David Smith
Data, Cloud And Software Architecture Fractional CTO Consultant
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Smith is a seasoned technology leader and fractional CTO who crafts data-driven cloud architectures that scale across healthcare and media-tech ecosystems. He specializes in data platforms and big data tooling—Apache Spark, Hadoop, Airflow, Hive, and Presto—and excels at turning cross-functional requirements into robust, secure solutions. Currently guiding Gentle Valley Digital, he helps clients build secure, scalable cloud solutions that accelerate product outcomes. His track record includes leadership at Evidation Health, Reclaim Health, AllCloud, and AppFolio, combining healthcare data engineering with enterprise-grade delivery. An MBA from USC and a cum laude CS/Business degree from UNH give him business and technical fluency to align strategy with execution. Based in Denver, Colorado, he is known for turning complex data into trusted platforms and for mentoring teams to operate at scale.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, Business, 3.6 GPA, MBA, Business, 3.6 GPA at University of Southern California - Marshall School of BusinessBachelor's of Science, Computer Science, Business Administration, Cum Laude, Bachelor's of Science, Computer Science, Business Administration, Cum Laude at University of New Hampshire
Github Skills (49)
apache-airflow10
data-pipelines10
monitor10
python10
data-science10
data-engineering10
machine-learning10
workflow-engine10
apache10
scheduler10
etl10
automation10
dag10
mlops10
airflow10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
suburbanmtman/hadoop-2.7.3-spark-localstack
Aug 2019 - Nov 2019
Hadoop 2.7.3 with modifications to allow Spark to integrate with localstack S3
Contributions:5 commits, 4 PRs, 2 pushes in 2 months
emrmodificationsspark-mllocalstackspark
suburbanmtman/airflow
Feb 2019 - Oct 2019
Apache Airflow
Contributions:3 pushes, 3 branches in 7 months
bigqueryapacheapache-flinkairflowapache-airflow
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