The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board has named Kenneth J. Zoll as its Chief Enterprise Architect and Acting Director of Administration.

An independent Federal agency headquartered in Chicago, the RRB administers the $8.5 billion-a-year benefit programs provided under the Federal Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Acts covering the nation’s railroad workforce and their families.

Mr. Zoll will head the RRB's newly-established Office of Enterprise Architecture which will be responsible for establishing standards, policies and frameworks to guide the agency's use of information technology. This includes a comprehensive evaluation of current systems and development of plans to enhance capabilities in this area. As part of this effort, the office will also be responsible for developing infrastructure programs and Internet/Intranet strategies.

In his role as Acting Director of Administration, Mr. Zoll will oversee and coordinate those organizational units that provide management and administrative support services for the RRB.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Zoll served as the Chief of Systems and Technology Development in the RRB’s Office of Programs - Policy & Systems.  In that capacity he was responsible for the development of new mainframe and personal computer programs, Internet and Intranet development, and the agency’s document imaging and workflow system.  His efforts in developing and implementing innovative automation initiatives have helped earn the RRB three of its five "Hammer Awards" from the National Partnership for Reinventing Government.

A native of Chicago, Mr. Zoll is a graduate of Loyola University (B.S. 1969, M.B.A. 1975) and is a member of the Project Management Institute.

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