Summary
Brian Smithwick is a technology leader and co-founder who serves as Chief Technology Officer at ServiceTrade, guiding the platform for commercial mechanical and fire contractors since 2012. He combines hands-on software development with strategic product leadership to deliver scalable, field-ready solutions. An experienced communicator, he earned a BA in Communication from Wake Forest University and an MA in Speech Communication from Texas A&M, bringing strong collaboration and storytelling skills to engineering teams. Based in Wake Forest, North Carolina, he grew up in a distinctive background—born in Elvis’ hometown, raised on a chicken farm, and educated in a repurposed hospital—that informs his pragmatic, customer-focused approach to technology. He is widely recognized as a co-founder and innovation driver who writes code and shapes product direction. With around a decade of experience building software for service industries, he thrives on turning complex needs into reliable software that helps field teams work better.
10 years of coding experience
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
MA, Speech Communication, MA, Speech Communication at Texas A&M University
BA, Communication, BA, Communication at Wake Forest University