COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

County Manager’s Office

 

DATE:

September 2, 2008

BOARD MEETING DATE:

September 16, 2008

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

John L. Maltbie, County Manager

SUBJECT:

Employee of the Month for September 2008

 

RECOMMENDATION

Honor Erik Larson as Employee of the Month for September 2008 and authorize the President of the Board to sign the commendation.

 

VISION ALIGNMENT:

Commitment: Responsive, effective and collaborative government

Goal 21: County employees understand, support and integrate the County vision and goals into their delivery of services.

 

BACKGROUND

The Employee of the Month program was established in December 1984 to recognize and honor County employees who consistently demonstrate an outstanding level of performance.

Our Employee of the Month for September 2008 is Erik Larson, a Systems Engineer in the Information Services Department (ISD).

 

DISCUSSION

Erik began his career with the County in 2004 and is assigned to work in the IS-Health Division of ISD supporting the San Mateo Medical Center and the Health Department.

Since joining the County, Erik has worked as the lead engineer on several high profile projects including the Microsoft Active Directory Implementation which affected approximately 3,000 end users, and the reduction of San Mateo data center power and space usage through the implementation and use of virtual machine technology which resulted in power savings and optimized the use of floor space in the San Mateo data center. Erik has also designed and installed an inventory management system resulting in the efficient management and tracking of hardware and software.

Based in large part on the positive feedback from the user community he supports, Erik was recently promoted to the position of Supervisor and Lead Engineer of the Desktop / Server team in IS-Health. In addition to his commitment to excellent service, Erik has recently received his Master of Science Degree in Information Technology from Golden Gate University. His efforts to expand his skills and knowledge benefit everyone he works with.

Erik has a strong sense of community and is always willing to help out others. He consistently brings a positive attitude to each and every challenge presented to him and is the consummate team player. There isn’t a month that goes by without a call or email from Erik’s customers, recognizing the excellent service he provides.

Our County is fortunate to have Erik Larson as one of its outstanding employees.