Brandon Smith Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Berthoud, Colorado, United States

•Recognized as a top-performing leader for three consecutive years with a 97% employee approval rating•Drove the seamless integration of Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS, driving 83% boost in system uptime• Hired as the first IT employee as IT manager, promoted to Director after 9 months• Recruited 14 staff members across multiple disciplines to handle rapid business growth of 200 employees in a single year• Oversaw $5 million annual budget, consistently managing variances within 10%• Established policies leading to 94% compliance with NIST 800-171, DFARS, and CMMC initiatives within two years• Negotiated pricing agreements with vendors for hardware and software purchases saving over 1M annually• Implemented SharePoint Online, MS Teams, OneDrive, and VPN access improving corporate productivity by 65%• Empowered support staff with necessary resources to establish and maintain <1 hour SLA resolution for all business service requests

Lafayette, Colorado

Phoenix, Arizona

• Managed AS400, M365, vCenter, Azure, Citrix, SMB File Sharing and SharePoint for 80+ branches with a 99% system uptime• Personally implemented 30% of IT controls required by JSOX• Identified, assessed, and mitigated risks, ensuring recovery within 4 hours of system outage• Streamlined workflow through efficient administration of A/P and invoicing systems, processing in excess of $100M in transactions annually using AI

Chandler, Arizona, United States

• Improved customer experience by implementing iPads along service drive, resulting in an average 20% reduction in vehicle drop off time• Led successful integration of IT infrastructure into a centralized datacenter for 6 mergers/acquisitions with 0% downtime• Managed all infrastructure for 30+ dealerships across the southwestern United States, ensuring consistency in overall IT operations and system availability of 94%

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Collaborated with physicians across neurology, cardiology, and endocrinology to develop processes for accessing PHI securely via Epic EMR to increase productivity by 75%• Accommodated rapid scaling in a healthcare environment by collaborating with senior leadership to develop processes and systems to increase company revenue opportunities by 50%• Ensured 100% compliance with HIPAA and NIST 800-171 controls for all clinical staff using GSuite

United States

• Architected and published 3 iOS applications using Objective-C and Xcode IDE• Designed a scheduling system that tied into an SQL database, allowing end users to schedule visits via smartphone• Provided remote support for a team of 10 employees, managing onsite infrastructure and resolving troubleshooting issues

Bachelor'S Degree, Technological Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: MAKE Club, Startup Village, The LUNCH talks, Startup Labs, Changemaker

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Marketing

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services

Activities and Societies: Business Professionals of America

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Council, Quiz Bowl Competition, Mythology Club