Darren Smith
Businessman. Idea engineer. Strategist.
Born
in Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
I am currently heading up a new media start-up.
Most recently I was:
CSMO at green-tech start up, Kgwanyape Energy Solutions.
Managing Director of Technews Publishing (14 years), a leading B2B media company.
Marketing Manager at hi-tech innovator Consultancy in Advanced Technology (CAT).
Top sales engineer at the Integrated Circuit Design Centre (ICDC), and responsible for the introduction and success of Xilinx FPGAs in South Africa.
A fundi on B2B media, technology stuff, business strategy and new media trends, I do things like hit small white balls, jump off cliffs and out of aeroplanes, ride bikes on occasion, and take pics of people when they're not looking.
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SmartR Media. Green tech. Bullet the blue sky. red espresso. Marmalade. Zebu. Dark chocolate. Double Jameson on ice. Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Blue. Rock.
Educational history
Secondary
Hamilton High, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (1982)
Tertiary
Durban, South Africa | 1988 - 1989
Masters Electronic Engineering - Communications
Durban, South Africa | 1983 - 1987
BSc Electronic Engineering - Electronics