Tamika Bryant

Enigma
DISC Type : dci

Information Technology Manager at California Department of Health Care Services

Folsom, California, United States

Overview

Tamika is a seasoned IT leader with over 30 years of experience, recently appointed as Chief IT Manager at the California Department of Health Care Services. She specializes in public sector IT procurement, government contracting, and technology governance, with a history of managing large-scale vendor partnerships and ensuring regulatory compliance.

A graduate of the California Leadership Academys Manager Development Program, she is passionate about connecting policy, technology, and people to create solutions that serve the public good. Her leadership style is noted for being collaborative, bringing clarity and structure to complex initiatives.

After years of supporting Californias health initiatives from the private sector, she has now transitioned to a leadership role within the state government.

Personality Overview

Friendly Yet Blunt

Persuasive & Assertive

Fast Follower

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.

Topics They Care About

Public Sector Procurement
Her current role focuses on the strategic procurement of IT services and managing interagency agreements for California's health initiatives.
IT Governance
She has extensive experience overseeing IT governance and ensuring compliance with all contract terms and conditions in government contracts.
Healthcare IT Operations
Her career has been dedicated to supporting large-scale IT operations for health and human services, specifically for California's Medi-Cal program.

Media Appearances

Tamika has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Information Technology Manager at California Department of Health Care Services
12-2023 - 4-2025
Executive Director at Gainwell Technologies
10-2022 - 12-2023
Assistant Executive Director at Gainwell Technologies
12-2016 - 10-2022
Director of Operations at DXC Technology
1-2014 - 12-2016
Information Technology Resources Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Education

Tamika has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Tamika

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Let them lead the discussion, create opportunities for them to speak if they are not very forthcoming
  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Avoid long presentations and just 'high-level' value proposition, dive into the details

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tamika is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tamika

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tamika move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Tamika take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Tamika

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