Visual effects supervisor who entered film as an assistant cameraman in the miniature and optical effects unit for STAR WARS (1977). Other notable vfx credits include "Battlestar Galactica" (1978, TV series), STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979), NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (1983), LIFEFORCE (1987), SHAKEDOWN (1988), TRUE LIES (1994), INDEPENDENCE DAY (1996), FLUBBER (1997), THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS (1999), THE FLINTSTONES IN VIVA ROCK VEGAS (2000), DR. DOLITTLE 2 (2001, also 2nd unit director), GIGLI and THE CAT IN THE HAT (both 2003), THE LONGEST YARD (2005), GARFILED: A TAIL OF TWO KITTIES (2006), and EVAN ALMIGHTY (2007). Smith was invited to join the Academy in 2007.  Best Achievement in Visual Effects 1996: INDEPENDENCE DAY (w. Volker Engel, Clay Pinney & Joseph Viskocil) 1 nomination, 1 Award