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Jacob Beard is an experienced IT professional currently serving as the IT Director for Applications/GIS at the City of Scottsdale, where responsibilities include managing the City's Geographic Information Systems, application development, database management, business intelligence, and treasury technology with a team of 40. Previous roles at the City of Scottsdale include IT Director for Finance and Accounting and Finance and Accounting Technology Manager, overseeing technical staff and enhancing financial management systems. Earlier career experience includes serving as the Senior Network Administrator at Barrow Neurology Group and owning a consulting company providing PC and network support. Jacob Beard holds a Master's of Science in Information Systems Management from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University.