Richard Smith

Richard (Joey) Smith is an accomplished technology strategist and consultant with extensive experience in information technology and business development. As the Co-Founder and Technology Strategist of iTech Atlanta since 2003, Richard has steered the company’s growth while also serving as an Information Technology Management Consultant at Professional Delivery Providers since 2018. Richard co-founded TruPrep to deliver emergency preparedness solutions and has played key roles at various organizations, including RXO, where expertise was provided as a Technology Consultant. An innovative entrepreneur, Richard founded Holiday Automation, which specializes in synchronized lighting displays, and co-owned Ready Radio Network to engage audiences on emergency preparedness. Richard began the career as a Senior Systems Engineer at Kapsch TrafficCom and gained early IT experience during graduate studies at Georgia Tech. Richard holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.