Jason Smith is a military veteran who has over 25 years of experience in telecommunications. The majority of his career has been spent working with competitive service providers. Seven years as an engineer served as the foundation for the following twenty years as a business leader for Level 3 Communications, Google Fiber, and now Ting Internet. His business and operational leadership responsibilities at Level 3 Communications included operations and PnL management as a Manager/Director/Sr. Director of Long Haul Networks, Data Centers, and Metro Enterprise Fiber Systems. His technical and operational leadership at Google Fiber as Head of Metro Technical Operations, continually improved and increased network construction and operations, enabling scale and growth of the business. His training and experience in technical roles on wireless and fiber systems, as well as IP provisioning and management brings invaluable practical, real-world experience.