159. Is Stuart Smith a Geek or a Nerd?

Stuart Smith Stuart Smith is the IT Director at Medtronic. Stuart has been working at Medtronic for 22 years, climbing the IT ladder from Principal IT Project Leader to IT Director of R&D and Quality Systems. Starting out in economics and languages, Stuart came to IT in an indirect way, but has been with the same company since the beginning. Not only has he been learning his trade, but also how to get the best from people. Is Stuart Smith a Geek or a Nerd? Stuart dives into the true job of the IT department in this episode, along with the difference between a nerd and a geek, the consumerization of IT, and how to help your department communicate to the business side of operations.