﻿SMARTLEVER SOLUTIONS - FOUNDER BIOGRAPHIES
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DION DUPREE - Co-Founder & CEO

Short bio:
Dion DuPree is Co-Founder and CEO of SmartLever Solutions, where he leads sales, client relationships, and product strategy. He brings a background in AI automation, software engineering, and platform support, and is completing an MBA at Sacramento State.

Long bio:
Dion DuPree is Co-Founder and CEO of SmartLever Solutions, the managed AI automation company for field service businesses. He leads sales, client relationships, and product strategy, and spends most of his time with owners and operators diagnosing where manual office work is costing them money. Before founding SmartLever he worked in AI automation, software engineering, and platform support, including a stint at SimpliGov, where he and his twin brother, DeVon DuPree, ran the support team together. He is completing an MBA at Sacramento State, and co-founded SmartLever with Jacob Squires after the two met through the 2026 Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy, where their team, which also included DeVon, won Best in Showcase and Best Business Plan.

Headshot: Headshots/Dion DuPree - Co-Founder and CEO.jpg
Photo credit: Megan Squires

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JACOB SQUIRES - Co-Founder & COO

Short bio:
Jacob Squires is Co-Founder and COO of SmartLever Solutions, where he runs business operations and client delivery. He oversees onboarding and customer setup, making sure dashboards are built around the metrics that matter, integrations are connected, and automations are live. He is studying Applied Mathematics at UC Davis.

Long bio:
Jacob Squires is Co-Founder and COO of SmartLever Solutions, the managed AI automation company for field service businesses. He runs business operations and client delivery, and owns the path from signed engagement to working automation, making sure dashboards are built around the metrics that matter, integrations with a client’s existing software are connected, and automations are live on the SmartLever platform. He is studying Applied Mathematics at UC Davis, and co-founded SmartLever with Dion DuPree after the two met through the 2026 Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy, where their team won Best in Showcase and Best Business Plan.

Headshot: Headshots/Jacob Squires - Co-Founder and COO.jpg
Photo credit: Megan Squires

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