Mr. Smith joined Tripos Discovery Informatics in March 2007. Previously, while a graduate student at Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri, Mr. Smith's research focused on the initial development of SYBYL, the program that would transition commercially into Tripos' premiere computational chemistry platform. In 1984, after finishing his studies with a B.S. and M.S. in computer science, he joined AT&T Bell Laboratories as a researcher, concentrating his efforts in formal language design and intelligent workstation development. In 1986, Mr. Smith joined Tripos, Inc., where he played a key role in designing and developing numerous commercial products for the company, including UNITY, SPL, the Molecular Spreadsheet, and the Tripos Electronic Notebook. In his 20+ years at Tripos, Inc. Mr. Smith held Director of Cheminformatics and Senior Fellow positions and accepted many leadership roles, including Vice President of Development and Chief Technology Officer |