Harris Central Appraisal District
Ramon Smith, MBA, RES, AAS, is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in property valuation and business consulting. Currently serving as the Senior Commercial Valuation Analyst at Harris Central Appraisal District since August 2016, Ramon oversees the valuation of over 5,000 office buildings in Harris County, managing an aggregate value of $36 billion. Previous roles in the same organization include Commercial Valuation Analyst and Residential Appraiser II. Ramon is also the Managing Partner at DRW Group, LLC, focusing on investment opportunities, and the owner of ServiceSmith, LLC, specializing in business consulting. Additionally, Ramon served as a Notary Public for the State of Texas and worked as an Algebra Instructor in Houston ISD, preparing students for standardized math exams. Ramon holds an MBA in Finance and Investment Management from the University of Houston-Downtown and a BBA in Business Administration and Management from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Harris Central Appraisal District
The Harris Central Appraisal District appraises taxable property for the county, cities, school districts, and more than 300 special districts such as MUDs that levy property taxes within the district's boundaries. The district appraises more than 1.7 million property parcels annually. The district also administers exemptions and special appraisals, such as productivity valuation of qualified agricultural land, and determines the taxable situs of property. The chief executive officer of the appraisal district is the chief appraiser. The governing body of the district is the appraisal district’s board of directors. The appraisal district also has an appraisal review board, which hears property owner protests regarding values and other related matters, and a taxpayer liaison officer, who handles problems outside the jurisdiction of the appraisal review board. The appraisal review board is appointed by the local administrative district judge for Harris County.