Douglas Smith
Director Of Technology at AKQA
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDouglas Smith is a seasoned technology leader with 11+ years of experience directing teams to deliver cross-platform digital experiences, currently serving as Director of Technology at AKQA in Washington, D.C. He builds organizational structure, processes, and technical architectures that consistently deliver interactive campaigns on time, on budget, and to specification. Previously a Senior VP at Mindshare, he oversaw technical services, vendor strategy, and technology selection for large-scale client programs, blending operational discipline with client-facing decision authority. His hands-on background spans systems and software engineering at Lockheed Martin, Commerce One/AppNet, and enterprise web projects, giving him deep credibility as both a manager and a technical lead. Known for translating business requirements into pragmatic technical solutions, he combines agency creativity with rigorous delivery methods to scale teams and outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at James Madison University
Github Skills (8)
package-json8
ubuntu8
nginx6
shell6
linux6
laravel5
json5
php4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
dascentral/ubuntu-dotfiles
Mar 2016 - Dec 2022
Collection of scripts and utilities that I frequently use to manage Ubuntu web servers running Nginx, PHP, and MySQL.
Contributions:450 commits, 3 PRs, 415 pushes in 6 years 10 months
nginxubuntu-weblinuxshellubuntu
dascentral/RMA
Apr 2016 - May 2021
Contributions:9 releases, 111 pushes, 59 branches in 5 years 1 month
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