Dr. Jerry A. Smith Email & Phone Number

Shallotte, NC, US

Shallotte, NC, US

Essex, CT, US

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New York, NY, US

As Managing Director at Ankura, I lead and actively contribute to the AI, Computational Neurosciences, and Machine Learning practice, combining hands-on development with strategic leadership. As a principal scientist, I drive the design and implementation of cutting-edge AI solutions, ensuring they deliver measurable results for clients while advancing.

A multinational corporation with $200M in revenue and 2,500 employees worldwide, providing digital transformation, custom application development, consulting, and business process outsourcing services.Managing Director of Analytics and Data Sciences, Machine Learning and AI (2020 - Present)Recruited by the CEO to establish and lead AgileThought's first.

Teaneck, New Jersey, US

• Promoted by SVP Global Head of Cognizant Digital Business, a $1.7B operating unit, into the VP of Data Sciences, Machine Learning, and AI position. Mandate: Create an Artificial Intelligence strategy for operating unit.
• Contributed to $450M in service pipeline growth by developing Delta Method sales methodology (systematic development method for creating predictive and prescriptive solutions using evolutionary computing).
• Contributed to $91M in bookings and $450M in service pipeline through $10M Sentient IP and technical resources acquisition.
• Contributed $25M - $50M in 2020 revenue pipeline by identifying 5 new patents opportunities from AI models in the healthcare industry.
• Generated $11M in incremental revenue and $2M Ops expenditures reduction by creating Causality service line.
• Contributed to $9M of service revenue through 26 client speaking engagements (largest event 1500 people) and 3 public conferences (largest 650 people). Healthcare conference speech resulted in $5M - $10M of 2020.

Teaneck, New Jersey, US

• Recruited from Capgemini into Cognizant’s 1st Global Data Science venture by SVP Global Head of Digital Works Technology Business Unit. Mandate: Create and operate a global Data Science team supporting 12 vertical.
• Contributed $300M revenue through training 1,500 Data Scientists over 3 years by creating $4M Cognizant Academy for Data Scientists (CADS).
• Generated $22M (47% GM) direct and $125M indirect revenue with 68% resource utilization growing Data Science business unit from 0 to 68 customers (65% F1000, 15% F100) completing +100 Data Science projects.
• Contributed $20M revenue and recovered $3M (over 2 years) by reducing time to source certified Data Scientists from 4 months to 1 through training in Cognizant Academy of Data Scientist (CADS).
• Reduced delivery risk on $34M of service revenue through creating a standardized Enterprise Data Science Methodology that reduced project failure < 5%.

Paris, France, FR

• Tapped by CEO of Capgemini Consulting North America. Mandate: Build 1st Advanced Digital Intelligence (ADI) venture. After a change in leadership, was promoted to Chief Data Scientist by CEO of Capgemini Insights &.
• Contributed to $12M revenue (35% GM) by creating a $1M intelligence platform and completing 6 intelligence projects.
• Generated $9M (41% GM) of service revenue and contributed to $50M indirect revenue by growing Data Science business unit from 0 to 18 customers, completing +20 Data Science projects.
• Reduced delivery risk on $50M of service revenue through creating a standardized Enterprise Data Science Methodology that reduced project failure < 10%.
• Contributed $5M service revenue through 5 groundbreaking research articles in the area of Data Science, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and intelligence analysis.

• Recruited by AGT Founder/CEO. Mandate: Develop and operate an enterprise Data Science-based Artificial Intelligence insights platform in a startup venture.Direct report to CTO 3iMind. Responsible for $10M services.
• Generated $12M revenue 35% GM while capturing the first 11 customers through developing and operating a $1M Data Science /AI-based intelligence platform.
• Directly contributed to $10M revenue for Vocativ (an online publication and peer to AGT Company) by utilizing our Data Science intelligence platform to discover unique stories and generating original news content.
• Empowered a $25B Global Tobacco Manufacturing client to improve portfolio ROI of tobacco leaf purchasing strategy by utilizing a Data Science platform to identify relationships between shipping container purchases and.
• Empowered a $1B Global Chinese Real Estate client to improve portfolio ROI of property development investment strategy by utilizing a Data Science platform to identify relationships between residential real estate.

Wayne, PA, US

• Recruited by Partner to assume leadership of the company’s Strategic IT practice. Mandate: Create and operate strategic IT practice. As the practice grew, a new mandate included: Creating and operating Venture.
• Grew revenue by $4.1M (45% GM) and acquired 15 customers (25 projects) by creating our IT Strategic practice and IT strategy delivery methodology (maintained 70% resource utilization).
• Contributed $15M indirect revenues through coordinating follow-on services from IT Strategy projects.
• Grew revenue by $2M (50% GM) and acquired 4 venture capital customers by creating our technical due diligence practice and delivery methodology (maintained 65% resource utilization).
• Grew revenue by $1.5M (50% GM) and acquired 5 customers by creating our Data Sciences/AI practice and delivery methodology (maintained 65% resource utilization).
• Contributed to $1.5M of strategy service revenue through 5 pharmaceutical clients from coauthoring an architectural book with company CEO and 4 partners.

• Recruited by CEO as the company’s first CTO. Mandate: Create and transform the company to the technology-based outsourcing model, establish client Centers of Excellence (CoEs), lead product and services development.
• Generated $48M revenue ($16M/yr recurring) supporting 20 clients through developing and operating $3.5M ($4M budget) CoEs (innovation, product, SOA, Cloud, PDLC).
• Contributed to $50M service revenue through the creation of China delivery operations by providing technical due diligence on acquired development company.
• Generated $1.5M revenue from the global supplier of Banking IT technology by transformation automating the conversion of 7.2 million lines of C/C++ code into a CORBA messaging system based on Java.
• Contributed to being listed as the “#1 Software Engineering Service provider and Top 50 Best-Managed Companies” by the ‘Black Book of Outsourcing’ based on revenue growth, ability to execute, and strategic vision.
• Contributed to being ranked #1 Outsourced Product Development (OPD) Vendors in 2009 by Global Services magazine based on revenue.

Fort Lauderdale, FL, US

Taught courses at the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences focused in primary research interests, including evolutionary and agent-based systems, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, and big data.

Wilmington, DE, US

• Recruited by former COB/CEO of SCT to reshape and grow startup company. Mandate: Develop and lead a 3-year strategic transformation plan.Direct report to CEO. Responsible for developing technology and business strategy.
• Contributed $20M revenue from company turnaround by creating 4 IT data protection services, delivered through creating novel $1M +100 Terabyte electronic recovery architecture.
• Contributed to $10M in angel funding, directly convincing 1 investor in invest $600K, by representing deep subject matter expertise during the fundraising program.
• Contributed to $1M of service revenue through 3 public conferences (largest 150 people) based on first-time business meetings with major healthcare provider CIO.
• Enabled ~$10M in incremental revenue by developing product capability that reduced client litigation risks from lost information to ~0% by developing a 2000-year MTBF electronic backup and recovery solution (versus.

Arriyadh, Arriyadh, SA

• Recruited by CBO/CEO as 1st CTO. Mandate: Develop and lead strategy to transform the firm from legacy to emerging technologies and innovative development processes.Direct report to CEO. Responsible for developing.
• Saved +$45M in internal operating costs through a $6M re-engineering program transitioning flagship ERP system "Banner" from Oracle Forms-based 2-tier client/server system into a Java-based, distributed N-tier.
• Contributed to $35M revenue by integrating new virtual face-to-face collaboration software into existing higher education EPR solutions.
• Contributed to $8M new product revenue by creating a novel relationship-based architecture, improving customer decision making, and reducing operating costs.
• Eliminated $5M in delivery risk through improving client satisfaction by 200% through increasing ERP performance by 230% in the legacy system.
• Contributed to raising $300K in donations for the Philadelphia Independence Visitors Center by co-Chairing inaugural open house funding event.

Washington, DC, US

Recruited by Admiral Rickover (father of US Nuclear Navy), out of US government R&D center. Mandate: Operate submarine-based nuclear reactors. After becoming a nuclear engineer, a new mandate: Flying carrier-based jet aircraft.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Computer Science

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical And Electronics Engineering