New USPS CIO Ross Philo to oversee IT infrastructure connecting more than 28,000 locations
Former Cisco executive and veteran of energy-related information services Ross Philo has been named executive vice president and CIO of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
A former Cisco executive and veteran of energy-related information services has been named executive vice president and CIO of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Ross Philo had been director of global energy solutions at Cisco, responsible for advising customers in the energy and utilities vertical on how to harness Web and Internet technologies to increase productivity, reduce costs and create new revenue sources. Prior to that, Philo was CEO at Visean, a provider of data transfer services to oil and gas companies.Philo also served as senior vice president and CIO at Halliburton Energy Services and held a series of IT roles at Schlumberger.At the USPS, Philo will be responsible for managing and maintaining a USPS IT services infrastructure that connects more than 28,000 locations and supports more than 650 applications. He will also oversee the Postal Service’s nationwide telecom network, including satellite, land-line and mobile telephone facilities. Philo will report to the Postmaster General and serve on the agency’s Executive Committee.
