Ken E. W. Smith, Mba, Dsl, Ts-Sci. Email & Phone Number

Fort Meade, Md, Us

Fort Meade, Md, Us

United States

Joint Training Center

Serve as the Director of Logistics for Area Support Group-Jordan, a forward deployed, strategically located Brigade level headquarters that provides base operations support and communications support to five installations across the country of Jordan. Effectively enable DoD forces and supportingtheater posturing initiatives as directed for current and future operations.Responsible for coordinating sustainment support throughout the country of Jordan for all commodities classes and field support services. Contract Officer Representative for the ASG-J Base life support contract with Loyalty Support Services and Non-Tactical Vehicle Fleet of 72 vehicles. Coordinatesintegrative support operations with the 36th SB. Responsible for oversight of three property Books in Three countries valued at over $75 million. Advises the Commander, Deputy Commander, Executive Officer and subordinateunit commanders on sustainment related issues.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Serves as a Logistics Advisor to the Saudi Logistics Command that supports over 130k National Guard Soldiers. Provides advice and assistance on all aspects of sustainment materiel management. Review, analyze, and make recommendations and proposals for improvement of the Ministry of National Guard logistics at the Strategic/Operational/Tactical levels ISO modernization and future vision imitative. Assists in managing, directing, and evaluating at the point of FMS transaction charges with providing training and support services valued at over $200 Million. Lead integrator of all LAV sustainment enterprise stakeholders including DoD and contracted companies spanning across North America and Europe.

Vicenza Area, Italy

Served as the AMC focal point for resolution of logistics problems for USARAF and assigned tenant units on the Continent of Africa; Monitor logistical status of units, systems, and functions to improve Command Readiness; Assures effective management of Logistics Assistance Program (LAP) resources.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Petroleum Operations Officer for a brigade-level joint and combined logistics command with six sub-regional offices. Support the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Pacifc Commander in providing integrated material management of 1.2 billion gallons of petroleum products valued at over $4.4 billion and annual bulk fuel sales of $1.4 billion to the U.S. Pacific Comand (PACOM). Responbile for supervising all phases of petroleum logistics, to include ordering, distrubution, and inventory management of bulk aviation fuel, Naval fuel, ground fuel and additives support to all U.S. services in the PACOM AOR.

Baghdad, Iraq

Served as the DLA Energy LNO to the Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Iraq (CJFLCC-I). Proving bulk petroleum to all U.S. And Coalition Forces in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). Responsible for overseeing the distribution of bulk class III and Helium products throughout the Area of Operation (AOR).

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Served as Company Commander for a forward deployed Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Area Support Group Kuwait. Responsible for the health, welfare, disipline and combat readiness for over 250 Soldiers from all components, 73 DA civilians and contractors supporting the Defense Corperation Agreement with Kuwait. Provided logistical and administrative support to 22 directorates dispersed throughout six camps in Kuwait and Bahrain. Responsible for oversight, accountability, and maintenance of all equipment valued at $58.6 million.