16. CXO Conversations: Michael Sherwood on Edge Computing Lessons Learned From the City of Las Vegas

Elevate the Edge

The Chief Innovation Officer of the City of Las Vegas, Michael Sherwood, shares how Las Vegas uses edge computing to improve traffic and public safety. He also talks about the challenges and lessons learned with designing an Internet of Things and edge strategy.
About Michael
Michael Sherwood is the CIO for the City of Las Vegas. He has more than 20 years of management experience, specifically in the field of technology, process improvement and innovation with the majority of that experience being in municipal government operations. Most recently he served as the deputy director of public safety, business services and city technology for the city of Irvine, CA since December 2013. In that capacity he was responsible for budgets of both public safety at $70 million and technology at $8 million. He was responsible for more than 100 professional, technical employees and contractors. In that role he developed and implemented key technology strategies that reduced the annual technology operating costs by more than $1 million. He also provided key leadership in bringing Google Fiber to the city. Prior to that position, Michael served as the manager of business services for the City of Irvine, CA from 2012-2013, the chief information officer for City of Oceanside, CA, from 2001-2012 and the information technologies manager for the City of Oceanside, CA from 1997-2000. Before 1997, he served in the private sector.
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