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I'm a proven IT leader with 20+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, and global team leadership, including 10+ years managing distributed teams in regulated Life Sciences SaaS environments.

Most recently, I led global infrastructure, cybersecurity, platform engineering, and digital transformation initiatives at Sparta Systems (a Honeywell Company). I thrive at the intersection of people, process, and technology — building high-performing teams, driving operational excellence, and aligning IT execution to business strategy.

Outside of corporate roles, I'm also hands-on building AI-powered tools — including Job Tracker, Vendor Risk Manager, and IT Risk Register, plus a recruiting platform (HyrLink) — as ongoing proof of technical depth and product thinking.

When I'm not leading teams or architecting infrastructure, I write about enterprise tech at jermsmit.com covering cloud, virtualization, security, and disaster recovery since 2007.

• Built & led global IT teams (up to 15 direct/dotted-line/matrix staff) across the US, UK, and India — infrastructure, ops, security, and platform support
• Directed cloud transformations on Azure & AWS, including enterprise M365 migrations and hybrid architecture
• Led SOC 2 & ISO 27001/9001 audit prep with zero major findings across consecutive cycles in a regulated Life Sciences environment
• Navigated a four-year Honeywell acquisition of Sparta Systems Inc. as primary IT integration lead, sustaining zero unplanned outages while maintaining team stability and service continuity
• Enabled global work-from-home for 300-400 employees within four weeks during COVID and led post-COVID return-to-work technology initiatives
• Opened a Center of Excellence in India as part of a broader enterprise expansion strategy

• Job Tracker — Solo-built application-pipeline dashboard that streamlines job search tracking end-to-end
• Vendor Risk Manager — Solo-built third-party risk management (TPRM) tool for startups lacking a dedicated GRC function
• IT Risk Register — Solo-built risk register / GRC-lite tool for small teams without formal compliance tooling
• HyrLink — Co-developed agentic AI recruiting/candidate-engagement platform with a live, deployed SLM-based candidate chatbot

Cloud & Productivity

Identity & Security Zero Trust | IAM | MFA/SSO | PAM

Virtualization & OS

Automation & Scripting

Frameworks & Compliance ITIL | SOC 2 | ISO 27001 | ISO 9001 | HIPAA | GDPR | FedRAMP | NIST | CIS | Agile/Scrum | Change Management