My name is Shannon Smith.  The R is for Robert, which is my given name, but a name I've never gone by.

I'm trying hard to follow after Jesus.  I fail many times a day in that endeavor, which is why the fact that God still loves and cares about me is incredible.

I'm a husband to a wonderful woman named Kim, and father to a couple of great kids.

I moved to the Triangle in 1998, when I started my undergrad at North Carolina State University.  In the midst of my journey toward a degree, I moved away, only to return a couple more year later.  I've lived in Raleigh and Cary.  Currently, we live in the Villages of Tryon neighborhood in South Raleigh.

I currently work at SAS Institute, Inc. as a Testing Manager in Research and Development.

You can find me on the web for looking for rshannonsmith.  Specifically at facebok.com\rshannonsmith and on Twitter @rshannonsmith.