User:DamianDSmith

Damian Smith, is a business leader and visionary based in Portland, Oregon who inspires his teams and clients to set, and achieve, aggressive goals and breakthrough solutions. Since moving to Portland in 2004, he has led two different organizations to be recognized as the #1 company to work for in Oregon (Hitachi Consulting in 2009 and Slalom Consulting in 2012), while significantly growing revenues and increasing the profitability of both.

English by birth and temperament (but American by citizenship), Damian spent the first half of his career in London before moving to the States in 1997. In addition to the 14 years he has spent leading consulting practices with Slalom, Hitachi Consulting and Tactica in the US, Damian's professional background also includes setting up and running the UK eCommerce and internet services consulting practice for Stream International and launching new software products and companies in the European market as Vice President of Marketing with the software vendor incubator European Software Publishing.

Since entering the consulting industry in the United States, Damian has led a wide variety of critical, transformational projects in areas that include business strategy, business process improvement, strategic technology planning, IT effectiveness, and information systems development and implementation. His clients have included some of the largest and most influential public, private and non-profit organizations in the US.

Damian is also a frequent contributor to national and local magazines and papers, and guest speaker and lecturer at several industry conferences and universities within the United States.

Damian is the father to the beautiful, smart and amazing Avery (6) and tries to stay fit by running and cycling and, very occasionally, competing in triathlons. He has also competed in Hood to Coast several times, most recently as captain of Team Chuck Norris, but was by far the slowest runner on the team, probably because of his love of Portland's many fine restaurants, and his weakness for nice glass of whisky.

Damian is an avid Portland Timbers fan, Axe Society Member and season ticket holder, and also enjoys playing poker, going to the movies, reading and writing. When not in Portland, Damian can normally be found hanging out in Loreto, Mexico.