Mr. Smilie has been engaged across a variety of industry sectors including manufacturing, retail, resources, financial services, media, travel and transportation. Throughout his career, he has focused on aligning and optimizing business services through technology.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Smilie was a Partner with Hewlett Packard Technology Consulting, where he led cloud consulting services for their clients in the Americas. He also served as a Partner with Technology Partners International, where he led IT and business process service advisory engagements for global 1000 companies.

Previously, he served as Vice President of Corporate Services and as a corporate officer of Metromedia Restaurant Group (a multinational restaurant company). He led the corporate strategy, initiatives and operations for IT and restaurant services across a $1.5 billion, 900-restaurant operation. He also held a variety of outsourcing leadership positions with IBM Global Services.

Mr. Smilie earned a BBA from the University of Texas at Dallas and an MBA from the University of North Texas. He is a certified expert in IT Service Management.