Manager Project

Bradley B. Smith

**** **** *****, ******* ******, Florida 32003 ? 401-***-**** ?

***********@*****.***

Director / Project Manager / Operations Manager / Quality Manager

Executive & Operational Leadership / Strategic Planning / Project & Program

Management /

Change & Continuous Improvement Management / International Diversity

Executive and Operational Leader: Top-level decision maker, Relationship

Manager, and Operations driver. Experience with Lean Six Sigma discipline

to improve the quality of products for domestic and international customers

and quality of life for the valued workforce. Practice influencing diverse

international cultures towards a single goal to support global strategies.

Career track: Professional growth as Strategic Plans Officer, Program

Manager, Safety Officer, Operations Department Head, Commanding Officer,

Director of International Senior Military Officers, and comprehensive

oversight of international business and operating procedures as Chief of

Staff. Awarded Legion Of Merit Medal by The President of the United States

for exceptional visionary leadership in the analysis of international

security cooperation policy, strategies goals and program improvements, and

directing unique international teams during major change efforts. Awarded

Defense Meritorious Service Medal by the Secretary of Defense for

developing and managing large complex international projects and for

delivering and expertly controlling over-flight transportation/basing

databases and support matrices, impacting war-fighting and humanitarian

campaigns.

Project and Change Management / Strategic Planning: Over the past 30 years

I have been utilizing strategic planning and program/project management

expertise gained within major U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

organizations. I have a track record of double digit increases in

production, execution of complex multi-year projects on time and on or

under budget, risk management in international programs, managing limited

resources under austere budgetary restraints, and streamlining complex

operations to meet the diverse needs of DoD customers in the changing

global/international environment.

Proven Record - Across all Major Corporate Functions: Skilled in all areas

of executive management including developing and improving planning and

operations, analytical work, building partnerships worldwide, translating

policy into action plans and deliverables, and end to end process

improvement.

International Diversity: Led building trust and confidence among

senior international military officers and security practitioners from

more than 85 countries, both in the U.S. and throughout the world to

greatly increase global security cooperation.

BS - U.S. Naval Academy. MA - U.S. Naval War College. Current SECRET

clearance

Selected Achievements & Skills

> Chief of Staff of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS)

2006-2009. Directed and analyzed business and operating procedures of all

executive international education and business operations for the College

of a Department of Defense academic institute based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

-- P ioneered and led a cross-functional Synchronization Board,

executing a multi-year clearing house process for 12 departments composed

of 140 military and civilian staff across the enterprise. Integrated and

synchronized daily Center work plans and external agencies requirements

while incorporating major change efforts during periods of significant

Center mission expansion. Recognized as the most critical ongoing Center

improvement optimizing planning, significantly reducing operational risk

and man-hours, and increasing productivity.

-- Executive Leadership and Project Sponsor in Lean Six Sigma (2008):

Used Lean Six Sigma to execute a comprehensive enterprise management

review of the Center's 35 core processes that included defining the APCSS

Prime Value Chain, and measurements, improvements and control of data-

basing and management, information technology assurances, technology

integration, and technology upgrades impacting the current and future

workforce. Analysis included assessment of the workforce ability to: (a)

comply with applicable higher authority directives, regulations, and

taskings, (b) manage all resources (infrastructure, equipment, financial,

and human) based upon APCSS priorities, (c) conduct effective long-term

planning and programming, (d) improve systems and processes in accordance

with proven management methodologies, and (e) promote, adhere to, and

enforce the highest ethical standards. Review resulted in waste

reductions, elimination of non-value-added activities and saving time to

improve the quality and delivery of APCSS products and services.

-- Drove Strategy development. Conducted two Center-wide quarterly

reviews setting APCSS vision, mission, goals, and objectives AND monthly

Personnel Manning reviews that included a detailed analysis and

assessment of strategic direction, current and future workforce profiles,

gaps in workforce, and strategies to bridge gaps and build a future

workforce to meet emerging change requirements and Office of the

Secretary of Defense strategic guidance.

Deliverables included: (a) validation of civilian, military, and

contractor manning requirements, (b) improvements in recruitment and

integration of quality personnel tailored to mission requirements, (c)

increased retention of qualified personnel through appropriate

recognition, compensation, training, and professional development

programs within a productive and satisfying work environment, and (d)

recognizing and encouraging excellence and innovation within APCSS,

systemically.

> Director, Naval Command College, 2003-2006. Drove all strategic and

business operations for senior international military officers from 58

nations attending the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI.

-- Influenced a broad international group to achieve governmental

initiatives. Developed sound methods building trust and confidence among

more than 140 senior international military officers from 58 countries,

producing real and tangible increases in U.S. Department of Defense

international security cooperation. Led more than 180 Informational

Program Visits to 16 major cities across the U.S., partnered with myriad

of senior business, government, civic, and industry leaders to deliver

unparalleled diverse executive-level international interaction.

-- Drove unprecedented international program cost savings while

increasing student throughput 19%. Directed and managed multi-year

programs that were executed at or under budget, while integrating change

efforts during austere budgetary constraints.

> Deputy Chief Europe Division, U.S. European Command, 1999 - 2002.

Developed and analyzed politico-military policies and shaped strategy and

plans with 43 nations at Headquarters, U.S. European Command in

Stuttgart, Germany.

-- Led and managed a large international project to deconflict and

improve competing humanitarian relief efforts impacting refugees trapped

in Kosovo (Operation SHINING HOPE, 1999). Defined, measured and analyzed

supply chain gaps and transport conflicts. Influenced, negotiated, and

coordinated with diverse U.S. and foreign non-government organizations,

international Task Force Commands, and foreign diplomatic corps to ensure

critical humanitarian supplies were better synchronized with military

operations and delivered efficiently and safely - reducing operational

risk to support over 900,000 Albanians and 200,000 Internally Displaced

persons trapped in Kosovo.

-- Created and executed an innovative international military aircraft

flight and basing database project. Leveraged technology to engineer and

deliver products. Collaborated and networked with U.S. and foreign

interagencies and defense staffs to coordinate and control deliverables.

Vastly improved U.S. State Dept and Office of the Secretary of Defense

visibility and control of European theater clearances, international

overflight/basing clearances, and foreign nations' military support

impacting Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), 2002. Project served as the

model and lead tracking process for U.S. and international support to

OEF. Creative solution impacted U.S. national strategy for OEF

operations.

> Commanding Officer, Sea Control Squadron 31, 1997-1999. Executive

responsibility directing and developing efficient plans and procedures

for all aspects of operations, maintenance, and budget for a 320-person

squadron, flying eight complex carrier-based combat jet aircraft of

capital assets in excess of $240M, deployed worldwide.

-- Achieved the highest attainable combat readiness and U.S. Naval

Aviation Safety record. Directed a multi-year dynamic operational risk

management program, conducting detailed analyses of complex carrier

aviation war fighting functions and work processes including the

examination of all aircraft operating standards, management controls,

long-range planning, maintenance workloads, nonproductive time, and

deviations from standards to determine validated safe carrier aviation

operations. Execution resulted in the command achieving an unprecedented

U.S. Navy carrier aviation safety milestone of 28 years and 112,000 hours

of operational mishap-free flying and the highest attainable levels of

aircraft and combat readiness to advance DoD operations.

COMPLETED ARMED FORCES SERVICE AS A CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY.

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