Doug Schmidt holds an MBA and a Master of Science in Engineering & Technology Management from Louisiana Tech University, obtained between 2011 and 2015. With a diverse background in telecommunications, Doug has served in various engineering roles, including Inside Plant Engineer at Palmetto Engineering & Consulting, Augmentation Engineer II at Lumen Technologies, and multiple positions at CenturyLink, such as Regional Access Planner II and Off-net Network Management Engineer III. Doug began their career as a Core Networks Engineer III at CenturyTel and has experience as a Sales Engineer at GCEC Telecom.