Al Smith
Microsoft State/Local Government - Principal Solutions Engineer
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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I'm a Principal Architect at Microsoft specializing in the Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Copilot, and agentic AI solutions for U.S. State and Local Government.
Throughout my career, I've been driven by a simple belief: the people who understand a business problem best should have a meaningful voice in building the solution. That's why I'm so passionate about Microsoft's low-code and no-code platform. I love helping organizations empower business users to work alongside professional developers to create applications, automations, and AI experiences that solve real problems and deliver measurable value.
For more than two decades, I've worked with government organizations to modernize business processes, improve citizen services, and accelerate digital transformation. I've partnered with agencies of every size to design solutions that combine enterprise architecture, modern application development, automation, data, and artificial intelligence into practical outcomes that users can embrace.
My favorite conversations are the ones where technology becomes accessible. Whether I'm presenting on Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Copilot Studio, or the latest advancements in agentic AI, my goal is always the same: to make complex technology approachable, demonstrate what's possible, and give people the confidence to build solutions they didn't think they could create themselves.
I believe the future of software development isn't about replacing professional developers—it's about expanding who gets to participate in creating great software. When analysts, subject matter experts, makers, architects, and developers collaborate using the Microsoft Power Platform, organizations build better solutions, faster. That's the future I'm excited to help shape.
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From Idea to Agent: Copilot + Low-Code for Government
Microsoft Government BizApps + Copilot Summit - Reston, Virginia
This session explored how agencies can harness M365 Copilot in tandem with the Power Platform within the Government Community Cloud (GCC) to deliver secure, compliant, and innovative solutions. It demonstrated how Copilot Studio enables transformation of ideas into intelligent agents while adhering to government standards, covering key focus areas including solving for data agentically, extending Copilot capabilities with custom actions, and best practices for deploying solutions across government tenants.
Impacts of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” to SNAP and Medicaid: AI-enabled Mitigation Solutions
APHSA IT Solutions Management for Human Services Education Conference & Expo
This session explains how H.R. 1 shifts new SNAP and Medicaid costs and compliance demands onto states, then shows practical AI-enabled solutions—built on Microsoft Copilot Studio, AI Builder, Power Automate, and Dynamics 365—that help agencies reduce payment errors, strengthen program integrity, and improve caseworker accuracy.
Maximizing AI Performance for Government with Low/No Code Solutions
2026 Florida Digital Government Summit
This hands-on session shows how government agencies can use Microsoft Power Platform—AI Builder and Copilot Studio—to triage constituent inquiries and extract data across email, forms, and voice channels. Attendees learn a practical prompting formula that boosts AI accuracy and reliability, building powerful solutions without deep coding expertise.
Artificial Intelligence in Internal Auditing
Florida Executive Office of the Governor - Office of the Chief Inspector General: Statewide IG Conference
Presented at Florida's Statewide Inspector General Conference, this session explored applying AI to internal auditing. My portion showed how audit teams can build low-code Copilot Studio agents grounded in policy and case data, then use Microsoft Purview Data Security Posture Management to govern AI apps and prevent sensitive-data oversharing.
Al Smith
Microsoft State/Local Government - Principal Solutions Engineer
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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