Greg Chavarria is a proven digital transformation leader with strong focus on smart cities technology , customer centric agility and sustainability strategies across the public sector space . As an innovator with deep grasp of technology , change management and project management abilities , Greg has brought forth smart city and sustainability solutions that have improved public safety , process management and improved accountability . He currently serves dual role of Assistant City Manager and Chief Information Officer for the City of Hallandale Beach . Some of the notable smart city projects Greg has led include the implementation of smart surveillance detection systems , smart lighting systems within public facilities , mobile apps to increase public engagement and smart metering for water utilities .
USA budget , technology that failed to meet the required standard and a growing desperate need to serve its customers and people , Chavarria knew that something had to be done . “ We had old technology that was failing on a month-to-month basis . The customer was putting large amounts of volume into the SAN and we just needed a more reliable and faster way of getting the data out ,” he says . “ We had an open mind , we researched and we partnered with Fujitsu . In having an open mind about the challenge , we were able to bring that project in on time and under budget .”
Chavarria recognizes that there was an element of risk involved , with Fujitsu not having a major market in North America , but there were also risks surrounding the major transformation in order to continue to meet customer demands . “ You have to be flexible and be willing to take the risk in order to satisfy the customer needs and then ensure you ’ re paying attention to the customers . We reached a point where , through our SAN , that was no longer
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Greg Chavarria is a proven digital transformation leader with strong focus on smart cities technology , customer centric agility and sustainability strategies across the public sector space . As an innovator with deep grasp of technology , change management and project management abilities , Greg has brought forth smart city and sustainability solutions that have improved public safety , process management and improved accountability . He currently serves dual role of Assistant City Manager and Chief Information Officer for the City of Hallandale Beach . Some of the notable smart city projects Greg has led include the implementation of smart surveillance detection systems , smart lighting systems within public facilities , mobile apps to increase public engagement and smart metering for water utilities .
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