Brandon Smiley has been named the new chief operating officer at the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority. Smart fills the position that opened when Amanda Wanke left to become director of marketing and public affairs for bus manufacturer New Flyer and MCI. Before joining DART, Smiley served with the Kansas City Area Transit Authority as director of transportation. Before that, he served with KCATA in various roles, including bus operator, transportation supervisor, transportation assistant superintendent and transportation manager. In his role at DART, Smiley will lead more than 200 employees in the operations, maintenance and facilities departments.