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Technology Innovation at Discover
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Technology Innovation at Discover
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Keith Smith is listed as Technology Innovation at Discover based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Keith Smith.
Keith Smith previously worked as Senior Principal Software Engineer at Discover Financial Services and Decentralized Identity Software Architect, Senior Technical Staff Member at Ibm. Keith Smith holds Master'S Degree, Computer Science from Clemson University.
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About Keith Smith
A Senior Principal Software Engineer with many years of experience in Software Engineering. Have a breadth of experience in security, digital identity, decentralized identity, self-sovereign identity, blockchain, cloud, performance, docker/kubernetes/helm, and open source projects including contributions to and leadership in Hyperledger Aries, Hyperledger Indy, Hyperledger Fabric, and Trust Over IP. Have been the technical lead for large and small teams as well as individually contributing both for research and product deliverables. I am currently actively working to deliver products fulfilling the vision of self-sovereign identity, adding the missing trust layer to the internet.
9 roles
Keith Smith work experience
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Decentralized Identity Software Architect, Senior Technical Staff Member
Decentralized Identity architect, leading the design and development of the Verify Credentials product, driving open standards including contributing to Hyperledger Aries and Trust Over IP SaturnV interoperability. Expert knowledge of and contributor to Hyperledger Indy and Hyperledger Fabric. Security expert using ZKP (Zero-Knowledge Proof) technology to.
Jan 2018 - Oct 2021
Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain Architect
Hyperledger Fabric Architect and Maintainer, Chief Architect for Hyperledger Fabric CA (Certificate Authority) leading the design and development process and working with the open source community. While in this role, I learned much about the blockchain landscape and how it can and should be used in general.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2017
Ibm Cloud Architect
IBM Cloud Architect, responsible for adding multi-region support to IBM Cloud, including design and implementation, leading team to deliver on time services using agile development practices.
Mar 2011 - Dec 2013
Ibm Websphere Virtual Enterprise Chief Architect
Chief Architect for IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise, responsible for setting the direction for the product, all design and development, leading and mentoring development team. Met with customers to learn needs, ensuring that product development met these needs and providing customer deep-dive education for both pre-sales and post-sales engagements.
Apr 2003 - Feb 2012
Ibm Websphere Perfomance Lead
Led a team of performance and software engineers to automate the testing of scalability and performance, including identifying bottlenecks and designing and developing performance improvements into the product.
May 2000 - Mar 2003
Lotus Go Webserver Security Architect
Security architect and developer for the Lotus Go WebServer. I was the liason to a security group and responsible for all things security-related in the product.
Jan 1997 - Apr 2000
Tcp/Ip Security Architect And Developer
TCP/IP security architect and developer. Developed operating system code for DG/UX (a Unix derivative) and user-space library code. My area of expertise and responsibility was security, leading our product to reach one of the US government's highest levels of security (B1).
Jun 1990 - Dec 1996
Visual Basic Compiler Designer And Developer
Helped design and develop a Visual Basic Compiler
Jun 1987 - May 1990
2 education records
Keith Smith education
Master'S Degree, Computer Science
Clemson University
Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics
The University Of Georgia
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Keith Smith is listed as Technology Innovation at Discover.
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Keith Smith is based in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
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Keith Smith has worked for Discover Financial Services, Ibm, and Data General.
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Keith Smith holds Master'S Degree, Computer Science from Clemson University.
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