Louisiana Office of Technology Services (DOA)
Joseph Northern Jr. currently serves as the I.T. Statewide Senior Program Manager 2 at the Louisiana Office of Technology Services since December 2018, having previously held the position of Information Technology Statewide Manager 2. Prior experience includes roles as Technical Support Manager and Technical Support Specialist at the Louisiana Division of Administration from January 2017 to September 2023, as well as IT Center Operations Manager 2 from May 2014 to January 2017. Before these positions, Joseph served as a Technical Support Specialist at the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services from June 2003 to May 2014. Joseph completed education at Louisiana State University from 1998 to 2004.
Louisiana Office of Technology Services (DOA)
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Created in 2014, the Office of Technology Services represents a legislative initiative to consolidate and streamline IT services within state agencies, thus saving taxpayer dollars. OTS' mission is to increase the return on the state's investment in technology by promoting smart decision-making; solving problems intelligently; increasing the rate of project success; and fostering a skilled and professional workforce. The agency's operations budget is appropriated solely as inter-agency transfer or self-generated funds, recovering operational costs through a fee-for-service model.