Chris Smith is a strategic catalyst.He has a unique talent for understanding real information needs and delivering solutions that are complete, simple, and cost effective. His specialty is making technology work in the real world. He works with the business leaders to solve problems, identify opportunities, shape creative solutions and guide plans to add value. Success Highlights - Transformed IT Service from an overbuilt internal organization to a modern flexible outsourced enterprise.- Introduced organized Data Governance- Spear headed the creation of an enterprise wide data lakehouse- Guided the evaluation and adoption of Generative A.I.- Conceptualized and delivered a comprehensive world-class intranet/knowledge management platform.- Created the first enterprise data warehouse at a major law firm.- Delivered large-scale technology projects ahead of schedule.- Digitized lawyer performance evaluations, tripling the amount of feedback associates receive annually.- Digitized lawyer time capture a decade before commercial alternatives were available.- Digitized legal closing binders resulting in a 95% reduction in print and CD production costs.- Automated document security making it easier for lawyers to maintain good security practices.- Built a cohesive team of professionals that work with both the legal and technical staff to serve the entire business.- Conceptualized and delivered easy to use apps for business development professionals to respond to RFP’s ten times faster than the competition. - Moved computing to the cloud reducing costs, improving reliability and improving security.
Listed skills include Knowledge Management, Information Management, Document Management, Sharepoint, and 47 others.