Derek Smith Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Reno, Nevada Area

Liaise with government and agency leaders to drive evolution in global regulations, technical standards and innovation. Direct teams of technical and administrative experts to provide compliance proficiency and management for development leaders across multiple product lines and platforms. Contribute via industry organizations and events to guide business trends and align the company with coordinated growth opportunities.

Reno, Nevada Area

Provide global regulatory expertise and leadership across all product lines for innovation. Consult with government leaders, legislators, and agencies for regulatory development. Lead technical compliance team to accomplish consistent and expert support for complex development initiatives. Manage department resources and tooling to support process optimization.

Reno, Nevada Area

Manage regulatory change processes; review concepts (white papers) and seek regulator guidance for development planning; consult on jurisdictional product issues.Accomplishments:- Created and refined the ‘new concept’ review process to improve quality of input from regulator and lab reviews resulting in improved requirements setting and significantly reduced lab evaluation time.- Restructured Bally Conformance Criteria to quickly and efficiently adapt to regulatory evolution of more than 130 jurisdictions.

Analyze and keep current on regulatory activity in all jurisdictions; Support innovation and development compliance; Administrate Product Compliance SharePoint.

Workshop curriculum development; core competency training for incoming members; editorial profile and résumé analysis with guidance.

Managed all aspects of compliance for all company products (hardware and software).Accomplishments:- Redesigned the release process for all company products (multiple platforms), resulting in a 25% reduction in lab ‘test to approval’ time.- Served as the sole regulatory requirements provider (analyst and author) for 100% of company’s projects throughout the software development lifecycle.

Directed all IT and product support programs and projects for the company.Accomplishments:- Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of an Enterprise Management system, reducing issue resolution times by over 45% within 9 months of start date.- Developed and implemented a pre-install project plan for the mobile installation team providing an 80% increase in customer satisfaction and an 18% decrease in overall costs.