Pregler has been a member of the City’s IT staff since 2001. In April 2023, he was named the City’s first chief information technology security officer. That role included reviewing contracts for security risks, establishing mandatory cybersecurity training, coordinating risk evaluations, and implementing a phishing simulation program, vulnerability scanning, and a password manager program.
From July 2019 to April 2023, Pregler was the City’s senior network/systems administrator. He was responsible for managing the City’s server infrastructure, maintaining server and network security, and overseeing future network expansion and storage infrastructure planning. He also served as the steering team lead for the City’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) software implementation project.
Pregler served as lead applications/network analyst from 2007-2019. His responsibilities included managing software applications like financial, human resources, budget, utility billing, purchasing, and GIS. utilizing data for integrations, upgrades, automation, and public presentations, and project management for software upgrades and new software installations. He consulted with departments for their technology needs, was a core team member for City’s high-performance government, data governance, and open data initiatives. Prior to that role, Pregler served as information technology specialist from 2001-2007.
Pregler earned a bachelor's degree in computer information systems from Clarke University and a computer analyst degree from Northeast Iowa Community College.