John Chambliss, Chief, Network Operations Management, Internal Revenue Service
John Chambliss is the Chief, Network Operations Management for the Internal Revenue Service. In his 30 year career with IRS, John has held leadership positions throughout all disciplines of Information Technology. He is a Senior Fellow with the Council for Excellence in Government and was recognized by the Council in 2005 for his leadership in the design and deployment of a distributed network management system for the IRS. In 2006, John was recognized by the Secretary of Treasury for his leadership displayed during Hurricane Katrina.

John is ITIL and CMMI certified. He if often requested to speak at conferences and in user groups on the topic of application/network performance engineering.

An avid athlete in high school and college, John came within 5 seconds of breaking the world's record for the 50 yard dash on several occasions during the late 60s and early 70s. He also tried his hand at semi-professional golf, but quickly tired of the game because "the ball was not a moving target". John still holds the Little League record for the most consecutive batters walked in an inning with two outs - twelve straight walks. In the early 70s, John is believed to have popularized the salutations "Later" and "Check you around campus".

John lives in Memphis with his wife and 2 children. He encourages everyone listening to declutter to simply their lives. John will not, because decluttering involves too much work!