Who I Am
I am Keith Hill, a technology leader and unapologetic disruptor living in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. I currently serve as Director of Technology Operations and Infrastructure for iTech at The University of Southern Mississippi. My mission is straightforward: eliminate waste, enforce meaningful standards, streamline every process, and deliver customer service that exceeds expectations. I treat university resources as if they were my own and push my teams to think the same way. Mediocrity is not an option; exceptional service and relentless efficiency are.
Career Journey
My career has taken me from the nuclear reactor spaces of the USS Enterprise (CVN 65), where I served as an Electrical Planner (Nuclear) in the United States Navy, through public safety, manufacturing, healthcare insurance, payment processing, and higher education. Along the way I worked as Network Engineer for the Hampton Police Division, Lead Network Systems Engineer at Textron/Computer Sciences Corporation, Associate Vice President of Service Support at Amerigroup Corporation, and Director of Infrastructure at Tier Technologies. I hold a Bachelor of Science from Excelsior College and a Master of Science in Information Technology from American InterContinental University. Every role taught me that disciplined execution and bold innovation are not mutually exclusive.
How I Operate
I operate with clarity, intensity, and a sense of humor. Bureaucracy offends me, empowerment energizes me, and measurable progress excites me. In practical terms, that looks like:
- Eliminating waste and treating institutional money like personal money.
- Enforcing clear, meaningful standards and holding teams to them.
- Automating everything that can be automated.
- Streamlining processes so technology “just works” and gets out of people’s way.
- Making customer service a non-negotiable priority.
Technology & Interests
I seek to automate everything possible through technology. I drive a 2024 Cybertruck named Jarvis and a 2022 Long Range Model Y named Sparky, both equipped with Full Self Driving. My passions run toward Tesla, Optimus robotics, AI, SpaceX, Elon Musk’s broader vision, automated investing, budget-conscious cruising, and intentional travel. I optimize for asymmetric outcomes and genuine experiences rather than conventional comfort.
Family
My family is the core of everything I do. My wife Caroline is my partner in every sense and the steady force behind all my ambitions. We have three children: Chris (married to Mollie, father to Cooper, Asher, and Bennett) who lives here in Hattiesburg; Catherine (engaged to Anthony Nicastro) who lives in Dallas; and Sarah (married to Tanner McGee) who also calls Hattiesburg home—together Sarah and Tanner recently welcomed their new baby boy, Miles. They, along with our grandchildren (Cooper, Asher, Bennett, and Miles), remind me daily why building a better future matters.
Connect
You can find me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/wkeithhill, on X at @wkeithhill, or on Facebook at facebook.com/wkeithhill.
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