Bradley Thomas Smith is a business owner and entrepreneur living and working in Northern Virginia.  He became involved in software development and consulting using Microsoft technologies after serving a tour in the United States Marine Corps, and his career has progressed rapidly.

He participated in and helped guide the growth of a very successful Mid-Atlantic Microsoft partner consulting firm, contributing to a significant revenue and resource increase in his first 12 months at the firm.

In his next position he established a new practice for a small staffing company built around high quality Subject Matter Expert consulting for Microsoft business solutions.  He was instrumental in the organization's achievement of Microsoft Gold Partner status within 12 months.

In 2005, Bradley founded Black Blade Associates, Inc. to provide high quality solutions to customers in the public and private sectors.  Individuals of exceptional ability have continued to join the firm, and Black Blade has established partnerships with several key systems integrators, consultant firms, and vendors in the Washington DC/Metro area and the Microsoft market segments. 

Personally, his work with MS Office server product teams led him to be provided a seat on the Office Developer Advisory Council in 2004, allowing Bradley to contribute towards upcoming Office Server products and subsequently, the Office 12 Technology Adoption Program.  Over the course of his technical career, Bradley was awarded the Microsoft “Most Valued Professional” award for his continuing contributions in the general community for the next versions of SharePoint Products and Technologies and continuing dedication to work with and grow the defense and commercial markets for Microsoft business software.