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Lance Underwood

Lance Underwood was named Enterprise Systems Services Director for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in January 2025. Underwood was the Third Party Solutions Manager for ODOT’s Office of Innovation until his promotion.

Underwood joined ODOT in 2021 as an Enterprise Analyst for both ODOT and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. In 2024, he transitioned to Third Party Solutions Manager and was promoted to Enterprise Systems Services Director in 2025. He has played a key role in developing technical and enterprise process solutions for both ODOT and OTA business users, managing multiple technical projects simultaneously. Major initiatives included overseeing the production pilot of the ODOT Google Cloud Platform data lake and implementing a deployment of an Environmental Programs and GIS application, which significantly improved federal reporting speed and efficiency.

His new responsibilities include direction and oversight of ODOT’s business services, content management, technology services, risk management, and GIS.

A native of Tahlequah, Underwood holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management Information Systems from Northeastern State University and a master’s of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma. He and his wife, Roberta, live in Oklahoma City and have three children.

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