Mr. Hylton is Bureau Chief and Chief Information Officer of Cook County Illinois, the second largest county in the United States. Cook County operates a $3.12 Billion Dollar Annual Budget. As the executive officer of the Bureau of Technology he leads the organizations Strategy and Operations including the management of the County’s technology infrastructure both ground and air..

The Bureau operates the County’s voice and data networks, the shared service center, the print shop and provides application support down to the desktop for most County agencies and departments. It is comprised of three major departments; Management Information Systems, Office Technology and Central Services.

The Bureau of Technology is responsible for “Project Shield”, a county wide network being deployed with U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants. Project Shield allows the county to expand its existing broadband data network infrastructure to incorporate an interoperable mobile video and data system using wireless technology so that first responders from the County and the 129 municipalities located therein can share video, text, image, and video surveillance information within and across jurisdictional boundaries.

Prior to this position Mr. Hylton was the owner of a Strategy and Technology Consulting firm, Broadband Technology Associates, specializing in the research, development and delivery of municipal broadband infrastructures. As Technology Advisor to the Mayor of Aurora, IL, Mr. Hylton was part of the technical team responsible for the architecture, business plan development and budget preparation of the city-wide technology infrastructure.

Mr. Hylton has supplied Direct Testimony to the State of Illinois’ Commerce Commission and was the Chief Sponsor of the Aurora’s Certificate of Service Authority application. Aurora’s CLEC application was approved by the commission in January of 2007.

Mr. Hylton’s firm represented Kane County Illinois as Chief Negotiator for their Cable Franchise negotiations. He was also a technology advisor to the Northeastern Illinois Communications Consortium (NICC). The NICC is a consortium of Public Safety Officials vested with the responsibility of analyzing and determining the merits of a consolidated upgrade to a Regional, Digital, IP-Based Infrastructure for Public Safety.

Additional responsibilities included the research and review of ongoing state and federal legislative activities regarding the municipal deployment of such networks as key drivers for sustainable economic development. As part of these responsibilities, Mr. Hylton participates on the Governor’s Illinois Broadband Development Council as well as the Illinois Municipal Broadband Communications Association.