Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Smith attended Baldwin Wallace University where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History with Summa Cum Laude distinction and then attended the University of South Florida earning his Master of Arts in Communications. While attending USF, he served on several state and national survey teams designing, implementing, and analyzing survey data and presenting the results to officials and students at local and regional conferences.  

As the Research Analyst at HCP Associates, Smith will assist the project manager with qualitative and quantitative research, analysis, and reporting through statistical and qualitative analyses. He will assist in the review of clients’ public opinion surveys, review of the survey results, and analysis of the findings. Smith will also perform market research, evaluation, and interpretation as needed and report the findings to client services.   

Outside of work, Smith enjoys attending baseball games and other local sporting events. He also enjoys reading about paleontology, watching movies, and cooking with friends.