Bert Smith Email & Phone Number

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Jacksonville Airport, Florida

Since October 2016 I have executed duties as Manufacturing/Engineering Plant Supervisor for a major Johnson & Johnson supplier; I have responsibility FOR MULTIPLE manufacturing lines; Directly responsible for production rates, personnel, inventory management, equipment, engineering, shipping/receiving, BOM, SOP editing/developing, with hire/fire authority. Responsible for daily QA/Lean Six Sigma mentoring/advising to owner/upper management/staff.

Aatd, Ft. Eustis, Va

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE01/85 - UNITED STATES ARMY 08/15 Aviation Applied Technology Directorate - Ft. Eustis, VASenior Program Manager/Subject Matter Expert (SME)Department of Defense Acquisition Specialist• Provided executive-level decision-making and overall leadership including budgetary and fiscal responsibility for multi-million dollar engineering and manufacturing programs, personally directing large staffs of technical and contracting personnel. Senior Program Manager/DOD Acquisition Specialist• Served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in multiple design/engineering and production scenarios providing expert technical recommendations and cost analyses to OEM and federal government entities to track and control production costs.• Played key role in developing efficient acquisition strategies to achieve engineering and scientific solutions within fiscal constraints; i.e., on one occasion, saving over $5 million through corrective action engineering of production failures.• In keeping with senior program leadership responsibilities, wrote voluminous technical documentation of every description, and organized/conducted meetings of key production/maintenance/technical personnel to build teamwork and define goals; created and delivered technical presentations to audiences of every description, both DOD and private sector.• As a certified DOD Acquisition Specialist, made extensive use of in-depth knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) in coordinating and negotiating with skilled technical personnel from the U.S. Army (DOD), and the Director and Deputy Director of AATD, as well as U.S. Navy and Air Force teams.

An accomplished Technical Writer, proficient in researching, developing and documenting complex, multi-faceted processes/procedures/specifications; troubleshoot, analyze and conduct fault isolation to determine root causes; write a broad spectrum of bulletins, technical specifications/directives, development proposals, training materials and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs).Experience in Army-Navy DoD acquisition covers proposal development(RFQ/RFP), contract award, delivery, cost management, schedule/technical performance, logistics, engineering, manufacturing engineering, support analysis, technical data, scheduling, supply support, procurement, supplier surveillance, pricing, contracts, customer satisfaction, negotiation team leader, contract mods, vendor orders/bids. Micro-manages prep/execution of proposals, business plans, SOWs, CDRLs, specifications, operating budgets, financial terms/conditions of proposals, and contracts. SME in Proposal Development for Army. Duties included editing/proofing copy before deadline as well as executing research/verifying facts, executing fact checks and interviewing prime leads for coherant story lines. Responsible for maintaining equipment and managing office supplies.

Bs Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Bs-Marine Science-Geology, Marine Geology