Chad Materniak
CIO, Systems Planning and Analysis
Chad Materniak and his team refreshed SPA’s information technology strategy and technology roadmap to align with the objectives of the leadership team and facilitate key capabilities to enable the continued growth of the business.
Previous iterations of the strategy were tailored toward a 500-person organization focused on a limited capability set and a smaller subset of clients. The revised strategy accounts for SPA’s capabilities after several acquisitions, substantial organic growth, an international footprint and a significantly diversified client base.
Why Watch
In 2025, Materniak and his team are focused on building a technology foundation to accommodate rapid growth. SPA is growing rapidly and that requires his team to focus on building a scalable and secure platform into which they can quickly and seamlessly integrate users and organizations. To do this, they are re-examining the entire suite of enterprise applications, implementing tools that allow them to better manage enterprise data, and leveraging cloud to the degree practicable to meet infrastructure needs.
Fun fact: Materniak has a Ph.D. in elementary particle physics. Over the past 15 years, his career took a couple of turns, and he strayed from his scientific background. However, the Ph.D. taught him how to explain complicated concepts in relatively simple language, and that has proven useful in his role as CIO.