Dana Hones is an accomplished Applications Engineering Manager and Assistant Director at the Seminole Tribe of Florida, with a tenure starting in July 2012. Prior to this role, Dana held various managerial positions, including Development Manager and IT Manager at Iron Bridge Tools from August 2007 to July 2012, as well as Development Manager positions at Blue Frog Solutions, Inc., Designers in Motion, and Hones MacDonald, Inc. Notably, Dana co-founded Hones MacDonald, Inc., serving as Chief Architect and Senior Developer from January 1998 to August 2003. Dana's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix, completed between 2001 and 2004, and earlier studies at the University of Hartford from 1980 to 1984.