Richard W. Smith - ASC President and Co-Founder Including the founding of ASC in 1980, President and Co-founder Richard Smith has more than 30 years of experience in applications programming and system implementation. Beyond overseeing the direction of ASC, Richard manages the technical services areas, including customer support, system integration and system implementation. Combining a passion and expertise for evolving technologies, he remains the driving force behind the cutting-edge applications developed by ASC. Always with a finger on the pulse of retail jewelry industry, Richard applies his extensive technical knowledge and years of practical experience to deliver personalized and successful solutions for the leading jewelry stores that use ASC software. A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Richard holds a bachelor�s of science degree in electrical engineering. |