18 years with Amoco, he managed large d/b systems, high volume business application systems, directed the national retail support help desk, and initiated the Shared Services Business Intelligence function. Between 1989 and 2001, he worked on several major organization re-design efforts and began integrating Organization Development Theory into IT. Two of the projects, one with Hallmark and the other with British Petroleum received national acclaim. His efforts during this time also included roles as Executive lead recruiter where he began developing innovative techniques for academic and industry collaboration.

Lonnie joined BlueCross BlueShield in 2002 as the Director of Staff Resource Management for the I/S Division. He is responsible for the Managing People Program, which includes best practices in Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Talent Management and Talent Retention. He introduced the OSD Model as a valuable framework for the Institute for the Management of Information Technology (IMIT) and for use by IT companies for organizational decisions. Under his direction, the organization successfully grew from 1200 employees and contractors to over 2300 in 7 years.

Lonnie was named the Executive Director of the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management in January of 2009. He was instrumental in the formation of this collaborative organization that brings together IT industry companies like IBM and Computer Associates with universities, colleges and professional development organizations to address the need to grow and develop the talent pipeline for Information Technology. This effort is bringing national attention to South Carolina and the southeast region.

Lonnie serves on several boards, including the Midlands Educational Business Alliance, InnoVenture and the Insurance Technology and Services, SC cluster.

Lonnie received his Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from Northwest Missouri State University and was named to the NCAA Division II Academic All American team.

Lonnie speaks to the GSA Technology Council in May.