2009 RECOGNITION AWARDS for EXCELLENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

1. 2009 RECOGNITION AWARDS forEXCELLENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

2. NOMINEES AUTOMATED PLACEMENT REFERRAL Application standardizes the referral information that was presented to private sector placement agencies, providing like comparisons across provider agencies to evaluate treatment . D. Michael Johnson Laurah Currey Raghu Mekala

3. NOMINEE GEOSPATIAL APPLICATION Using ADOBE FLEX 4 Allows DEP to view proximity of underground mining to oil and gas exploration and the nature of how the rain falls in relation to active mining operations. ZAHID CHAUDHRY

4. NOMINEES WVFIMS LINE of BUSINESS INTERFACE for PUBLIC DEFENDERS CLAIMS Improved payment processing for Appointed Council Claims by enabling the mass selection of the approved claims, for processing through the PDS-FIMS LOB interface and submission for programmatic entry into WVFIMS. Eric Dye Aaron Riley Kitty Wilson

5. NOMINEES FORMQUEST Allows forms printed on an as-needed basis, ease of form development and editing, reduction of technical staff required, and the implementation of EntireX SOA allowing the mainframe OSCAR to be called by a web-based application and vise versa. Elecha Pratt Paula L. Smith Matt Malone

6. NOMINEES APPALACHIAN BASIN TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS Provides a large-scale, fully-functional, publicly-accessible, geospatial, web-based application for the presentation of gas well data and maps for two states and a customized document management system to better manage the diverse data. John Saucer Susan Pool John Bocan

7. NOMINEES “PIPELINE-PLUS” Provides quick and easy access to a broad range of data used for oil and gas exploration and development in WV. Provides well information for 140,000 wells by location, completion criteria, e-log specs, and core photos. John Saucer John Bocan Susan Kite

8. NOMINEES WV LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Provides a single resource for delivering training to all state employees with appropriate tracking of studies completed and exam results. Ensures state employees are informed and prepared to handle important issues. Marilyn Padon Debbie Pendleberry Brian Hively

9. NOMINEES CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER Adds efficiency to the operation of government through the use of streamlined communications between WVOT and its user community and insures that the customer is receiving appropriate and timely services. Sue Lore Janice Morgan Chris Bailey Ed Dolly

10. NOMINEES inROADS – MY BENEFITS ACCOUNT Provides WVDHHR public assistance customers the ability to view detailed benefit information for programs such as WVCHIP, Medicaid for Pregnant Women and Children, TANF, and SNAP on-line. Margaret Lovejoy Leslie Ventura Amanda Sullivan

11. NOMINEES ACTIVE ROLES SERVER PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION Allows WVOT to manage, automatically provision, reprovision and deprovision users quickly, efficiently and securely in a standardized manner. Provides strictly enforced role-based security, automated group management, change approval and easy-to-use Web interfaces for self service to achieve practical user and group lifecycle management for our entire MS domain. Rob West

12. NOMINEES MEETINGPLACE IMPLEMENTATION Provides a centralized and standardized audio, web and video conferencing tool resulting in time saved, increased productivity, and reduced travel costs. This tool is also used for remote delivery of desktop training. Matt Barger Sue Lore

13. NOMINEES WEST VIRGINIA eCDL Provides wireless, paperless technology for skills testing of commercial drivers, utilizing laptops equipped with GPS tracking, wireless data transmission, and other digital communication technology. Also provides the ability to covertly and overtly monitor the entire skills testing process as required. Dempsey Totten Wilbur Thaxton

14. NOMINEES WV ENTERPRISE PORTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM An enterprise application approach to the State’s web presence and online service offerings through the development of a new state web portal. The wv.gov partnership has enhanced or created 26 applications under this initiative since 7/07 and 21 additional services under development. The site has received the 2008 Best of the Web State Portal Special Award and 2008 Digital Education Achievement Community Award. WVOT WV Interactive

15. NOMINEES IMPLEMENTATION of PORTAL ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Allows agencies to update web sites quickly and easily to provide citizens with vital information and allows the re-use of technology for other web sites. Has increased usage of wv.gov by 24% over previous year with 242,745 unique visitors per month. WVOT

16. NOMINEES WV.GOV PORTAL MODERNIZATION Implemented industry standard best practices, a number of innovations focused around the ideas of enabling access, highlighting resources and embracing social media, and created significant financial and operational efficiencies for State government through its self-funded public private partnership. WVOT WVnteractive

17. NOMINEES TWO CANDIDATES for STATE TECHNOLOGY CHAMPION TWO CANDIDATES for TECHNOLOGY INTERN of the YEAR

18. COME JOIN US In RECOGNIZING THE WINNERS 2009 RECOGNITION AWARDS LUNCHEON Thursday, November 5, 2009