Al Smith

Experience

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  Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (Formerly Smith Barney)

  Jun 2003 - Aug 2003

  Summer Intern
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  Legg Mason

  Jun 2004 - Aug 2004

  Summer Intern

  Worked alongside financial advisers supporting them through various research and other assignments including analysis and presentation of financial data on a variety of mutual funds.

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  FBR Capital Markets

  Aug 2005 - Sept 2009

  Associate Vice President

  • Assisted on capital raises for public and private companies through IPOs, Follow-on Offerings, and 144A PIPE Transactions• Business Verticals included: Defense, Aerospace, Industrials, FIG, Consumer, Biotech, & Healthcare• Covered a large and diverse client base including hedge funds and long only mutual funds in San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and San Diego

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  Compass Point Research and Trading LLC

  Nov 2009 - May 2010

  Senior Vice President
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  Orinda Asset Management

  Mar 2011 - Sept 2011

  Vice President

  Orinda Asset Management is a boutique alternative investment firm specializing in liquid alternative investment strategies for the professional investment adviser community.

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  Meetyl Inc.

  Sept 2012 - Apr 2016

  Director, Product Development & Founding Member

  Meetyl is a financial technology firm founded in 2012 by former buy and sell side investment professionals that was successfully acquired by Glass Lewis in 2014. • Primarily responsible for Product Development and overall Corporate Strategy• Business Development efforts resulted in signing Fortune 500 company clients and prominent, leading institutional investment firms

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  Continuware Corporation

  Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

  Board of Directors

  Continuware is a software development firm focused on developing algorithms which model hardware life cycles & predict hardware failure. After 5 months operating in the Openstack market, CwC returned to stealth mode. During this transition back into major development work, I was brought in as a Director on the Board of Continuware, and for 6 months I advised CwC in regards to refocusing strategic priorities, an overhaul of their capital structure, and assisted in outlining future guidelines for corporate governance. Show less

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  Tavana

  Dec 2016 - Mar 2020

  Music Manager - Tavana

  Manager for Hawaii-based Rock & Blues sensation - Tavana McMoore.Tavana is a one-man band from Honolulu, HI who uses electronic drum triggers to lay down a variety of grooves with his feet to accompany himself while playing guitar and singing soulful, island-inspired Rock and Blues. Tavana has performed and recorded with Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam, Henry Kapono, John Cruz, and Leon Mobley (Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals), and has been the supporting act for Alabama Shakes, Shakey Graves, Xavier Rudd, Jenny Lewis, Julian Marley, and Kaleo to name just a few. His 4th album, 'Aloha Spirit' was nominated for a Na Hoku Hano Hano Award for Best Contemporary Album of the Year. www.tavana808.com Show less

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  VoterEngage, LLC

  Mar 2017 - Dec 2020

  Chief Executive Officer & Founder

  VoterEngage is web-based software application aimed at helping people make informed voting decisions by matching voters and candidates based on overlapping issue stances. MVP Launch in 2017 ahead of 2018 Midterm Elections resulted in thousands of users across all 50 states. www.voterengage.com

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  State of Hawaii

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2021

  Kailua Board

  Re-Elected to 2nd 2-Year Term in June 2019 Representing ~48,000 people in District 31Chairman of the Parks & Recreation CommitteeCo-Founder of the Subcommittee on Homelessness11 Motions Sponsored and all passed unanimously with a vote count of 174-0, helping to bring several million dollars in infrastructure projects and improvements to the District.*Kailua ranked #1 Best Beach in the US by CNN twice during my time as Chair of Parks & Recreation

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  Socialwyze

  Jan 2021 - Feb 2022

  Director of Government & Community Relations

  Socialwyze was a Mark Cuban-backed startup that provided immediate living-wage income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness to perform environmental public benefit jobs. • Planned, organized, and conducted over 400 work projects in Dallas & Hawaii• Built and maintained relationships with over 40 nonprofit partner organizations and 600+ workers• Managed social media, publicity, and fundraising efforts

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  Rain Technologies

  Jan 2022 - now

  Proudly served as COO before transitioning to an Advisor in 2023.About: Rain Technologies provides remote biometric data monitoring for Tier 1 Special Operations personnel to provide enhanced situational awareness, and in the event of casualties, expedite and improve upon the CASEVAC response process to improve treatment outcomes and save lives.

  • Advisor

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Jan 2022 - Feb 2023
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  Smith & Hazlett

  Jan 2022 - now

  Co-Founder

  Milestone-driven, results-oriented consulting firm for startups and small & medium sized businesses.

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  Continest

  Mar 2023 - now

  Our modular, foldable container units feature a US-patented, foldable design that can be rapidly set up and broken down in just 5-10 minutes per unit on any flat surface, and help our customers save 80% on transportation costs, emissions, and storage due to our US-patented, foldable modular design which allows us to ship 10-20 units per flatbed trailer vs. 1-2 for competitors' rigid frame designs.Our units have been used in Europe as refugee housing for the crisis in Ukraine as part of our work alongside former NY Governor George Pataki, in Africa as Mobile Medical Aid Centers in Uganda with our partners at the WHO, and for events such as Lalapalooza, FIS World Ski Championships in Norway, and Formula E Racing in Monaco. We are thrilled to be entering the US market and look forward to working with representatives from government, industry, and the press to provide unique, affordable and stylish temporary structures for both humanitarian and disaster relief efforts, to reduce emissions and environmental damage from heavy industry, events, and logistics businesses, and to provide transitional housing to those in need. Show less

  • Chief Executive Officer

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Director of Strategy

    Mar 2023 - Sept 2024