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CHRISTOPHER SCOTT

13 OAK LANE TERRACE ▪ BROOKEVILLE, MD 20833


[email protected] ▪ 301-952-3906 ▪ CELL: 301-904-8403

Jan. 8, 2008

Victoria Weatherly
CIO Search
University System of Maryland
3300 Metzerott Road
Adelphi, MD 20783-1690

Dear Ms. Weatherly:

Thank you for your letter and accompanying materials of Dec. 27, 2007. I appreciate your acceptance of my resume for
the position of CIO for the University System of Maryland. Given that my resume was forwarded to you before the
position was posted, I would like to take this opportunity to send the balance of the materials you require for application
to the CIO position.

USM’s needs for a System Chief Information Officer coincide with my background, skills, and experience. Your ad
particularly details the core requirements of my current position as Chief of Staff and recent position as Deputy Chief
Information Officer for National Contractors in which I have enjoyed significant success.

I have built on my distinctive background in information technology leadership by developing exceptional expertise in
managing large-scale technology projects, consistently delivering results within time and budget constraints, and
developing teams to produce innovative solutions in bureaucratic environments. For example, I successfully executed
CIO operations of a 2,000-person, $600 million Superfund Toxic-Dump Cleanup Project. The parallels between your
requirements and my ongoing contributions for municipalities in Maryland are remarkable.

As an alumnus of the University of Maryland, I offer a clear understanding of USM’s mission. My goal is to uphold that
mission by providing exceptional leadership in planning, training, and directing USM’s information technology
functions through my keen grasp of the academic culture of higher education. I will bring a proven record of success in,
project management, process improvement, and streamlining systems, facilitated through exploitation of emerging
technologies.

My vision is to support learning and excellence in teaching and research, implementing technology to deliver solutions
that support the System’s IT and telecommunications functions while enhancing security and business continuity. I will
meet higher-education requirements while developing strategies driven by USM’s mission, objectives, and goals. I
consistently conceptualize future needs and solutions by adapting and evolving to meet current demands and sudden
shifts in priorities.

I envision a forward-looking staff that maintains a leadership role in harnessing information technologies to meet the
USM community’s diverse services and information needs and to support student and faculty quests for information and
knowledge. I am committed to forging and maintaining relationships that support and realize strategic goals. I will strive
to promote a culture of innovation, flexibility, integrity and unity while committing the IT team to service goals that
facilitate harmony and partnership between the campuses and system office IT shops.

I am confident that I can lead USM’s information technology systems into the future. I appreciate your consideration
and would welcome the opportunity for an interview to more fully demonstrate the fit between my background and
USM’s goals.

Sincerely,

Christopher Scott

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