Jim Smith

Jim Smith is the CEO of Dazmii (2017–present), where they lead services to prepare, implement, migrate, and extend system-agnostic solutions and to turn data-negative environments into data-positive ecosystems. They previously served as IT Manager at Verdant Services, Inc. (2015–2016), overseeing data quality, governance, productivity, efficiency, and reporting, and working with Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management for Process, MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle DB. They held roles including Quality Engineer (2012–2014) and Production Supervisor at Kvichak Marine Industries, Inc., and Production Manager at Norgren GT Development (2014–2015), with responsibilities in quality management, LEAN, and production oversight. They served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a Federal Officer and Coast Guardsman from 2001 to 2006. Education included a University of Phoenix Associate's Degree in Information Technology (2010–2012) and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Software Engineering (2012–2015); a GED from Alaska Military Youth Academy (2001); and a Diploma from Diamond High School (1998–2001).