Justin Dewitt

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About Justin Dewitt

A dynamic executive with 30 years' experience leading large public and private organizations. Deep expertise in state government operations, most recently leading the Illinois Department of Public Health, including overseeing $3.5B in COVID-19 operations. Skilled in healthcare oversight, disease prevention, environmental health, and the built environment. 18-year career in regulatory compliance for healthcare and public facilities enforcing long-term care, hospital, plumbing and other rules. Proven expert in statute and rule development, procurement, grant application and grant management. Additional experience in information technology strategy including data modernization, extensibility, and integration. Led engineering response to mitigate Legionella at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, a $20M design-build project in an operating healthcare environment. Led multi-disciplinary teams with diversity and empowerment at the forefront of organizational development. Accomplished fiscal manager with responsibility for billion-dollar annual budgets including GAAP, GATA and statutory conformance. Corporate experience including engineering and operations management for Fortune 500 companies. Project experience includes joint-venture design build, specification writing, construction management and commissioning. LEED Accredited, Professional Engineer with a penchant for sustainability and efficient design. Accomplished project developer with keen understanding of ROI and project delivery importance.