Paul Smith is Executive Vice President of Sales for Salient Systems, responsible for oversight of sales and sales strategy. Paul joined Salient Systems in 2014, originally as Manager of the Technology Partner Program, where he created and implemented a program that focused on establishing and growing partnerships with complimentary manufacturers.

Between 2015 and 2022, Paul was District Sales Manager then Regional Sales Manager for the Central territory. During this time, he assisted his customers and channel partners with design and implementation of custom integrated solutions.

From 2022 to 2024 Paul was the Director, then VP of Sales for the Central United States managing a team tasked with sales and customer development within a fifteen-state region.