Ron Smits Email & Phone Number

Crestwood, Ky, Us

Louisville, Kentucky

VoIP & Unified Communications Consulting & EngineeringAlcatel-Lucent: Solutions Architect &Systems Engineering Consultant from 2004-2006• Provide accurate/detailed presales engineering for advanced communication initiatives• Support sales efforts and promote market expansion• Promote vendor expansion, relationship, business development and distribution efforts• Develop VAR/Business Partner community• Consultant for IBM on University of Kentucky & State of Kentucky KICN Project• Consultant/Engineer for Alcatel on Advocate Hospitals, City of Phoenix, and SRP Project• Contact Center design on Advocate Hospital and SRP projects• Telecom Coordinator for Everett Public Schools - providing advanced VoIP communications designs, account management, and cross-departmental support as required

North America

Responsible for development of VAR community with Enterprise related technology• Develop VAR community• Promote vendor expansion, relationship, business development and distribution efforts• Support sales efforts and promote market expansion• Provide accurate and detailed Solutions Architect/ Presales Engineering to advance data and VoIP communications initiatives• Work on engineering initiatives for Mobility, Health Care, Higher Ed, and other verticals• Continue in-house training initiatives for customers and employees• Responsible for Ford Motor Company IP address management/DNS Project

Founding Officer of Company with P&L responsiblity for Operations Department & personnel• Principal in company startup and management of US operations for NXO – Interviewed attorneys to set-up legal entity, identified CPA firm to help set up accounting systems and perform audits and financial reviews as necessary, located office/warehouse space and procured furniture and equipment, set up operations and procedures, hired all company personnel.• Developed Initiative for ALU Expansion Efforts• Responsible for Ford Motor Company IP address management/DNS Project• Highest Profits & Margins in Sales/Second Highest Revenue Producing Sales while at NXO

Advanced engineering of global communications networks.• Developed Advanced ACFE Training Program for customers and in-house Techs• Developed advanced VoIP communications Initiative for US Market Expansion Program• Pivotal Resource for SRP, Denver Water, ACCD, and United Nations/UNFPA• Second Highest Producing Sales Person at Terra Telecom • Contact Center Presales Engineering

United States

Chief Technical Officer, Product Manager, & Presales Engineering Manager 4 Years- Directed advanced communications initiative and Alcatel-Lucent Vendor ManagementPrecision Communications: President from 1994-1996 1 YearJoint Venture with CEO of Data Voice Solutions: Created Impulse Pay-Per-View ordering and billing VRU for Time Warner Cable, while serving as VP of Operations and Sales Engineer for Data Voice Solutions.- (Smits et al patent application 1995)General Manager; Vice President of Operations; Sales Manager from 1989-2000 9 years- Responsible for financial turnaround of company in 3 months.

6 Offices In Alabama & Mississippe

P&L responsible for Operations Department & staff of more than 80, with 7 locations. Recognized for obtaining the second highest gross margins in the US for the company.