Kevin Smith, CPH, CSCS, CCSA, is a technology leader with over 30 years of experience specializing in cyber security, regulatory compliance, and IT strategies. He has a strong background in managing teams and improving processes.
Since joining Bentek in 2015, Kevin has overseen significant technology advancements. He is responsible for Bentek’s overall technology roadmap as well as its audit and compliance programs. Kevin oversees Bentek’s world-class Software and DevOps engineering teams, Cyber Security experts, and Technical Implementation team.
In nearly a decade at Bentek, Kevin has instituted multiple transformational changes that have positioned Bentek’s technology to be a state-of-the-art, highly secure, and customer-focused solution. His initial work involved migrating Bentek from on-premises datacenter operations to a fully cloud-centric solution. Bentek’s hosting platform now operates as a highly scalable and secure environment with multiple redundancies, delivering world-class availability. Bentek’s technology can rapidly adapt to customer growth, the challenges of cyber security warfare, and changes in regulatory compliance.
Kevin led Bentek’s software delivery transformation with Test Automation and Continuous Integration, enabling Bentek to respond rapidly to customer requests. Bentek’s customers benefit uniformly from this rapid application software update cycle, which is rather uncommon in the industry.
Previously, Kevin served as CIO at Optima Healthcare Solutions, where he managed technology operations, ensured HIPAA and SOC2 compliance, and facilitated the technology transition for the company’s acquisition. Prior to that, he led the technology teams at NuCO2 for a decade, overseeing over 30 mergers and acquisitions in a SOX and PCI regulatory environment.
Kevin’s early career includes roles in various business verticals such as transportation and logistics, environmental laboratory, and large petroleum industries. He holds multiple relevant certifications, including the most recent CPH, CSCS, and CCSA credentials.