Ken Smith Email & Phone Number

Vernon, Bc, Ca

Armstrong, Bc

I currently hold the position of Director of Operations at Gambrinus Malting Corporation. My duties are to assist with operations, finance, production, logistics, project management, procurement, food and human safety, environmental management, continuous improvement, strategic planning, budgeting, and capital project planning. Gambrinus is the only industrial malting house in British Columbia and is known, globally, for it's quality malt and customer service. Gambrinus is subsidiary… Show more I currently hold the position of Director of Operations at Gambrinus Malting Corporation. My duties are to assist with operations, finance, production, logistics, project management, procurement, food and human safety, environmental management, continuous improvement, strategic planning, budgeting, and capital project planning. Gambrinus is the only industrial malting house in British Columbia and is known, globally, for it's quality malt and customer service. Gambrinus is subsidiary of RahrBSG. Show less

Armstrong, Bc

Specializing in cross border, interstate shipping of dry bulk food product. JSOK is USDOT and NSC approved to deliver product on both sides of the Canadian/US border.I started this company in 2015 to help with the logistical challenges facing our community and malting operations. RahrBSG acquired JSOK in 2017. I have continued to manage operations along side my duties at Gambrinus Malting.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

I joined Safety Meta World as a Board Director. My experience in IT, Safety, and Governance positioned me to be elected as a member of the board. Safety Meta World is bringing immersive learning to the world of safety, changing how we view safety training, and opening up new opportunities to engage young workers in the ever evolving workforce.

I have been given the privilege to join the incredibly talented team of directors on the MSABC board. This is a policy driven board with the primary focus of making food and beverage manufacturing in British Columbia safer.

Spallumcheen, British Columbia, Canada

Eagle Rock Water District was one of only a few independently ran water districts in the Okanagan Valley.I was an elected Trustee for the water district. We met once a month to review operations and finances for the organization. In 2022, we successfully worked through a dissolution over to Spallumcheen Township. Eagle Rock water systems continue to provide a quality water source for both residents and industries within the Township of Spallumcheen .

Greater Salt Lake City Area

This was my primary company for consulting in the Greater Salt Lake City Area.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Implemented JSAS, JPAS and JAES systems using C# and SQLserver.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Designed and developed the Jordan Student Assessment System (JSAS), Jordan Performance Appraisal System (JPAS), Client Evaluation (CLIVAL), and Jordan Administrator Evaluation System (JAES) for the largest school district in Utah. Teacher’s careers and pay depend on the results of this system so accuracy was critical. This application was integrated into four other school districts across Utah.My duties included, but not limited to:•Modernized old DOS system using Visual Studio… Show more Designed and developed the Jordan Student Assessment System (JSAS), Jordan Performance Appraisal System (JPAS), Client Evaluation (CLIVAL), and Jordan Administrator Evaluation System (JAES) for the largest school district in Utah. Teacher’s careers and pay depend on the results of this system so accuracy was critical. This application was integrated into four other school districts across Utah.My duties included, but not limited to:•Modernized old DOS system using Visual Studio 2008, C#, ASP.net, jQuery and SQL Server.•Continued use of source control management using Subversion (Tortoise).•Developed large stored procedures and functions using PL/SQL.•New reporting piece allows managers instant access to data and to create real time customized reports. Show less

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Designed and developed the award winning, multi-tiered, JEE based Comprehensive Unemployment Benefit System (CUBS). This system replaced the old mainframe software, and in doing so, downtime was reduced from 15% to 3%. Approximately one million dollars per quarter saved in mainframe transaction costs. New client side software reduced learning curve for new users dramatically while increasing productivity of existing users to nearly 50%. Formed strong working relationships with end users and… Show more Designed and developed the award winning, multi-tiered, JEE based Comprehensive Unemployment Benefit System (CUBS). This system replaced the old mainframe software, and in doing so, downtime was reduced from 15% to 3%. Approximately one million dollars per quarter saved in mainframe transaction costs. New client side software reduced learning curve for new users dramatically while increasing productivity of existing users to nearly 50%. Formed strong working relationships with end users and management. This relationship allowed for daily interaction in order to solve current system problems and design new processes.•Senior Developer using C#, Visual Studio 2010, HTML5, jQuery, Entity Framework Oracle 11g, and PL/SQL in an agile development environment.•Senior Developer using Versata, Eclipse, JEE 5, XML, Oracle 10g, PL/SQL, JBOSS, and UML in an agile development environment.•Developed large database functions, queries and procedures using Oracle 10/11g with TOAD.•Designed large relational database models using Visio and SQL Manager for multiple projects including the intake and correspondence processes.•Extensive business knowledge of unemployment claims intake processes.•Responsible for all CUBS automated correspondence needs including PDF generation using Java, XML, and Microsoft ReportViewer.•Extensive knowledge of XSL templates and FOP PDF generation.•Responsible for performance and scalability of large multi-tiered Java transactions.•Developed nightly batch processes that require off-hour support and troubleshooting.•Use profiling tools to locate and fix memory leaks and performance problems.•Train and mentor both users and development team.•Continued use of source control management using Subversion (Tortoise). Show less

Developer and Validator for multiple exams used by employers to test the competency of potential employees. These exam’s topics range from fundamentals to expert level knowledge.The list of exams I contributed to are:•Developed JEE 5 exam•Validator for Oracle Developer 11g•Validator for Windows 7 Compliancy exam•Validator for EJB 3.0 Fundamentals exam•Validator for JEE 6 exam•Validator for Programming Concepts exam•Validator for MySQL Administrator exam

Directed operations for a photography company, which focused on MMA tournaments. Designed and developed all technical aspects of the company including managing full project life cycle; analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of software.•Lead Developer using PHP, MySQL, and HTML. Other technologies used include; Apache, HORDE, IMP, MX, FTP, Samba.•All development done in an open source environment on a Linux platform.•Managed NAT and other LAN requirements.

Senior Developer on small to large teams on a variety of projects. Projects ranged from 100 to 3000+ users, which were all n-tier technologies replacing existing client/server environments. All projects were for dot-coms so time, not money, was of the essence requiring a high-octane development environment.•Developed using Java 2 / Swing, Oracle 8, XML, HTML, Versata, SQL Server, PL/SQL, Visual Basic, Access.•Continued use of source control management using VSS.•Crossed many… Show more Senior Developer on small to large teams on a variety of projects. Projects ranged from 100 to 3000+ users, which were all n-tier technologies replacing existing client/server environments. All projects were for dot-coms so time, not money, was of the essence requiring a high-octane development environment.•Developed using Java 2 / Swing, Oracle 8, XML, HTML, Versata, SQL Server, PL/SQL, Visual Basic, Access.•Continued use of source control management using VSS.•Crossed many industries such as forestry, shipping, financial, and health.•Testing Team Manager with duties that included coordination of testing and selection of technologies to help with QA.•Responsible for the training and mentoring of users and other members of the development team.•Managed tasks, risk analyses, completion estimations and code merging. Show less

Bsc, Business, Computer Information Systems

Accounting And Finance