QAT is comprised of representatives from the CPA, DIR, LBB, and SAO. General inquiries and all submissions should go to the QAT email address at QAT@dir.texas.gov where all members receive a copy of the email.

Richard Corbell

Supervisor, General Government and Technology Team

Legislative Budget Board REJ Building
5th Floor 1501 N. Congress, Austin, TX 78701
512-463-1200

Richard is currently the supervisor of the General Government and Technology Team at the Legislative Budget Board. Richard joined the LBB in 2000 and during his time at the LBB has served as technology and contract oversight analyst across all state agencies. He holds a Bachelor of Business degree with a major in Computer Information Systems from Southwest Texas State University.

John Hoffman

Chief Technology Officer

Department of Information Resources
300 W. 15th, Ste. 1300, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 936-2501

John serves as the Deputy State Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer for DIR. John joined the DIR team in 2010 and has held various roles within the agency. He is responsible for providing comprehensive strategic planning for the state's technology efforts. John and the CTO team also ensure strategic development of contracts and services which DIR offers including enterprise architecture, application management, innovation, and technology implementation. As CTO John leads DIR’s Technology Guidance and Innovation functions to guide state agencies’ policies and practices for the effective, efficient use and management of state IT resources.

Brian Bowser

Procurement Oversight and Delegation, Team Lead

Comptroller of Public Accounts
111 E.17th St., Austin, TX 78701
512-463-1138

Brian has been with the Comptroller of Public Accounts on the Procurement Oversight and Delegation team since March of 2018, assisting other state agencies with purchasing needs and acquiring the goods and services needed to fulfill their mission. Brian's team reviews contract documents and delegates purchasing authority to state agencies so they may contract for vital services that impact millions of Texans every day. Prior to his time with CPA, Brian worked for a non-profit doing government relations and public advocacy. Brian is a native Austinite and graduate of St. Edwards University.

Michael Clayton

Audit Manager, Texas State Auditor's Office (SAO)

State Auditor's Office REJ Building, 4th Floor
1501 N. Congress, Austin, TX 78701
512-936-9500

Michael has been at the SAO for 20 years, focused on financial audits, IT-related audits, performance audits, and QAT projects. As Manager, his main area of focus for the last seven years has been financial statement audits and IT related audits. Michael has served as the SAO representative on the Quality Assurance Team for the past 7 years. Prior to joining the SAO, Michael worked in public accounting and at Dell Financial Services as a lease accounting manager.