Danny Smith

Consultant

Armakuni

Pole Star EAM

Chief Operations Officer

Oyster®

Consultant - Remote Workplace Design & People Ops

Delocate (acquired by Oyster)

Principal Consultant

RED Academy

VP Technology

Global Curriculum Director, Technology

Lead Instructor

Ada. National College for Digital Skills

Curriculum Designer & Lecturer

CharlieHR

Senior Software Engineer

Sparta Global

I wore *a lot* of hats as we grew from a 3-employee startup to 80+ folks

All Sorts

Royal Air Force Air Cadets

Adjutant, Central Training Team, HQ RAFAC

COO & Consultant | Creating high-performance remote organisations 👨‍💻🌍

I work with leaders to intentionally design remote organisations & ways of working, laying the foundations for rapid scaling, long-term organisational health, and a globally distributed workforce.

I spent 2021 at Oyster, scaling their fully-remote (globally distributed) company from 14 to 500 people (and a $1bn valuation). Which was absolutely wild.

I work mostly at the intersection of system design, human behaviour, remote work & operations. I'm convinced that knowledge work has no borders and the "remote work revolution" has the power to make the world a fairer and more equal place for everyone. Globally distributed companies are the future.  And the remote workplace should be diverse, safe & supportive for all.

I talk about "Organisational Health" a lot because healthy orgs feel calm when ploughing through unknown waters at 1000mph and can operate on the edge of chaos without being chaotic: much better for our people, and our business. Since systemic health problems have a disproportionately large effect on distributed remote teams (and quickly compound with scale), I'm on a mission to help folks be more intentional about how they design & transform remote-first orgs.

➡️ Read more on this → https://danny.is/writing/organisational-health

I love meeting new folks, so hit me up if you wanna chat 🙂☎️

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Wanna learn about remote best practices? 👇

· Oyster Reef → https://oysterhr.notion.site/Welcome-to-The-Reef-Oyster-s-Open-Source-Employee-Guide-fc482e3f107c4afd8c85ed217f1d0c1d
· Some tiny remote working tips → https://danny.is/remote

If you've read this far you *might* be interested to know...

· I've a sporadic sideline in personal coaching and team facilitation.
· I used to be a software engineer, but realised I have a much bigger impact when I help others do their thing better. And now that's my thing. (I still code, but just for fun.)
· Before that I was a blues musician. I still perform and jam lots: music has this weird ability to transcend language and cultural barriers.
· I'm a generalist. Obviously. Sorry not sorry.


In the past, my desire to "make work better for everyone" saw me doing:

· Education → curriculum design, learning design, teaching etc.
· Engineering process → DevOps, architecture etc
· Agile coaching & delivery process (SAFe still gives me nightmares).
· Design systems before they were hip.

FLC - FearLEs Community

About Initiative

Building an informal, volunteer-run community for digital nomads, entrepreneurs, and remote workers who value sports, outdoors, and meaningful connection. 

This is a grassroots effort to create a safe, supportive, and energizing space to grow together through shared activities like hiking, swimming, kayaking, climbing, and social meetups.

✨ Role Overview
As Director I am helping to shape and nurture this new community by organizing (predominantly online) events, fostering accountability and mutual respect, and keeping the space welcoming for all, not excluding trauma survivors.

💪 Key Focus

Coordinating outdoor and social activities across Europe.
Encouraging teamwork, growth, and shared responsibility.
Upholding clear community guidelines for safety and respect.
Exploring future partnerships and expansion opportunities.

We're all about connection, adventure, and building a supportive community from the ground up.

Community Director

Fiverr

Freelance Information Technology Consultant

The Nomad Escape

The Nomad Escape is a friendly and informal Business & Network Club for location independent professionals, entrepreneurs, and teams. Hosting retreats and (hybrid) events in exotic locations, focusing on expanding network, skills, and mindset.

The Nomad Escape is uniting remote entrepreneurs and professionals.

This is not a full time employment byThe Nomad Escape. This is in addition to my full time employment. This is Nomad Escape Island Event advocacy, community expansion, future of work, etc. Also promotion of co-living, co-working and other solo-entrepreneurial, distributed work models.

Brand Ambassador

Private Bank

Currently:	
Implementing Zero Trust Functionality and improving overall Microsoft 365 security posture by 15-25 % (inc. for EU AI Act, Dora), Sentinel threat detection, Purview data governance, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, securing sensitive info cloud stored & in transit, … 
Resolving technical issues and improving procedures, reducing support ticket count and backlog by 25-30%, whilst getting exposure with Azure IAM & MDM, Oracle ODBX, FCUB, Amazon AWS E3,…
Increasing endpoint security awareness including cyber security education of all employees.
Creating automations, improving workflows in Atlassian Jira, by 20%.
Introducing new technologies and thoughts about AI, Airtable, Loom, Notion as per Agile Project Management, carbon footprint (CF), ROI and price/performance considerations, including reducing reliance on 3rd parties. As well as assisting, sharing expertise on hybrid and remote work strategies for enhancing overall job satisfaction.

Senior Information Technology Officer

Remote Work Europe

This is not a full time employment by Remote Work Europe. This is in addition to my full time employment.
This is Remote advocacy. Remote Work Europe, community expansion, future of work, remote jobs advocacy. Also promotion of co-living, co-working and other distributed work models.

Community Manager

Limitless Enduring

Under Construction:
•	Modern Work Consultancy
•	IT or CS Project Management
•	IT, AI, QI, CS, HRM (inc. DIBE or DEIJ) Documentation, Automation, Optimisation
•	Mental Health Programme/s & Employee Inclusion
including onboarding process automation and sports/off-site services, events.

Founder and CEO

Remote Rebellion

This is not a full time employment by Remote Rebellion. This is in addition to my full time employment.
This is Remote advocacy. Remote Rebellion and pure remote jobs advocacy.

Remote Ambassador

Myown

Synopsis: 
• AI, ML tools, LLMs study & research to optimize productivity, SaaS integration, workflow automation, KPI improvement for diverse organizational functions. (Incl. 6 months’ Ambassador project with Remote-First.Institute)
• Delivered comprehensive CS, IT, HRM, CRM, business, communication support & consulting services, improving Return On Investment to Small and Medium Enterprises by saving appx. 35% of costs.
• Implemented, optimized CRM, helpdesk & ticket management systems (Airtable, Notion, Atlassian, Salesforce).
• Conducted user training and onboarding for various software platforms and developed, maintained documentation for IT processes and best practices.
• Spearheaded install & software configuration, hardware, network systems optimization increasing performance by up to 30%.

I performed such tasks also as employee of all above mentioned: Aspire, Intercomp, Dell EMC, HPE & EF and for the partnering companies of Veeam, DELL EMC and HPE, as well as MS, and for all their corporate clientele.

In  above projects I've assisted the companies and end-users to, in total saved appx half a million euros.

Specialisations:
••	Customer Management & Technical Support, Communication: CRM systems, Helpdesk, Ticket, Incident Management (Jira, Monday, Doist, Zendesk, Toggl, Slack, Skype, Teams, Loom, Airtable, Notion, Zoom, etc.)
•	Systems: Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Windows OS, Network Administration (Dell, HPE, CISCO, Ubiquity,etc.)
•	Strategic Planning & Consultation: Equipment purchase, price performance, cost analysis, strategy, budget planning

IT Consultant (Remote and/or On-site) 

Remote-First.Institute

This is not a full time employment by Remote-First.Institute. This is in addition to my full time employment.
This is AI advocacy.

• AI and ML  study & research, focus on how to implement, utilise, optimise onboarding, productivity, etc. within all aspects of the current jobs, roles, projects.
• AI, ML integrations within variety of software and web based solutions, within SaaS, CaaS, IaaS…
• Using the new knowledge for automating workflows, decrease (re)search time, etc. to increase job & tasks completions and improving KPI.

Utilising AI Productivity challenge from Remote-first and Iwo Szapar to become well versed IT Generalist and Remote First Institute Advocate.

AI Ambassador 

Veeam Software

Working with a Veeam Software Partner:
•Mitigating security risks for clients by implementing scheduling of systems, hardware and software updated, focused on Microsoft 365, Azure, Intune administration of clients, as well to reduce costs.
•Optimising disk, mem, CPU usage of systems configuring Veeam solutions with best practice by 15%.
•Business consulting with clients, improving their infrastructure, networks & security of Dell, HPE, Ubiquiti.

Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Working with a Veeam Partner:
Providing onboarding insights from remote industry.
Focusing on onboarding experience with DEI and HRM best practices and creating, updating the onboarding documentation.

Onboarding Specialist

Remote & Hybrid Work Counselor || Team Leader || NetOps, SysOps & Infrastructure Expert, open4work || Bringing humane IT into smb & corporate, to create a better world! || Nomadic Poli-Athlete, Mental Health Advisor

Evolving into Modern Work Consultant, yet started with computer repairs and IT education, an enthusiast (IT Customer Support, Computer Helpdesk). Now a Network, System & Infrastructure Administrator, Expert with Dell, Microsoft, Office 365 & AI. Open for projects, work and collaborations.

New Introduction: Evolving beyond IT into “Consultant for Future-Ready Workplaces";

Aspiring leader at the intersection of  IT technology, remote work, communication and human-centric organizational design. Leveraging experience in IT and assisting HR or leadership teams with innovation to craft holistic strategies that empower distributed teams and foster inclusive, high-performing cultures. Expertise spans work optimization, mental health advocacy, DEI initiatives, process automation. Committed to shaping the future of work with exercises, through data-driven insights, empathetic leadership, and continuous adaptation to emerging workplace trends, especially focused on remote or distributed models and employee flexibility.

Passionate about creating work environments where every team member can thrive, regardless of location or background.

"IT Excellence" (Old) introduction: From a computer enthusiast to IT consultation status;

Extensive experience in managing various duties and working with advanced technology systems has helped me to hone a diverse set of skills, enabling the identification and resolution of problems in timely manner, while also reducing expenses and earning high levels of satisfaction from clients, end-users, and corporate partners.

Comfortable working in all industries: from Web3, wellbeing, education, crypto to Tourism and Manufacturing, whether it is B2B or B2C, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, as well as MSP (Managed Services Providers).

Availability: Immediate @ EMEA, Remote
Time Zone: CET/UTC, with flexibility, UTC-4:00/+4:00

Opportunities: 
Open to full-time, part-time work, partnerships, board memberships...

Tei M.

Have you meet Dani Maletic? 

If not, you should. #NomadEire is not just a conference, an event, as I understood. It's a movement to embellish Ireland's less traveled and lesser known local companies, enterprises, entrepreneurs, and more. 

The work to create a flawless event is never seen, it's felt by how participants experience it. And I know a thing or two about that, even before we co-founded EESTEC LC back in the day in MB City. 

What do you need to know about creating an event? Here are four major points.

Thinking Ahead: The Key to Successful Events

Event making may seem easy to the casual observer, but it’s anything but. Whether you’re organizing a small gathering or a large corporate conference, successful events require serious planning and foresight. Anticipating what could go wrong is half the battle.

Flexibility: Small Events, Quick Changes

Smaller events, like workshops or intimate parties, offer flexibility. With tighter timelines, changes can happen on the fly — a venue switch, a schedule tweak, or even a last-minute guest addition. The ability to adapt quickly is what makes these events feel fresh and spontaneous. Flexibility is the key to making small events feel effortless. 

And Dani and her team did this amazingly well.

Red Tape: Larger Events Take Time

When it comes to larger or even corporate events, like Running Remote, flexibility is harder to come by. Planning a conference or a festival can take months, even years, due to contracts, permits, and endless approvals. The logistics are complex, and the “red tape” can slow down decisions, stretching the timeline and making coordination more challenging. It’s a long, careful process that requires patience and persistence.

The Invisible Work: Making It All Come Together

Behind every seamless event is a huge amount of work that often goes unnoticed. From managing vendors to navigating approval processes, the work that happens behind the scenes is what makes the magic happen. Whether small or large, event planning is about thinking ahead, staying flexible, and managing the details, even when the process feels like a never-ending challenge.

Not to mention the people assisting, either as volunteers, or hired as contractors for specific purpose (marketing, venues, etc.)

And I've meet on #NomadEire my possible future collaborators. Amber Daughn, Chiara Tracey Bolzon, Maria C., Oren Chazan

Again, thanks to all who made NomadEire possible. Let's catch up soon!

System & Infrastructure Expert, MS365 & AI, Optimising and resolving issues by 2X - 3x rate, open 4 projects | Modern Work Consultant | Mental Health, Remote Advocate, Poli-Athlete, UGC

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