{"id":130694,"date":"2021-02-26T12:20:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T19:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=130694"},"modified":"2022-09-20T14:58:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T20:58:52","slug":"finding-success-through-growth-and-teamwork-rob-lloyd-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=130694","title":{"rendered":"Finding success through growth and teamwork | Rob Lloyd \u201999"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For Rob Lloyd ’99, career success doesn\u2019t just boil down to a paycheck, job title or pension. It\u2019s defined by a mission of growth, teamwork and service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think everyone owes at least two years of service to their community,\u201d Lloyd says. \u201cMaybe that\u2019s in the military, teaching, or working for the government, but very little connects us to the fabric of our civics anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This mission is part of why Lloyd decided to get his Masters of Business Administration in 1999 at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. It\u2019s also why he has dedicated himself to government work for more than 20 years and is currently serving as the Chief Information Officer for the City of San Jose, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born to a military family and raised around the world, attending seven different high schools before graduating in Hawaii and going to Beloit College in Wisconsin, Lloyd was taught the importance of having a compass in one\u2019s pursuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen you grow up in a military family you get oriented to a \u2018mission centric\u2019 culture,\u201d Lloyd says. \u201cEarly in my career, I said I\u2019m going to look for a cause I can really identify with, a boss I can learn from, and a team I can connect with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduating, Lloyd set out to be a doctor and began an internship at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. There, he realized that the medicine wasn\u2019t for him, but technology was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI created some applications to process all of our data and that skillset carried me into another internship at the City of Colorado Springs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With his knack for using emerging technology to make sense of data, Lloyd was hired as a Planning Manager for Colorado Springs\u2019 growing IT department and, to take his career further, he decided to get his Masters of Business Administration at UCCS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI chose UCCS and its MBA because it had an Informational Systems emphasis,\u201d Lloyd remembers. \u201cI knew I could use that to weave together a strong technology organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the knowledge and perspective he gained throughout the MBA program, Lloyd applied to become the CIO of Colorado Parks and Wildlife and landed the high-level position, despite being just 27 years old. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From there, he headed to Ashland, Oregon to turn around the city\u2019s deep, year-over-year deficit, then brought his skills to the City of Avondale, Arizona. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2016, Lloyd\u2019s invaluable UCCS degree and years of experience made him the perfect CIO candidate for the City of San Jose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon arriving in San Jose, which is the largest city in Silicon Valley with a growing population of more than 1 million people, Lloyd began overseeing 150 IT team members who keep more than 6,000 city employees stay connected, which has been especially hard with COVID-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his service during the pandemic and otherwise, Lloyd\u2019s received this year\u2019s 2002 Bay Area ORBIE Award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was kind of stunned because I didn\u2019t expect to win,\u201d Lloyd says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To him, the award not only recognizes his work, but the dedication it takes to bring together technology and government for the greater good. As Lloyd explains,  governments can begin working to give every citizen more with the right technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the things we\u2019re looking at is using it to give people equal chances at opportunity and success,\u201d Lloyd says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than ever before, Lloyd believes that technology can give people better solutions when it comes to issues of housing, healthcare, transportation, and even education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll the great challenges right now can be helped by data and engagement,\u201d Lloyd says. \u201cIf we commit to doing great things in the community, we have a chance to reverse the tide of frustration, pain, and anger that\u2019s out there. It gives us a reality we can have ownership in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These objectives \u2014 of ownership and creating positive change for an entire city \u2014 might sound tough to accomplish, but they\u2019re just part of Lloyd\u2019s mission-first mentality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything that his mission has brought him, from a supportive family, to amazing mentors, to a stellar career, makes the possibilities feel endless. Of course, it all started with a purpose, and a world-class education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are still defining what \u2018the new normal\u2019 is going to be, but UCCS has shown that sense of community and improvement,\u201d Lloyd concludes. \u201cIf there\u2019s a good bet to make, it\u2019s that UCCS is going to find a way to really help a lot of people.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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