About
Jay Smith is a Lead Programmer Analyst for Tyson Foods, Inc. He got his first taste of programming in 1997 while working for Wal-Mart where he helped develop an enterprise level help desk reporting system. After moving to Tyson Foods, Inc. he was one of the first in the company to make the move to .NET from Visual Basic and hasn't looked back. Today he is responsible he is a Project Manager, Analyst, Designer, and Lead Developer on the HR Solutions team. Jay is interested in increasing the knowledge of good architecture, Object Oriented Principles and Patterns, Agile Methodologies, and Software Craftsmanship through mentorship.
He also enjoys building, growing, and enhancing the developer community in the Northwest Arkansas and can be found presenting at local conferences and user groups.
Jay is has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in ASP .NET for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
You can view my resume here.
Feel free to contact me at:
Voice: (479) 422-0122
Blog: jaysmith.us
Email : jay@jaysmith.us
Twitter: twitter.com/JaySmith
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