TSmithCode.ai
Recruiters and hiring managers
Software leadership platform
Business-partner positioning, resume, proof, video evidence, compensation posture, availability, and a direct leadership-fit path.
Primary route
Contact
Contact Thomas Smith.
Fast, prefilled routes for software leadership hiring, CAD Guardian consulting, and proof-backed technical evaluation.
Routing clarity
Employment and consulting inquiries ask for different context. The brand system keeps those motions separate while giving both sides a fast path to Thomas.
Shared promise
Architecture, code, rollout, and handoff stay accountable to one operator.
CAD Guardian LLC
Engineering and IT buyers
Founder-led consulting lane
Autodesk, MicroStation, SolidWorks, CAD workflow, .NET desktop modernization, and engineering systems delivered in bounded phases.
Primary route
Direct channels
No gatekeeping if the opportunity is real.
Use the intake buttons for the cleanest context. Use these direct channels when you already have a qualified role, referral, urgent system boundary, or buying owner.
1-2 business day response target
software leadership email
tsmithcad@gmail.com
Use for senior, staff, principal, architect, or technical lead role fit.
CAD Guardian email
thomas@cadguardian.com
Use for AutoLISP, AutoCAD, Inventor API, CAD workflow, quote/BOM, PDF/DXF, labels, PDM/PLM, or .NET consulting.
linkedin.com/in/tsmithcad
Use for warm introductions, referrals, and hiring-manager forwarding.
Verification handoff
The site gives enough evidence to decide whether a conversation is worth taking. Deeper verification can happen in the right channel without exposing client names, drawings, source code, employer IP, or private customer records on the public web.
software leadership recruiter screen
Public proof
Resume, software leadership proof portfolio, hiring brief, video library, and role-fit intake.
Next request
Ask for interview availability, reference coordination, or a deeper walkthrough after role, compensation, and timeline are clear.
Hiring manager evaluation
Public proof
Technical proof across Autodesk, AutoCAD, AutoLISP, MicroStation, SolidWorks, .NET, SQL, and CAD workflows.
Next request
Ask for a focused architecture discussion around API boundaries, delivery ownership, system risk, and the first 90 days.
CAD Guardian buyer diligence
Public proof
Sanitized service lanes, process model, proof library, rate posture, and first-phase accelerator options.
Next request
Ask for discovery, NDA-safe context, or a scoped audit/prototype/utility output tied to your current system boundary.
Fast orientation
Contact is the routing hub for software leadership hiring, CAD Guardian consulting, speaking, and strategic partnership requests, with the fastest path based on whether you need an employee, a bounded engagement, or a conversation. The email actions now prefill the context needed for a faster answer.
After proof review
Contact is the decision point after proof. Software leadership recruiters should route into role-fit and business-ownership context; consulting buyers should route into system-boundary context. Both paths stay separate so the first reply can be useful.
After software leadership proof review
Resume, proof, videos, or hiring brief looked aligned.
Open the software leadership intake.
Role title, level, compensation range, location posture, interview timeline, team context, and technical ownership needed.
After CAD Guardian review
Services, process, or case studies looked relevant.
Open the consulting intake.
System boundary, current failure mode, business impact, timeline, budget or discovery posture, and first engagement goal.
Consulting lane starters
Buyers can skip the blank-page problem. Pick the closest lane, review the matching proof if needed, then open the CAD Guardian intake with the system boundary, current failure mode, timeline, and first outcome.
Lane 01
AutoLISP / AutoCAD modernization
Legacy LISP, scripts, blocks, attributes, or drawing standards need safer automation or a C#/.NET migration path.
Lane 02
Inventor automation rescue
Parameters, iProperties, Pack-and-Go, drawings, PDFs, DXFs, or BOM automation is brittle.
Lane 03
CAD-to-BOM / Excel output
Model metadata needs to become cut lists, crate lists, accessories, labels, or review-ready workbooks.
Lane 04
Drawing package automation
Submittal, shop-pack, PDF, DXF, or folder handoff steps still depend on manual operator loops.
Lane 05
Product configurator modernization
Product choices need to drive CAD parameters, features, title blocks, BOMs, and handoff artifacts safely.
Lane 06
SolidWorks drawing / PDM readiness
SolidWorks parts, assemblies, drawings, templates, product metadata, archive search, drawing requests, or PDM readiness need structure.
Lane 07
Desktop engineering app review
Internal WinForms/WPF tools need clearer release, update, feature-toggle, support, or handoff posture.
Zero-friction handoff
Contact should not create another qualification loop. These email paths prefill the right prompt so software leadership recruiters, hiring managers, and CAD Guardian buyers can send the context Thomas needs to answer quickly.
Response readiness
Qualified does not mean long. It means enough context to route the conversation correctly without a second qualification loop.
Signal
software leadership
CAD Guardian consulting
Signal
Intent
software leadership
Role title, level, employment model, and whether this is direct hire, retained search, or internal referral.
CAD Guardian consulting
System or workflow involved, buying owner, and whether the need is discovery, technical validation, or scoped delivery.
Signal
Constraints
software leadership
Compensation range, location posture, sponsorship posture, interview timeline, and team context.
CAD Guardian consulting
Timeline, access constraints, codebase or CAD environment, budget posture, and production risk.
Signal
Technical fit
software leadership
Why .NET, Autodesk, MicroStation, SolidWorks, CAD automation, SQL, workflow, leadership, or enterprise integration depth matters.
CAD Guardian consulting
Autodesk Inventor API, MicroStation, SolidWorks, CAD, Vault, AutoCAD, ACC, .NET, SQL, ERP, PDM/PLM, quote/BOM, drawing/PDF/DXF, label, or handoff boundary involved.
Signal
Decision
software leadership
Who needs to see the resume, proof, video library, or hiring brief before the first screen.
CAD Guardian consulting
What a successful first engagement would prove and which proof study or service lane looks closest.
Fast contact routes
Recruiters and hiring managers
Available nowsoftware leadership conversation
Use this path for staff, senior, principal, architect, or technical lead roles.
Engineering and IT buyers
$50 discovery callCAD Guardian consulting
Use this path for AutoLISP, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor API, MicroStation, SolidWorks, PLM/PDM readiness, AEC/BIM platform administration, manufacturing IT data automation, CAD plugin, quote/BOM, drawing/PDF/DXF, label, .NET modernization, and workflow automation work.
Recruiting or hiring for a senior engineering role?
Send the opportunity, role context, timeline, and interview path. Resume and proof are ready for fast evaluation.
Need CAD Guardian consulting?
Start with the system, workflow, business impact, timeline, and whether discovery or a scoped sprint is the right first move.
FAQ
Contact questions
FAQ
Use the software leadership path for full-time senior, staff, or principal engineering roles. Use the consulting path for bounded AutoLISP, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor API, MicroStation, SolidWorks, PLM/PDM readiness, AEC/BIM platform administration, manufacturing data automation, CAD, .NET modernization, quote/BOM, drawing/PDF/DXF, label, or workflow automation work.
A qualified software leadership inquiry includes role title, compensation range, location posture, timeline, team context, leadership expectations, and why AutoLISP, AutoCAD, Autodesk, MicroStation, SolidWorks, PLM/PDM, manufacturing IT, .NET, CAD automation, data migration, document management, or engineering workflow depth matters. A qualified CAD Guardian inquiry includes the system boundary, failure mode, business impact, timeline, budget or discovery posture, and whether the first win involves AutoLISP, AutoCAD, Inventor API, Content Center, Revit/Civil 3D context, ACC/Forma migration, Teamcenter/Windchill readiness, databases, CAD standards, Power BI/MES/ERP reporting, quote/BOM, drawing/PDF/DXF, label, PDM/PLM, or production handoff work.
Include the system involved, the business problem, current constraints, target timeline, and whether there is an existing codebase, Vault environment, CAD plugin, Inventor API boundary, Content Center issue, Revit/Civil 3D document context, old database, document-management system, ACC/Forma migration target, Teamcenter/Windchill or PLM readiness concern, Power BI/MES/ERP reporting need, product metadata issue, drawing request workflow, PDF/DXF export gap, label workflow, PDM readiness gap, or workflow that needs review.
Yes. The contact page includes lane-first consulting prompts for AutoLISP/AutoCAD modernization, Inventor automation rescue, PLM/PDM readiness, AEC/BIM platform administration, manufacturing IT data automation, CAD-to-BOM, drawing/PDF/DXF package automation, product configurator modernization, drawing request/PDM readiness, and desktop engineering software deployment review.
Yes. Use the general inquiry flow and include the audience, format, date range, and the decision or outcome the session should support.
Most qualified inquiries receive a response within one to two business days. Time-sensitive production issues should include the timeline and business impact up front.
If you are evaluating Thomas Smith for software leadership, open the leadership fit intake with the role title, compensation range, location posture, interview timeline, team context, and technical ownership. If you are evaluating CAD Guardian LLC for consulting, open the consulting intake with the system boundary, current failure mode, business impact, timeline, and first engagement goal.
Yes. Public pages provide sanitized proof, metrics, routes, and case-study patterns. After a serious Software Leadership or CAD Guardian fit is established, Thomas can discuss appropriate next-step verification such as reference coordination, private walkthrough context, or NDA-safe supporting material without publishing confidential client, employer, drawing, source-code, or customer details.