Information Technology

Mike serves as County Government Consultant for the CTAS Martin office.

Scott came to work at the institute in January 2001 after working for for the state of Mississippi for 10 years where he was a consultant and information technology administrator for both information technology services and the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Growing up with a father in the military, Scott had the opportunity to travel across the United States of America as well as Germany where he attended high school.

Liz Gossett, E-Media and Information Specialist, joined CTAS in September 2012. Prior to joining CTAS, Liz was a research associate for the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s Long Range Planning Division. She is originally from the Atlanta area and received a bachelor of science in 2007 in urban policy studies and a bachelor of arts in sociology in 2005, both from Georgia State University in Atlanta. Liz received her Master of Science in Information Science from The University of Tennessee in May 2015.

Mike serves as Senior GIS Consultant for the CTAS Knoxville office.

Justin O’Hara is the Information Technology consultant for MTAS.  He has been with MTAS for 10 years.  Justin is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and has 20 years of experience in the technology profession.  He has worked in higher education, banking, retail, and various small businesses.  He specializes in network administration, network security, and infrastructure design.  Recent projects include implementation of software installation using Microsoft Active Directory Group Policy, Microsoft Office 2016 implementation along with training, and has recently started rolling out Windows 10 to MTAS computers.  He uses Microsoft Intune for PC management as well as Bomgar as a remote connection tool.  Justin is able to assist your TN municipalities with IT policy revisions/creations, IT security, networking, technology work reviews, technology integration, new technology evaluations, email system evaluations or Information Technology assessments.

Kim serves as Environmental GIS Consultant for the CTAS Knoxville office.

Lisa Shipley has been with MTAS for 20 years and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  She has worked in the information technology profession for more than 30 years and has implemented many changes in applied technology.  She has worked in the fields of higher education, publishing, marketing, and legal.  She specializes in cyber security, database & systems development, project management, and IT training.

Jonathan serves as Manager of Information Technology and Environmental Services for the CTAS Nashville office.