AUTHORIZATION LETTER



December 21, 2017

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn:  Filing Desk


To Whom It May Concern:

By means of this letter I authorize Timothy Oakes and Paul McNeice, or any of
them individually, to sign on my behalf all forms required under Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to transactions
involving the stock or derivative securities of Edgewater Technology, Inc. (the
"Company").  Any of these individuals is accordingly authorized to sign any Form
3, Form 4, Form 5 or amendment thereto which I am required to file with the same
effect as if I had signed them myself.

This authorization shall remain in effect until revoked in writing by me.

Yours truly,


      /s/ Russell Smith
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Russell Smith