About
About
Smart Solutions K12 is the Education Division of Smart Solutions, Inc. Smart Solutions, Inc., a 27-year-old company headquartered in Cleveland, OH. Our goal is to develop long-term technology partnerships with schools across Ohio and the country to help transform them for the 21st Century. We accomplish this goal through a combination of the following products and services:
- Comprehensive Education Technology SmartAudits
- Managed Services
- eRate Priority 2 Hardware and Services
- Professional Development
- Software as a Service (IEP Software and HRIS Software)
The Smart Solutions team is a diverse company that understands the education environment. We are far more than a technology company; we are a group of systems thinkers and educators. We have the highest recognized technology certifications as well as highly educated business professionals with the right mix of formal education and “roll your sleeves up” experience.
Technology and information systems are a pervasive part of our lives and it is our mission as educators to prepare our students for a world we can barely envision. It is also our duty as public servants to maximize our taxpayer dollars and provide a consistent, technology-rich learning environment while capitalizing on each and every dollar spent.
Our team ensures that our clients can access to the variety of skill sets required for a seamless and wholesale implementation and integration of technology in a K12 environment. We understand schools and work to develop and deploy technology solutions, from the wiring closet to the classroom, which help schools to save time and money while increasing student engagement and achievement.
Smart Solutions K-12 Team
Nitin Julka (Vice President)
Nitin Julka is Vice President of Smart Solutions, Inc., an IT solutions provider serving customers in Education, State and Local government, Higher Education, and Law. Nitin led efforts to restructure the company and move towards a business unit strategy. He has been involved with mergers and acquisitions in the education space including the acquisition of an education managed services provider, and a spin-off of an educational software company.
Nitin oversees the Education and Technical Divisions at Smart Solutions, serving over 100 schools and school districts across the nation. Smart Solutions has completed over $50m in E-rate services since the program’s inception.
Nitin received his MBA from Columbia Business School with a focus on entrepreneurship and received his BS from University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in Computer Science and Psychology.
*Media Contact *
Contact for E-rate Services and IEP software
Email: njulka@smartsolutionsonline.com
Phone: 216.765.1122 EXT. 8211
Doug Jones (Director, K-12 Advancement)
Doug is and has been a teacher, coach, technology coordinator and director, grant director, entrepreneur, business owner, and leader in the area of technology and information systems in Ohio schools. Doug has worked in public schools, an educational service center, and university and has consulted both public and private entities throughout Ohio and the United States. His unique perspective on how private business can benefit schools is helping districts manage technology capital more effectively and the model deployed by Smart Solutions is helping schools create 21st century learning environments. Working in public education since 1989, Doug now manages the education division of Smart Solutions Inc. who works with dozens of school districts in Ohio and throughout the country in various capacities.
*Contact for Managed Technology Services, Education Technology Audits, and HRIS Software
Email: djones@smartsolutionsonline.com
Phone: 216.765.1122 EXT 8375
Abby Kelton Thaker (Associate Director, Professional Development)
Abby Thaker manages Professional Development for Smart Solutions K-12, where she works with school districts throughout Ohio to support effective classroom technology integration. Prior to joining Smart Solutions Abby taught elementary school, first as a Teach for America corps member in North Carolina, and later at a charter school in downtown Cleveland. Abby has served as an Ohio Education Policy Fellow through the Institute for Educational Leadership and Cleveland State University, and a 21st Century Learning Fellow with the Powerful Learning Practice.
*Contact for Professional Development
Email: athaker@smartsolutionsonline.com
Phone: 216.765.1122 EXT 8381