GET TO KNOW PAT

Patricia Wilson-Smith – author, technology executive, educator, and radio show host is a seasoned enterprise solutions architect with almost 20 years of experience with a variety of technologies and in a variety of industries. Smith has managed teams of Microsoft and J2EE developers, built development teams and methodologies from the ground up, and worked extensively in Quality Assurance. Having worked as a developer (mainly Microsoft technologies), IT Manager, and Director, Smith has been a respected IT professional in the Atlanta area for over 20 years.

Pat has a rare combination of creative, technical, and communication skills, and is regarded as an expert in digital marketing technologies – content management systems, digital marketing platforms, social media analytics, search engine optimization, etc. Her digital marketing agency, Online Media Interactive, helps small to medium-sized businesses develop strategies for making their websites work for them, and helps them leverage the wealth of no to low-cost resources available to develop and manage their online presence. For more on smart business management, check out this new paycheck stub template.

She has also worked as a college instructor, having recently taught Web Development, Database Systems, IT Project Management, Management and Organizational Behavior, Hardware and Software Concepts and a variety of other courses – and recently launched WebbyUniversity.com a learning platform that promises to turn almost ANYONE into a web developing, entrepreneur!