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Joseph Costello

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Executive Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations at Cleveland Metropolitan School District
📍 Canfield, Ohio, United States

Joseph Costello is the Executive Director of IT at the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, specializing in cloud migration, cybersecurity, and network infrastructure. A Certified Educational Technology Leader and Youngstown State alumnus, colleagues describe him as diligent, creative, and resourceful. He has managed budgets exceeding $30 million and led significant modernization projects.

Joseph maintains strong ties to his alma mater, Youngstown State University, where he earned both his bachelors and masters degrees. He shows an interest in community-focused initiatives, such as local farm-to-school programs that directly benefit students in his district.

He once led a $15 million project that modernized the districts network, resulting in a 90% reduction in related complaints.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Executive Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations
Job Level
Senior
Location
Canfield, Ohio, United States
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IT Modernization
He oversaw a $15M project to modernize district networking infrastructure in over 100 sites and led a major cloud migration initiative to Azure.
Educational Technology
He holds a certification as a Certified Educational Technology Leader (CoSN) and recently spoke on a panel at the Council of the Great City Schools CIO conference.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Executive Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
11-2023 - 12-2024
Interm-Executive Director of CyberSecurity and IT Risk Management
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
6-2022 - 11-2023
Executive Director of IT Service Delivery and Management
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
5-2017 - 6-2022
Director Of Information Technology
PeopleKeys, Inc.
8-2013 - 5-2017
Systems Engineer
Grantek Systems Integration
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Education
2017 - 2020
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Youngstown State University
1999 - 2004
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.)
Youngstown State University
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