CGI California

Our local team

CGI's client proximity model places our account teams in the communities in which our clients live and work. In California, hundreds of local CGI professionals represent a wealth of collective wisdom and deep domain expertise for the state. They provide their talents to our state and local government clients as well as to numerous community organizations in California.

Meet CGI's California executives

Cheryl Hotaling, Vice President, and Strategic Account Manager

Cheryl oversees all aspects of account management and oversight for the State of California Account, including business strategy, sales, capture and delivery. She has spent more than 25 years working in both the public and private sectors delivering IT solutions for various State of California agencies and departments. Her experience includes the direct delivery and oversight of large-scale system integration projects, independent project oversight, software development, independent verification and validation and quality assurance. Prior to joining CGI in November 2010, Cheryl served as 21st Century Project Manager for the State Controller's Office, Chief Information Officer for the Department of Child Support Services and Deputy Director for the Health and Human Services Agency Data Center. She also has over seven years of project oversight, delivery and business development experience working for various Sacramento-based consulting firms.

Josetta Bull, Vice President and Deputy Account Manager

Josetta supports management and oversight of the State of California Account. Josetta has more than 36 years of government experience, working in both the public and private sectors. She has served as Chief Information Officer for the Employment Development Department (EDD), Deputy Director of EDD's Disability Insurance Branch, Assistant Deputy Director of the Project Management Division, and Project Manager of the Governor's Labor Exchange Task Force. Her areas of expertise include business and technology strategic planning, governance, strategic sourcing and procurement, IT assessments, application and system requirements definition and development, organizational management, project management, project oversight and administration of government programs.

Rick Davis, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Rick has worked with public sector organizations in IT for over 18 years. His experience spans 25 public sector organizations across five states, the majority in California. Rick is responsible for developing and deploying innovative technologies for large public sector clients. He is also responsible for technology strategy, architecture, software development and ongoing support for all software products and solutions for CGI clients in California. As a member of CGI's Technology Council, Rick provides guidance on CGI technology leadership initiatives and creates synergies between client initiatives.

Gerri Magers, Vice President and CGI Enterprise Data to Revenue Project Director

Gerri brings with her over 32 years of experience in state government information technology projects, working 21 of those years directly for the State of California. Her expertise includes client engagement management, implementation management and extensive knowledge of government health and human services programs. Gerri served as CGI Engagement Manager for Child Support Services Automation System (CCSAS), the largest state health and human services automation project in the U.S. Her project oversight for CGI's State of California account includes the areas of Tax and Revenue, Health and Human Services and Labor, and IT consulting for strategic planning.

Josh Nisbet, Vice President

Josh has more than 15 years of experience working with California and other state and local governments in various sales leadership roles. Josh leads CGI's sales team in Sacramento and CGI's sales community in the West. He also manages CGI's local relationships throughout the Sacramento partner community and represents CGI in various local, national, and global government industry organizations.

Sharie Kirsch, Vice President

Sharie leads the State of California Account's capture management team. She has been with CGI for over 18 years focusing primarily on public sector opportunities, including 12 years of experience working with State of California government clients. Her areas of expertise include procurement management, contract negotiations, and vendor partnerships. Sharie plays a key role in establishing the foundations for successful project delivery throughout the entire procurement process from pre-RFP activities and proposal development, through selection and contract negotiation.

Daryl Zimmerle, Director

Daryl is responsible for delivery oversight, quality assurance, and client relationships, as well as financial, contract and member management for CGI's State of California Account. Daryl has over 25 years of public-sector consulting experience working on large-scale system integration projects, and has been with CGI for over 19 years. He served as the data conversion manager for the State of California's Child Support Automation System, leading his team in converting 1.18 billion records at a success rate of 99.9%. Most recently, Daryl served as CGI's project manager for the California Medicaid Management Information System project, the largest fiscal intermediary transition in the nation. His areas of expertise include implementation, data conversion, testing, and project management, with a breadth of experience assisting Health and Human Service Agency clients within the State of California.