Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson appointed Phil Bertolini as Deputy County Executive/CIO for Oakland County, in January 2005. He is responsible for the Business Continuity Recovery project for all departments and divisions of County government.
In his previous position as Director of Information Technology, Phil was responsible for overseeing the technology strategic planning, development and services provided to all of County government and the 62 local cities, villages and townships.
He began his career with Oakland County in 1988 with the Equalization Division. Phil was named Director of Automation Alleys ConnecTech Network in 2002 where his responsibilities include development of new chapters, nurturing of existing chapters and the oversight of the network-wide events. Currently, there are nine chapters statewide.
Phil is currently a member of the Harvard Policy Group and a Steering Committee Member of the eGovernment Compass Project of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He participates in many technology collaborative efforts with various governmental entities trying to promote enterprise solutions and the integration of government services. These initiatives are cross-boundary in nature with involvement at all levels of government. Leveraging technology dollars across many entities is a core responsibility of his position.
The Oakland County Department of Information Technology was named as one of the Top 100 Agile Enterprises by CIO Magazine in 2004 and again recognized in the Top 100 in 2006. Also in 2004, Phil was honored as the CIO of the Year by Automation Alley. In 2007 he was honored as one of the Top 25, Doers, Dreamers and Drivers by Government Technology Magazine along with L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive. Oakland County placed 2nd in the nation in the 2008 Digital Counties Survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government.
Oakland County also placed first in the 2008 Best of the Web County Portal Category by the Center for Digital Government.
Phil received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Telecommunications from Michigan State University. He resides in Oakland County with his wife and two children.
Contact information:
County Service Center
1200 N. Telegraph Road, Building 49 West
Pontiac, Michigan, USA, 48341
248-858-0815
Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson appointed Phil Bertolini as Deputy County Executive/CIO for Oakland County, in January 2005. He is responsible for the Business Continuity Recovery project for all departments and divisions of County government.