Dakota Smith

Dakota Smith is a seasoned professional in the field of information systems and communications, currently serving as a Senior Field Application Engineer at Persistent Systems, LLC since August 2022. Prior to this role, Dakota worked as a Field Application Engineer at Aeris LLC from December 2021 to August 2022 and served as a system and network administrator. Dakota's military experience includes positions within the US Navy, where contributions were made as a Troop Radio Technical Officer in US Naval Special Warfare and in tactical communications roles at USSOCOM from April 2017 to February 2022. Dakota also held the position of System Administrator in the US Navy from February 2015 to December 2016. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance from American Military University, completed between 2018 and 2022, and coursework at Sam Houston State University from 2013 to 2015.