Matt Smith is a recognized digital media industry evangelist and speaker. He presently serves as Senior Director, Systems Architecture for Inlet Technologies. In this role, Smith works closely with premier customers and partners, helping them deploy their digital media strategy quickly and successfully while reducing risks and avoiding pitfalls. Prior to Inlet, Matt most recently served as a key video architect and evangelist for Yahoo!, where he worked for 9 years, designing, delivering and managing leading-edge video compression technologies and workflows to execute live events and create other digital media offerings. He was also responsible for working closely with technology partners like Microsoft, Apple, Adobe and others, and has been a featured speaker at a variety of video and technology conferences and events. Prior to Yahoo!, Smith spent several years at NBC, first at the affiliate level and later with the network.