Mike Smith, Principal

Mike Smith is a co-founder and Principal of InfoNetrix and serves as Director of Tactical Research and Development for the firm. He is a well-known and widely respected marketing executive, industry researcher and conference organizer with more than a decade of experience in the market research and consulting field.

Mike's primary focus is on the planning, design and management of an expanding array of tactical products and services available from InfoNetrix. These market research reports and supporting activities provide InfoNetrix clients with timely, accurate, fact-filled reporting on specific project opportunities within the core markets and application areas addressed by InfoNetrix.

Mike is a prolific author, having published IT and automation articles in many of the industry's leading business and technical journals. Early in his career, Mike quickly advanced to general manager of a leading utility automation market research firm and later became the founding publisher of the utility automation industry's first dedicated publication (Utility Automation magazine).

His work with KLN Group - an independent market research and consulting firm launched by Mike in 1999 - has involved assignments with dozens of leading consulting firms, system integrators and system providers, assisting them in achieving their strategic objectives and business development goals.

Mike holds a B.A. in Economics from San Jose State University, is a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve (Captain, Infantry) and resides in Sacramento, California.