Mr. Smith is a seasoned IT executive who brings more than 25 years of experience where he was responsible for the development and support of enterprise architecture, business systems and technology infrastructure. Over his career, Mr. Smith has created technology strategies for multiple high-growth ventures spanning multiple industries to include: Healthcare, Business Services, SaaS Technology, IPaas Technology, Financial Services, Banking, Payments, Government Services, Retail, Auto Finance and Dealership,Hospitality, Insurance, Background Screening, POS Systems, Financial Systems, CRM/HCM Systems and AI/Data Analytics.  These achievements have been recognized by the technology communities of Georgia with multiple awards.

• 2011 - 2018 GCLA CIO of the year nomination

• 2012,2016 - 2018 GCLA CIO of the year nomination (finalist)

• 2012 Georgia CIO of the year - corporate (winner)

• 2013 CIO.COM CIO 100 Award

• 2018 Atlanta Technology Professionals (ATP)  Atlanta Technology Professional of the Year Award Winner