Ray Smith is a Database Team Manager at Factset. He possess expertise in databases, unix, solaris, shell scripting, oracle and 26 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I've been fortunate enough to work with Ray for the last 7 years here at Factset. When I started, Ray was my go-to expert in all things "database" and recently was a colleague on the product team. Ray is tenacious through any project he works on until it's resolved. He is open-minded to suggestions and very adept at using his technical and business skills to provide workflow solutions. Ray is always a calming presence on the team regardless of how stressful a situation may be. He is always very willing to help others. I am glad to have worked with him and have no hesitation in recommending him to potential employers." and "It was fantastic working with Ray. He is technical and has exceptional expertise in leadership and product management frameworks. Ray is driven, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic about bringing/experimenting with different processes to make teams more outcome-focused. Ray took ownership of running agile ceremonies which helped teams to collaborate better. He has an impressive ability to see the bigger picture align product roadmaps with company goals, and translate high-level strategy into actionable plans. His user-centric approach provided an ability to build the product based on user needs. During our time working together, I have seen Ray play a pivotal role in the successful launch of several key products at FactSet."