Keith Smith Jr.

Keith Smith Jr. is an experienced IT professional holding the position of Sr. Systems Administrator Team Lead at both TikTok and ByteDance since September 2019. Prior to these roles, Keith was the Infrastructure Manager at bitFlyer from January 2019 to September 2019, and served as a Systems Engineer at Prometric from April 2018 to December 2018. Additional experience includes IT Administrator at MULTIVAC Group, Senior Systems Administrator at Evolution Financial Group, Systems Engineer at Tora Trading Services, MAC/IT Coordinator at EIRE Systems, and Systems Engineer at FactSet. Keith holds a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Language and Literature from The Ohio State University, where studies also included time abroad at Kobe University and Kobe Shoin. Educational background includes coursework at Sinclair Community College and a high school diploma from Miamisburg High School, supplemented by an AFS Study Abroad program in Japan.