Our Blood Institute
Allen Smith is an experienced IT professional with a strong background in network operations and management. Since July 2002, Allen has served as the Manager of IT Enterprise Operations at Oklahoma Blood Institute, where responsibilities include coordinating 24 by 7 support operations across sixteen sites and managing a diverse team of IT professionals. Prior to this role, Allen worked as a Network Support Engineer at Maritz\Librix Learning from April 2000 to July 2002, focusing on the administration of Cisco network infrastructure and providing desktop support. Earlier in career, Allen was a Research Chemist at Camie-Campbell, Inc. from September 1993 to April 2000, involved in product formulation and large-scale production supervision. Allen holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Our Blood Institute
Our Blood Institute is the sixth-largest independent blood center in the nation, with 16 donor centers in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. OBI is the nonprofit blood provider for patients at more than 240 hospitals, medical facilities, and air ambulances across three states.