Devin A. Smith
2220 Shelmar Drive
Flower Mound, TX� 75028
(972) 691-2983 (home)
(972) 768-2774 (cell)
[email protected]
Executive
Summary
Self-motivated leader, innovative, and results-driven in company operations including all aspects of information technology, telecommunications, facilities management, manufacturing, and distribution processes.� Proven track record in managing complex, cross-functional projects, and multi-disciplined teams with extensive hands-on experience with multiple hardware and software platforms.
Responsible multi-million dollar network deployments and product launches, contract management with vendors including service level agreements, establishing policies and procedures, risk assessment, auditing, cross-functional operations, and global strategic and tactical planning.
Successfully built teams of highly engaged and objectively motivated employees by creating a culture of mutual respect   through communication, participation, recognition, training, opportunities, and mentoring.� Described as, "The fact that more than half of the I.T. Department relocated from California to Texas, a higher percentage than in any other department speaks to your leadership skills; exemplifies your ability to positively and constructively influence people."
Selected
Highlights
IT Leadership In High Growth Companies - Moved growing organizations to new levels of expectations, set and establish goals and objectives, and implement the best practices to attract, train, and retain an increasingly higher level of individual contributors and management.  Able to develop and maintain partnerships with business units and effectively communicate with managers at all levels, across multiple locations, and successfully incorporate information technology into business processes and systems.
Visionary Leader With Strong Management Skills - Broad experience in technology analysis and   deployment; HW/SW evaluation, selection, procurement; strategic, capacity planning; asset management, budgeting, financial development, management; contract negotiation, management; recruiting, retention; and business planning, implementation, project management, and cost accounting.
Technology Skills - Thoroughly familiar with client/server applications, multiple operating systems; numerous ERP systems, financial systems and tools, data warehouse solutions, state-of-the-art Internet systems, web services; EDI systems, applications; multi-language programming; databases; LANs, WANs; Global Help Desk, client/server operations, software quality assurance; and document   control/security.
Web Site Design And Development - Planned, developed, and implemented back-end systems and applications for 24x7 high availability public web sites.  Designed a company-wide Intranet consisting of automated and integrated forms, custom software applications for: product procurement; budgeting tools, reports; and project/product tracking tools.
Experience
2000 - 2003����������� Bell Sports, Inc.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Irving, TX
�����������������������������    Director of Information Technology and Application Development
Lead, motivated, and mentored an I.T. Department of 18 employees.� Developed and managed a $6M budget with profit and loss responsibility (P&L) for a dominant $215M development, manufacturing, and distribution company of cycling, fitness, and sports accessories.
Responsible for evaluating, planning, and purchasing all enterprise servers: Microsoft NT 4/Windows 2000, UNIX (Trend), AS400 (SAP), E-Mail (Exchange 5.5).
Effectively designed, planned, and implemented enterprise software: Oracle, SQL, Progress databases; supply chain and procurement management systems (Logility); Crystal Reports, Monarch, Profix reporting, and budget software.
Successfully designed infrastructure architecture: LANs, WANs (IP/VPN); enterprise telecommunication PBX systems including Nortel, Toshiba, and Avaya; global voice networks (LD and LEC); network and facility security systems (NetScreen and CheckPoint firewalls, key-card, and video surveillance); Cisco routers; 3COM switches, wireless systems from Cisco and Linksys; Polycom video conferencing; MACs, laptops, and XP workstations.
Managed application development engineers encompassing 2 ERP systems (SAP/ABAP and Trend/Progress), Internet, and Intranet web sites (IIS, ColdFusion, Java, VB, and HTML).
2000 - 2000����������� Intel Corporation���������������������������������������������������������������������� Santa Clara, CA
���������������������������Network Engineer
Administered, maintained, trained new employees on 1,000 NT (NT 4 and Windows 2000), UNIX, and Sun Solaris servers in the datacenter while documenting and monitoring them utilizing Remedy, HP OpenView, and Tivoli software.
Managed HW and SW on IIS servers, web sites, e-business (B2B/B2C) sites, and portals.
Managed enterprise network infrastructure, disaster/backup recovery strategies, service level agreements (SLA), generators, and HVAC systems.
1998 - 2000����������� Classic Custom Vacations��������������������������������������������������������������� San Jose, CA
����������������������������� Senior Network and Systems Engineer
Purchased, installed, and administered all enterprise HW including servers: 16 NT 4.0, 4 Novell IntranetWare 4.11, Exchange 5.5, Lotus Notes, Microsoft SQL 6.5/7.0; 450 workstations; Cisco routers (WAN); CheckPoint firewalls; 3COM switches (LAN); and VPN equipment.
�        Administered systems and software on IIS   servers combining content management with capacity planning for all web sites and portals utilizing HTML, JAVA, and ASP.
Managed Nortel Meridian phone system utilized by a 100-person worldwide call center.
1996 - 2000����������� Fluid Technologies������������������������������������������������������������������� Morgan Hill, CA
����������������������������� Owner/Consultant
Evaluated, planned, purchased, installed, and configured Windows NT 4.0 servers/workstations, Exchange Server 5.0/5.5, BackOffice 4.5, SQL 6.5/7.0, and Office 97/2000.
Designed, purchased, implemented customized computer systems, networks and software for small to medium sized businesses.
1998 - 1998����������� MicroCenter Computer Education��������������������������������������������� Santa Clara, CA
����������������������������� Senior Network Administrator and Technical Instructor
Managed Microsoft NT/Windows workstations/servers, Exchange 5.0 servers, Novell servers, Cisco routers, and network infrastructure.
Instructor for MCSE certification path, Exchange 5, SQL 6.5, Novell 4.11, LAN/WAN design, HTML, and Visual Basic programming.
1992 - 1998����������� Lifeguard, Inc.������������������������������������������������������������������������������ San Jose, CA
����������������������������� Senior Regional Coordinator
Negotiated contracts, maintained policies and procedures, quality assurance standards, conducted on-site QA visits for over 3,000 hospitals/universities, and ancillary providers consisting of 120,000 healthcare providers and physicians.
Analyzed cost, reimbursement utilization, and other related statistical data to incorporate applicable changes to rate structures in the ERP system.
Implemented enterprise Quality Assurance (QA) and Total Quality Management (TQM) processes and procedures.
1988 - 1992����������� Lifeguard, Inc.������������������������������������������������������������������������������ San Jose, CA
����������������������������� Information Systems Supervisor
Installed, maintained, and administered all Microsoft NT/Windows servers, Novell servers, desktops (Intel and MAC), and ancillary   equipment (wireless, OCR scanners, etc.).
Implemented 2 enterprise ERP packages and data warehouse systems.
Managed Help Desk, Nortel PBX system, planned, analyzed disaster recovery/security polices and procedures, performed   capacity planning, systems analysis, and designed infrastructure architecture.
Education
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) + Internet
GavilanCollege������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Gilroy, CA
Majored in Business Management
Minored in Law and Psychology
Professional
Associations
Technology Executives Network Group
Society of Internet   Professionals
Association of Windows Systems Professionals
American Radio Relay League and Radio Amateur Civil Emergency System
Interests
Coaching youth football, amateur radio, playing guitar and drums
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