SMARTvt is a consortium that provides subject matter experts (SMEs) as consultants to clients. When consulting for a SMARTvt client, the SME bills at an agreed hourly rate but SMARTvt bills the client at a higher standard rate, keeping the difference. Expenses are usually the consultant's responsibility. Consultants must keep all client matters private and confidential, and cannot pursue direct employment with SMARTvt clients for 24 months without permission. SMEs are required to submit monthly time summaries and adhere to SMARTvt's code of conduct. Intellectual property terms are defined in engagement agreements.

1. When You Agree To Consult For A SMARTvt Client…
Thank You For Considering applying Your Subject Matter Expertise (SME) as a consultant under the umbrella
Consortium of Subject Matter Experts that comprise SMART Holdings USA – SMARTvt.org.
SMARTvt is in the business of providing unique multi-disciplinary individual Subject Matter Experts to businesses and
organizations. These experts solve unique problems not within the client’s core competency.
As a Consultant/SME with SMARTvt you will be paid an agreed upon hourly rate BUT you will bill for your SMARTVt
client at a STANDARD SMARTvt bill rate .
Example: Consultant Jane Doe Hourly bill Rate $105 per hour. SMARTvt Bill Rate of $125 per hour. Fee to Client: $125
per hour to Client.
Each project will feature unique fee agreements and the Project Director will establish how the client gets billed. The
arrangement will be stipulated in writing before commencement of contract. The SME is paid monthly.
The SMART Chain of Command: Michael J. Kipp, CPA, Bruce H. Miller, Mark Renkert, Gabrielle Meunier, Jean
Twombly.
Expenses: As a consultant expenses are usually incurred and paid by the consultant and not SMARTvt. Special
Circumstances and Such will be outlined in writing at contract commencement.
Privacy: The Consultant is to keep all matters of SMARTvt’s clients in strictest confidence and work product is to be kept
secret and private. Also secret and private are terms of the Engagement Contract. The consultant may be held legally
responsible for damages if the consultant leaks information that harms the client’s enterprise, business, or organization.
Pursuing Employment with SMART Clients: The Subject Matter Expert may not solely or privately engage a SMARTvt
Client for 24 months after an engagement unless written / email permission from SMARTvt’s Chain of Command. Typically
the employer pays a 15% of Salary fee to SMARTvt when the SME is hired directly as a staff member.
Reporting: Subject Matter Experts directly engaging with SMARTvt clients are required to CC communications to the
project director. Consultants engaging SMARTvt clients are invited and advised to engage the full brain power of the
SMARTvt Consortium of Experts. The Chairman, CEO, and Director have an All –Hours-Open-Door Policy.
Transparency: Subject Matter Experts at SMARTvt strive to keep multi-channel informational flow throughout the
organization of SMARTvt unless specified in the Engagement Contract.
Time Tracking: Using Free Time Tracking Software: http://myhours.com. Monthly Summaries will be forwarded to
SMART administrators. SME’s may use other time tracking apps that fit their use.
Code of Conduct and Termination: Each Subject Matter Expert must adhere to the basic Code of Conduct standards of
SMARTvt found in the SMARTvt Welcome Package authored by Kathy Sullivan (See: http://slidesha.re/ZMytmp SMARTvt
respects all cultures and all perspectives) Behaviors and actions that cause harm, threaten or intimidate or bully will result in
hearing that can lead to Contract Termination and Expulsion from SMARTvt at any time.
Intellectual Property: IP is to be defined at the start of the engagement and ownership, privacy, and privilege will be
defined in the Engagement Process.
Finders Fees: SMARTvt Consultants Can Be Due a Significant Finders Fee if SME directs projects to SMARTVT.
Each SME is expected to Initial / date the bottom of this stipulation at the start of this engagement and send as a PDF to the
Program Director.