"It has been an honor to serve the state of Florida," said Bahrami. "With the governor's leadership, we have laid a strong foundation for technology in Florida and I believe set the course for a great future." Bahrami is resigning to pursue other professional opportunities.
During Bahrami's tenure, Florida established innovative cost-saving programs that improved citizens' and businesses' access to government services across the state, while also reducing the complexity and cost of technology. "I feel we've made significant progress for Florida over the past two years," Bahrami said in her letter to Gov. Bush.
Bahrami led a significant upgrade to the state portal, MyFlorida.com, the first step in moving Florida to more efficient enterprise technologies and services. Her review of state information technology investment processes resulted in millions of dollars in cost avoidance during the state's regular budgeting cycle.
Bahrami served as a member of Florida's Domestic Security Oversight Board, providing technical guidance for security planning and implementation. She served on the board of ITFlorida, as well as the Digital Divide Council. The State Technology Office and Bahrami received many awards during her service, including 2003 Inspired Leadership Award and recently a special innovation award from the Center for Digital Government.
Prior to serving as Florida CIO, Bahrami managed a number of large-scale federal information technology initiatives.
