Cloud Modernization
Migrated from on-prem Active Directory, SharePoint, and file servers to Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online.
Travis Smith
Technology Operations Executive & Trusted Advisor
Cloud Transformation | Cybersecurity Resilience | Business Continuity
Technology leader with 13+ years of experience directing infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud transformation, telecommunications, vendor management, and business continuity for a multi-site organization with $27M annual revenue and $33M in assets.
Based in Oklahoma, building resilient systems for organizations, small businesses, and ranch operations.
Selected Results
Practical outcomes from modernization, resilience planning, and day-to-day technology leadership.
Infrastructure Simplification
Reduced physical infrastructure footprint by more than 80% through cloud adoption and retirement of legacy systems.
Cybersecurity Resilience
Recovered from a ransomware event affecting two organizational locations, then redesigned the environment so a later ransomware event caused zero downtime and zero measurable financial impact.
Operational Leadership
Support technology operations for a $27M organization with $33M in assets, 117 users, multiple U.S. locations, and international call center operations.
Executive Partnership
Partner with 19 departmental directors on technology planning, software evaluation, vendor management, and project execution.
About Travis Smith
Travis is a technology director, ranch owner, consultant, and systems thinker focused on freedom of time and place. His work centers on reducing complexity, preventing emergencies, and building practical systems that people can actually maintain.
He brings the same operating philosophy to enterprise technology and ranch systems: understand the real workflow, remove weak points, document the process, and build for reliability before crisis arrives.
Based in Oklahoma, Travis combines enterprise technology leadership with hands-on ranch systems thinking, consulting experience, and practical software development.
My goal is simple: help organizations become more resilient, more efficient, and less dependent on heroics.
I do not believe good technology leadership is about being the hero at 3 AM. It is about designing systems so the 3 AM call rarely needs to happen.
Technology Advisory & IT Operations Services
Practical guidance for organizations that need dependable technology without unnecessary complexity.
Technology Operations Advisory
- IT strategy
- Vendor evaluation
- Budget planning
- Software selection
- Technology roadmaps
Microsoft 365 & Cloud Modernization
- SharePoint Online
- Microsoft 365 administration
- Migration planning
- Reducing on-prem dependency
Cybersecurity & Business Continuity
- Ransomware readiness
- Backup strategy
- Risk reduction
- Incident recovery planning
Small Business Managed Technology Guidance
- Law offices
- Accounting firms
- Small professional service businesses
- Practical support without enterprise complexity
Ranch & Operations Systems
- Cattle tracking
- Workflow systems
- Practical automation
- AI-assisted decision support
Working With Travis
Best results come from clear goals, practical constraints, and a shared preference for systems that make work calmer.
Good fit
- Organizations that value practical technology leadership
- Small and mid-sized businesses needing strategic IT guidance
- Teams trying to modernize Microsoft 365, security, backups, or infrastructure
- Leaders who want fewer emergencies and clearer technology decisions
- Ranch, service, or operations-focused businesses needing practical systems
Not a good fit
- Constant emergency-only support
- High-politics corporate environments
- Heavy travel expectations
- 24/7 hero-based IT culture
- Projects that add complexity without clear business value
Technology Leadership Experience
Hands-on executive leadership across infrastructure, security, cloud modernization, budgets, vendors, and continuity planning.
Cloud modernization
Led full migration from on-prem Active Directory, SharePoint, and network file shares to Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online while reducing physical infrastructure footprint by more than 80%.
Multi-site operations
Supported 117 users across multiple U.S. locations and international call center operations, managing a technology ecosystem that includes 67 computers, 82 phones, 41 printers, 3 Fortinet firewalls, 11 Fortinet APs, and 4 access control systems.
Budget and planning
Managed a technology budget of approximately $180,000 after reducing spend through direct departmental billing and infrastructure simplification.
Department partnership
Partner with 19 departmental directors on technology planning, software evaluation, vendor management, and project execution.
Cybersecurity resilience
Directed recovery from a ransomware event affecting two of three locations, then redesigned architecture so a later ransomware event caused zero downtime and zero measurable financial impact.
Ranch, Software, and AI Systems Projects
Practical systems work across ranch operations, business workflows, and long-term knowledge infrastructure.
Legacy Land & Livestock
Regenerative ranching, cattle systems, grazing, and practical land stewardship.
Cattle Tracker / Ranch Intelligence
A cattle and ranch operations platform combining animal records, grazing, health, breeding, and decision support.
OmniVault / OmniFlow
A long-term knowledge and operations framework for connecting data, workflows, AI agents, and decision intelligence.
Lawn-Flow
Workflow software for lawn and service businesses.
Contact Travis Smith
For advisory work, technology operations planning, small business systems, or ranch operations software, send a short note and Travis will follow up.
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