Professional of the Year - Insurance/Information Technology

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Michael McDowell

Title: Enterprise Infrastructure Architect
Industry: Insurance
Type of Organization: Insurance
Major Product/Service: Market leader in disability, group life, long term care and voluntary benefits
Expertise: Mr. McDowell has over 30 years experience in computers and information technology in roles ranging from software developer to infrastructure engineer/architect to technical manager. He has been with the current company 20 years and is responsible for managing their Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture (EIA) team which is accountable for defining and maintaining infrastructure strategy/roadmap, technology framework, emerging technology trends, architectural standards, principles, policies and guidelines.
Geographic Area of Distribution: International
University/Degree: B.A., Computer Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Born: Ohio
Hobbies/Sports: Bowling, Texas Hold'Em poker tournament, home automation, chess
Spouse: Lillie D.
Honors & Awards: President's Award, Unum, 1988; Achieving Corporate Excellence (ACE) Award, Unum, 1996