Stephan Smith is a Principal Architect and Strategy Consultant at Precision Bit Works, where he helps organizations design and deliver scalable, resilient business systems on the Microsoft technology platform. While his focus areas are in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions, he believes that the most effective systems are built considering the entire Microsoft ecosystem combined with effective integrations of non-Microsoft platforms.

With over 25 years of experience across enterprise architecture, Dynamics 365 delivery, and systems integration, Stephan has led and stabilized high-risk programs for some of Microsoft largest customers. His background includes serving as a Dynamics 365 Delivery Architect at Microsoft and as a Senior Director in Avanade’s Global Center of Excellence.

As a speaker, Stephan focuses on practical architecture guidance for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform practitioners. His sessions translate enterprise architecture concepts into actionable patterns, decision frameworks, and checklists that architects, technical leads, and business stakeholders can apply in their own unique scenarios. While there are many factors that can ultimately lead to the success or failure of system implementations Stephan believes that architecture discipline is one of the key factors of effective enterprise software delivery.

Attendees can expect clear guidance on:
- Understand practical application of architecture concepts and patterns.
- Building performant and scalable solutions to handle enterprise workloads.
- Making informed architecture trade-offs under real-world constraints.
- Avoiding common platform and integration anti-patterns.
- Aligning technical decisions with performance, scalability, and long-term operability.

Stephan’s sessions are grounded in real project experience and emphasize execution-ready insights over theory.