Cory Mitchell Smith Email & Phone Number

Fishers, In, Us

Carmel, Indiana, United States

As a Presidio Solutions Architecture Manger I am a customer facing presales leader that empowers a team of highly skilled, geographically dispersed technical Solution Architects. Work with sales, professional services, and vendor / OEM partners for the purpose of transforming the customer experience through the alignment of business goals and objectives to Presidio consulting services & solution architectures. Partner with regional leaders of sales and Professional Services to exceed annual goals for revenue, growth and profitability. Also responsible for recruiting, developing, and retaining top Solution Architecture talent. Key Job Responsibilities:• Enable Culture and Advocacy - Recognize the accomplishments and demonstrate the impact of presales team members.• Promote Individual Contributor Growth - Set role expectations with team members and execute on collaborative growth assessments and plans for each team member against exemptions.• Talent Management - Recruit and attract talent aligned to the needs of the business.• Account and Opportunity Leadership - Align resources to the right opportunities and drive a presales process to gain the technical win.• Client Relationships - Build and maintain long-term loyal client relationships, as well as establish and attack/convert competitively held accounts.• Presales Innovation - Lead presales innovation for relevant focus areas.

Carmel, Indiana, United States

As a Solutions Architect and a member of the Pre-Sales Engineering Team, I am responsible for meeting with Presidio’s Commercial, Enterprise, and SLED customers, collecting requirements for Core Networking Solutions relating to network projects and developing engineering Solutions for sale to Presidio customers.Presenting and explaining various network communication and infrastructure technologies to customers, guiding them through requirements gathering, and formulating a solution consisting of hardware, software, licensing, and engineering services. Responsible for creating scope of work and task lists for various types of projects in support of these Solutions. Specific tasks include creation of Bill of Materials for Hardware/Software Solutions, Creation of Consulting Engagements, including pricing of engineering services and creation of Statement of Work.I have extensive knowledge of industry leading partners such as Cisco, Fortinet, Juniper Networks. Supporting network infrastructure products such as LAN Switching, Datacenter Switching, Wireless, Security, and network design principles.Professional proficiency in the following areas:• Skilled in demonstrating a high level of design experience (implementation experience with the various Cisco products) • Highly motivated about learning new products and technologies• Able to effectively communicate with customers, ensure superior customer service, and maintain a strong customer relationship.• Advanced level understanding of the market segment business and technical requirements• Strong knowledge of/and fluency in articulating; features, functions, benefits, and positioning of Presidio Solutions and services in reference to industry. With the ability to apply this knowledge to address customer business requirements

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Work directly with over 70 customers to solve business needs with technology.Key Areas of Responsibility: • Perform client consulting with technical expertise in the area of network engineering by working with clients to define, develop and deliver network solutions to solve their business objectives• Discover, design, plan, and implement next-generation networks using the latest technology• Participate in various client engagements intended to assess, improve, and upgrade network infrastructures • Follow life-cycle oriented processes and procedures • Troubleshoot, maintain, upgrade, and provide solutions to complex hardware/software problems • Assist in the management of engagements using CDW's engagement management methodology • Regularly interface with technical and business staff of clients, including the engagement sponsor and stakeholders of engagements in more complex engagements • Serve as technical point of contact on client engagements • Create and execute test plans to meet engagement requirements for assigned components • Identify and communicate potential opportunities for cross-selling to the sales team • Manage time and expense to meet or exceed expectations defined in the Statement of Work • Provide high quality content deliverables using the appropriate document templates • Ensure solution is implemented as designed to the client’s satisfaction and approval • Conducts/leads design workshops for complex designs to meet client, business and technical objectives • Proactively develops plans and activities to avoid problems • Educates the client on solution as appropriate throughout the life of the engagement or service life • Supports pre-sales validation and activities lead by Field Solution Architects.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Responsible for maintaining project budgets while successfully delivering technical solutions.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Balanced training, shadowing, and full-time work. CDW is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government, education and healthcare in the markets we serve. We make IT work for the customer by helping them manage the complexities of IT and maximizing the return on their IT investments.

Cleveland, Ohio

• Ensured the stability, integrity and efficiency of over 5,000 Cisco routers in the retail environment. • Merged design, support, and security while integrating extranet providers into the core network. • Created a streamlined process in design and support for overall retail devices and projects. • Collaborated alongside retail teams while evaluating new WiFi infrastructure for retail branches. • Identified new technology and techniques while complying with best practices to strengthen and grow the network. • Acted as lead network engineer for new extranet network supporting 165 ATM’s. • Engineered and built new infrastructure network for ATM test lab that mimics production network. • Administered validation and stress tests on new network devices and presenting supporting documentation to entire team.• Supervised, project managed, and technically reviewed the end-to-end completion of projects through the entire technology life cycle.

Lab assistant for the Purdue technology computer network.

• Provided training and guidance as lead electrical engineer. • Guided and managed division of 5 employees on the fabrication of wire harnesses. • Identified, detected, and corrected issues both mechanically and electronically with overall project.• Collaborated with fabrication and design engineers to optimize production efficiency and lower costs. • Defined repeatable, efficient, and resilient process and procedures in the assembly method.

 Advised and interfaced with engineers in the development of an adapter for next-generation EATON controller.  Designed and assembled testing devices to aid software engineers in troubleshooting and coding software.  Engineered a steel mounting bracket prototype to secure the controller and adapter on one piece. Tasked with troubleshooting problems and critiquing hardware engineers in the development cycle. Extended customer outreach by enhancing and redesigning corporate website and increasing web presence.

 Implemented wireless networks, data recovery, and printing services for both home and corporate networks.  Identified complex network issues within household computer networks while onsite.  Supervised a website development team in the production of high quality multimedia websites.  Performed technical assistance tasks for both home and company computers. Provided sales and consulting for all types of networks as well as computer hardware.

Bs, Information Technology: Network Engineering

Activities and Societies: Purdue Swim Club, CRUMajored in Information Technology with a specialization in Network Engineering. Major.

Bs, Computer And Electrical Engineering Technology