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Dan Kempton is an adjunct lecturer in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at NC State. He serves as the senior technology advisor for the N.C. Department of Information Technology. He brings more than 30 years of technology and business experience, having worked for large and small firms in the private sector as well as for 15 years with the state of North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Kempton has held several IT leadership roles, including chief technology officer positions in the private industry and both deputy chief information officer and subsequently chief technology officer at the N.C. Department of Revenue. At NCDIT, he has led several teams (including the engineering section) that have brought new products, notably multi-cloud capabilities, to state agencies.<\/p>\n

Kempton is a strong technology-focused leader who can easily discuss business needs to determine the right solution that fits them. His extensive and broad technical background provides the experience to guide business leaders to the solutions that will achieve the best results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38589,"featured_media":47457,"template":"","group":[2168,28],"person_tag":[2191,2195],"class_list":["post-47456","person","type-person","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","group-adjunct","group-faculty","person_tag-adjunct-faculty","person_tag-dan-kempton"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDan Kempton | Adjunct Lecturer | NC State ISE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dan Kempton is an adjunct lecturer in the Edward P. 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