Email Outage: Sept. 6 - 9

The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services migrated email services over the weekend and staff were unable to send or receive messages from 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6 until 7:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9. Thank you for your patience as our team works to respond to any messages received during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding as we make this transition to better serve you in the future.

Sean Briggs, Chief Technology Officer at SCDES

Sean brings key experience and leadership to our SCDES team with 13 years of service in DHEC's Environmental Affairs' (EA) programs and 4 years in EA Administration. He began his DHEC career in 2007 as part of OCRM's Compliance and Enforcement (C&E) Section and later assumed the role of manager of the C&E Section. Sean then took on the task of leading the ePermitting team and project where his team was able to implement 19 programs over the course of 4 years. From there, Sean's responsibilities continued to increase with his most recent prior position being the director of digital and financial strategy.


Throughout his tenure with DHEC, Sean has been a champion of leveraging available technology to improve communication, collaboration, and efficiency.  

Sean is a graduate of Coastal Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree in marine science. He is also a Clemson University Master Naturalist, FAA Certificated Remote & Student Pilot, and a Project Management Professional certification candidate.