Mr. Smith graduated from Texas A&M University for his B.S. and went on to get a masters in Systems Engineering NC State University.
Mr. Smith has more than 30 years experience in numerous systems engineering and analytics leadership positions starting with Compaq Computer Corp. in 1988 before moving to the power industry (NRG/Reliant) in 2002 working in product innovation and data analytics/data science leadership roles.
FIRST Robotics: Mr. Smith was formerly the head mentor of VorTX FRC 3735 from 2013-19. He moved to Vector in 2019 to help start the FRC team. Mr. Smith’s experience is as lead mentor, performing non-technical mentor/ coordination roles and leading the boosters organization. Mr. Smith has interests in leadership development, sponsorships, analytics, and strategy. He hopes to continue adding to his FIRST knowledge with JAVA programming and advanced control in coming seasons.