Matthew L.
Smith

Atlanta, GA

• Expanded charter to drive security impact across the broader operational supply chain, beyond data bearing devices.
• Defined requirements for a new traceability program covering non-DBD devices that present IP or operational risk.
• Continued oversight of Physical Security operations and DBD security screening continuous improvement.

Atlanta, GA

• Hired to build a new team and program from scratch — responsible for security and chain of custody of all data bearing devices across Microsoft's global data center footprint.
• Led VP-approved initiative to fundamentally re-imagine DBD security strategy globally.
• Drove cross-functional programs: over-the-wire wiping, circular economy / part re-use, labeling standardization, Kaizen workshops.

Atlanta, GA

• Joined newly formed team formalizing and scaling Google's production hardware manufacturing operations globally.
• Built DataStudio dashboards for partner teams; established documentation standards across manufacturing, platforms, and 3PL teams.

Lithia Springs, GA

• Initiated and led projects to drastically reduce offline processing requirements for production media across Google data centers globally — presented to and gained VP approval for high-level policy changes.
• Expanded scope to include tape backup operations; grew the team by two PMs.
• Implemented first program-wide metrics and security alerting; authored SLA with service owner.

Lithia Springs, GA

• Led Hardware Operations Data Security program; reported KPIs monthly to HW Ops leadership, quarterly to VP/SVP.
• Served as incident commander for a global media stop-shipment event — drove erase workflow changes that improved security posture while maintaining supply chain throughput.
• Conceived and managed development of a new software verification tool that served as exit criteria for the incident.

Atlanta Area, GA

• Hired into Google's rapidly growing Atlanta operations; managed Suwanee — Google's largest colocation at the time — leading 7–20 FTEs and contractors.
• Co-developed tools, software, and processes for Google's original Disk Erase program — the foundation for what became a global data security operation.
• Managed a major vendor power incident: coordinated remediation, return-to-service sequencing, and stakeholder communications.

Marietta, GA

• Appointed CSO following CISSP certification; security representative in sales, contract negotiations, and pre-sales audits.
• Led SAS-70 certification process; designed and implemented security policy and controls.
• Developed Disaster Recovery plan and designed / procured replication and failover infrastructure.

Marietta, GA

• Employee #11 at Risk Labs (later Aon eSolutions); managed all infrastructure as the company grew from seed stage through AIG and Aon investment.
• Designed and managed construction of an n+1 redundant data center to host RiskConsole, the company's first online RMIS offering.