Summary
Jon Smith is an experienced defense-focused program and engineering professional with eight years of hands-on experience delivering cyber, IT acquisition, and enterprise licensing solutions for the U.S. Army and DoD. Currently an APM for DCO Tools, he has led multi-party initiatives that bridge rapid cyber prototyping, cloud-based defensive capabilities, and large-scale vendor agreements while holding an active DoD security clearance. Comfortable in both technical and policy spaces, he pairs full-stack coding training with deep program management expertise—negotiating multi-million-dollar ELAs and guiding enterprise-wide SharePoint integrations. Jon’s background in international affairs, Japanese language study, and cross-cultural diplomacy informs his coalition-building and stakeholder engagement across military, industry, and academic partners. Notably, he has a track record of translating complex requirements into repeatable programs and annualized processes that sustain organizational standards and readiness.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Coding (Bootcamp) Computer Science, Full Stack Coding (Bootcamp) Computer Science at The George Washington University
Bachelor's International Affairs Political Science Great Books Literature, Bachelor's International Affairs Political Science Great Books Literature at Mercer University
Certificate Japanese Language & Culture, Certificate Japanese Language & Culture at Seinan Gakuin University
Columbus High School
Extension School/EdX, Extension School/EdX at Harvard University
English, Japanese