Episode 1: Developing IoT Technologies and Systems, with Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith is Senior Director and a founding member of Incenergy; a company built in 2010 to deliver IoT/M2M energy saving and monitoring solutions through the cloud for industrial and commercial environments. During this time Jeff has program managed and deployed projects for U.S. Department of Energy-funded projects and Fortune 500 clients across 4 continents. Currently he is focused on deploying and expanding LED lighting solutions to the company's IoT offerings. Prior to Incenergy, he was the co-founder of Global Climate Strategies, an organization focused on originating carbon-reducing projects in the US, Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and India to increase energy efficiency, convert waste to energy and prevent deforestation.

What you’ll learn about in this episode: Jeff’s entrepreneurial journey and how that led to Incenergy Jeff system of deploying Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to organizations around the world How Jeff got good at IoT What IoT really means How IoT is making the internet so much more complicated What Jeff helps people figure out if they want to incorporate IoT into their business What Jeff is most proud of with his IoT system What needs to happen to help clients implement IoT technology The paint-by-numbers process Jeff’s team has created to help implement IoT technology How Jeff deals with breakdown points in the IoT process What makes Jeff’s IoT system largely different from other businesses with IoT systems Some of the systems that Jeff’s company will tackle next Why creating a network with lots of different devices is really complicated Ways to contact Jeff: Email: [email protected] Website: www.incenergy.com Twitter: @jeffnsmith LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jeffnsmith