Brian W. Smith Email & Phone Number

South Carolina, United States

Cary, NC, US

Lead a cross-functional team of architects and developers in rapid prototyping and technology incubation. Drive innovation by translating leadership vision into tangible prototypes that inform strategic decision-making. I am passionate about mentoring the next generation of R&D leaders.

Cary, NC, US

Cary, NC, US

* Lead a team of architects whom push the boundaries of SAS technology to solve business problems* Remain current with changes in the software development space, ensuring continuous integration of new technology* Build and maintain a catalogue of internal and external enablement content to ensure customers have the means to realize maximum value from SAS.

Cary, NC, US

Cary, NC, US

- Creating a culture around open source technologies and SAS technologies- Provide guidance and insight around open source architecture- Focus around real time streaming data architecture- Work with customers on proof of concept and prototype implementations- Use various technologies such as Apache Kafka and NiFi to build data pipelines around SAS solutions.

Cary, NC, US

Jericho, New York, US

- Lead a team of 26 direct and indirect reports, including technical teams for Back Office, Supply Chain, Order Management System, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, and Production Support- Presented technical sessions and spoke in panels at SAS® Global Forum as well as IBM Interconnect- Earned an IBM Innovation award for work with IBM.

Ronkonkoma, NY, US

• Manage technical assets and resource to create and maintain integrations between key business systems
• Create and carry-out training programs for relevant technology to subordinates
• Manage team of domestic and off-shore associates
• Interpret business and functional requirements for technical implementation of system integrations
• Manage multiple domestic and international large and medium size projects, including ERP integration, UK-based Multi-channel retail system integration, as well as US based ecommerce and call center sales and customer.
• Create and manage SOA Governance system for tracking of past, present and future integration points

Ronkonkoma, NY, US

• Create technical solutions and software to various business units of the firm supported by the Operations department, including the Manufacturing, Packaging, Warehousing, Wholesale and Retail Sales groups, as well as.
• Provide guidance and oversight on multiple application development efforts being produced in.NET technologies
• Go-to-guy for the Director of Operations on development project scoping and analysis
• Sit on committees which help shape and decide technology future for the IT staff
• Assist support and networking staff on matters of Exchange server and Active Directory
• Attend industry conferences on behalf of Director

Design and develop database schema and supporting objects including Stored Procedures, Table Triggers, User-defined Functions, and Indexing structures for SQL Server 2005 databases which store business applicationsGather requirements, design, develop and test SQL Server Reporting Services reports and data sources based on business needs; including building.

US

• Design and develop services and applications for Secondary Market group using Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 (C#) and Microsoft SQL Server (2000 and 2005)
• Analyze and expand business process and create appropriate services and applications to replace legacy systems
• Participate in the delivery of solutions by estimating, planning, designing, and implementing distributed software architecture
• Designed and developed a Data Mart using.NET 2.0 technology with SQL Server 2000 and 2005, to transfer irregular data from legacy systems
• Redeveloped several 4GL (Progress) applications for usage in a.NET and SQL Server environment.
• Author and maintain design documents for software projects for Secondary Marketing development team.

Virginia Beach, VA, US

• Supervise development staff for day-to-day work, projects, architecture, process, and policy.
• Develop business and workflow processes to streamline software development lifecycle.
• Provide mentorship to staff in software analysis, design, development and testing.
• Recruit and interview candidates for development positions
• Plan, direct, and coordinate the work of team members
• Strongly support/promote/implement component-based architecture

• Analyze technical and business needs for applications, and create technical and functional specifications, architectural manifests, implementation and deployment guides.
• Introduced SQL Server Reporting Services to replace existing Crystal Report Server solution. Project was based on client specific reports and “canned” reports for general client consumption.
• Manage allocation of resources for project completion, as a team lead of six and more staff members
• Create prototype and “proofs-of-concept” applications for future development.
• Provide recommendations and make decisions about.NET technologies
• Liaison between Microsoft Professional Services and Valiant

Develop and execute training according to the standards of Microsoft Official CurriculumDesign and support for Pegasus's Mail and Database Systems (MS Exchange and MS SQL Server)Provided mentoring program for in house training staff, including educational sessions, work plans, and evaluation of abilityProvided technical services for clientele of Pegasus.