Derek Smith
Director Of Technology at FSI
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolDerek Smith is a seasoned technology leader and software architect with 12 years of experience building and scaling engineering teams across consulting, venture-backed, and growth-stage companies. As Director of Technology at FSI he drove product strategy, engineering best practices, and achieved SOC 2 compliance while supporting 30%+ year-over-year growth. He combines hands-on Microsoft .NET development and system architecture with cloud and hosting infrastructure design, having led both data center consolidation and scalable cloud deployments. Derek has a strong track record delivering regulated, secure systems (SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA) and transforming legacy platforms into modern, CI/CD-driven pipelines. An entrepreneur at heart, he founded HomeSpotHQ—featured by major media—which reflects his ability to turn user-focused ideas into durable products. Based in Durham, NC, he pairs disciplined process modeling and estimation skills with deep client and executive engagement to reliably deliver complex projects on time and within scope.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Whitworth UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at NC State Poole College of Management
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Github Skills (45)
connections9
sharepoint-online8
async-await8
sharepoint8
office3658
spfx8
cqrs7
nuget7
netstandard7
rabbitmq7
jquery-ui6
html6
ddd6
aurelia6
webapi6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
smithderekm/rducc-cortana
Oct 2015 - Jul 2017
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
smithderekm/quickview
Jun 2020 - Sep 2020
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Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes, 6 branches in 2 months
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