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More bioSmitty is a Microsoft Excel MVP & Professional Office Developer, leveraging past corporate experience across a host of different corporate clientele.
He was recently Senior Vice President for A-Tech Industries, a small-cap fenestration fabrication firm based near the Silicon Valley. Prior to that he was a Senior Manager/Financial Analyst/Sales Automation Developer for Harte-Hanks Shoppers (North America's largest weekly Shopper publisher), for their Northern California Bay Area Market.
His primary role is utilizing Excel and Access to streamline the sales processes and procedures, including building proprietary sales force and customer applications. He learned Excel and Access as a function of the job and relies on native solutions and VBA equally.
Prior to his 15 years at Harte-Hanks, Smitty worked as a Ranch Manager/Cow Boss/Cowboy, and has a Ranch Management Degree from Texas Christian University.
When he’s not busy at work, he is an avid Rock & Ice climber and occasional mountaineer. Smitty enjoys motorcycle riding (Triumph Daytona 955i), lacrosse, shooting, golfing, and camping, etc., with his wife and daughter.