Jeff Smeraglinolo
Chief Executive Officer at Apira Technologies- Claim this Profile
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David Washo
Jeff was a tremendous colleague with a unique ability to design and implement creative solutions to solve difficult business problems. His business acumen and ability to grasp both technical and financial aspects of a project make him a valuable asset to any team. Jeff was consistently the most trusted and respected employee in our clients eyes.
David Washo
Jeff was a tremendous colleague with a unique ability to design and implement creative solutions to solve difficult business problems. His business acumen and ability to grasp both technical and financial aspects of a project make him a valuable asset to any team. Jeff was consistently the most trusted and respected employee in our clients eyes.
David Washo
Jeff was a tremendous colleague with a unique ability to design and implement creative solutions to solve difficult business problems. His business acumen and ability to grasp both technical and financial aspects of a project make him a valuable asset to any team. Jeff was consistently the most trusted and respected employee in our clients eyes.
David Washo
Jeff was a tremendous colleague with a unique ability to design and implement creative solutions to solve difficult business problems. His business acumen and ability to grasp both technical and financial aspects of a project make him a valuable asset to any team. Jeff was consistently the most trusted and respected employee in our clients eyes.
Credentials
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Amazon Web Services -
ITIL Expert
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute -
Six Sigma Green Belt
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Experience
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Apira Technologies
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United States
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Technology, Information and Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Mar 2023 - Present
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KJJ Callaway Holdings
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Washington DC-Baltimore Area
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Managing Member
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Jan 2021 - Present
Vehicle to make a wide range of passive investments in private real estate, early-stage venture, angel investing including via the Stetson Hatter Angel Network (HAN), debt financing, and private equity funds. Vehicle to make a wide range of passive investments in private real estate, early-stage venture, angel investing including via the Stetson Hatter Angel Network (HAN), debt financing, and private equity funds.
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MissionTech Solutions, an Avantus Federal Company
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United States
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Defense & Space
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder & President
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Mar 2019 - Dec 2022
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Digital Age Experts - An Applied Insight Company
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Operating Officer
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Jan 2018 - Feb 2019
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager Business Operations - National Security
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Jun 2016 - Dec 2017
• Manage team responsible for the financial health of the C2S program to include invoice management, contract funding monitoring, and financial issue resolution with US Government customers • Implementing automated processes and reporting solutions using AWS-native technology to manage the rapid growth of the National Security business; utilize Tableau to provide analytical and dashbording capabilities • Provide short and long term (one month to ten year) revenue forecasts; oversee… Show more • Manage team responsible for the financial health of the C2S program to include invoice management, contract funding monitoring, and financial issue resolution with US Government customers • Implementing automated processes and reporting solutions using AWS-native technology to manage the rapid growth of the National Security business; utilize Tableau to provide analytical and dashbording capabilities • Provide short and long term (one month to ten year) revenue forecasts; oversee service pricing exercises and participate in pricing strategy discussions for new region launches • Interface with product management and service teams to remediate technical issues within the C2S region • Oversee sales operations to include pipeline management and reporting, sales quota setting, and long-term business planning to include head count and revenue projections Show less • Manage team responsible for the financial health of the C2S program to include invoice management, contract funding monitoring, and financial issue resolution with US Government customers • Implementing automated processes and reporting solutions using AWS-native technology to manage the rapid growth of the National Security business; utilize Tableau to provide analytical and dashbording capabilities • Provide short and long term (one month to ten year) revenue forecasts; oversee… Show more • Manage team responsible for the financial health of the C2S program to include invoice management, contract funding monitoring, and financial issue resolution with US Government customers • Implementing automated processes and reporting solutions using AWS-native technology to manage the rapid growth of the National Security business; utilize Tableau to provide analytical and dashbording capabilities • Provide short and long term (one month to ten year) revenue forecasts; oversee service pricing exercises and participate in pricing strategy discussions for new region launches • Interface with product management and service teams to remediate technical issues within the C2S region • Oversee sales operations to include pipeline management and reporting, sales quota setting, and long-term business planning to include head count and revenue projections Show less
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PwC
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Manager
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Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
Provided process improvement, financial management, communications, strategic planning, and data analytics capabilities to a large IT resource acquisition and applications development organization; led a team that managed the financial health of a portfolio of over 250 IT programs
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Senior Associate
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Jan 2011 - Jul 2015
• Conducted a large-scale financial transformation project to restructure the budget of a U.S. Government agency; enhanced ability to defend agency’s Congressional Appropriations Requests • Managed a team that developed a market study and go-to-market strategy for a Fortune 50 telecommunications client; results were used to help facilitate a successful multi-million dollar divesture • Served as an operational effectiveness and financial transformation consultant on a multi-billion dollar… Show more • Conducted a large-scale financial transformation project to restructure the budget of a U.S. Government agency; enhanced ability to defend agency’s Congressional Appropriations Requests • Managed a team that developed a market study and go-to-market strategy for a Fortune 50 telecommunications client; results were used to help facilitate a successful multi-million dollar divesture • Served as an operational effectiveness and financial transformation consultant on a multi-billion dollar IT service management program • Implemented projects to streamline organization’s service delivery model resulting in a 70% decrease in project delivery times, a 32% increase in performance, and a 10% reduction in cost • Established a performance management program within a network operations center to analyze human and system performance; led to 13% improvement in SLA compliance, from 87% to 98% • Led multiple financial process improvement efforts to increase profitability and cash collection
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CSC
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Staff Consultant
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Dec 2008 - Jan 2011
• Served as Deputy Program Manager and Consulting Lead on a large financial transformation engagement to generate $340M in cash and reduce the company’s days sales outstanding (DSO) financial metric by 20 days • Conducted intensive quantitative and qualitative analysis to determine financial and operational drivers that negatively impacted invoicing and cash collection processes • Led enterprise-wide analytics program, deployed a rapid response team, and facilitated executive-level… Show more • Served as Deputy Program Manager and Consulting Lead on a large financial transformation engagement to generate $340M in cash and reduce the company’s days sales outstanding (DSO) financial metric by 20 days • Conducted intensive quantitative and qualitative analysis to determine financial and operational drivers that negatively impacted invoicing and cash collection processes • Led enterprise-wide analytics program, deployed a rapid response team, and facilitated executive-level meetings to resolve financial issues; supervised two team members • Exceeded cash flow and DSO reduction targets; enabled company to initiate quarterly dividend
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Associate Consultant
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Jun 2007 - Dec 2008
• Created decision-support cost model that analyzed 254 data elements, 7 major cost drivers, and 15 facility configurations to simulate various production scenarios for a $500M U.S. Army procurement • Led 6 information sharing improvement initiatives to mitigate national security risks and developed methodology that was leveraged on 17 similar workstreams; project funding increased from $2.1M to $2.7M • Developed and authored business solutions and built complex pricing models for the… Show more • Created decision-support cost model that analyzed 254 data elements, 7 major cost drivers, and 15 facility configurations to simulate various production scenarios for a $500M U.S. Army procurement • Led 6 information sharing improvement initiatives to mitigate national security risks and developed methodology that was leveraged on 17 similar workstreams; project funding increased from $2.1M to $2.7M • Developed and authored business solutions and built complex pricing models for the technical and cost volumes of a U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) solicitation valued at over $1B • Earned North American Public Sector President’s Award in 2010 for Excellence in Process Improvement and in 2008 for Excellence in Client Satisfaction; promoted and progressed twice
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Education
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, Marketing -
Stetson University
BBA, Accounting, Information Systems