Leighton L. Smith

**** **** ****** *, *********, VA 22207

703-***-****; addvx7@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION: Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, 1982

M.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, 1980

Qualification Summary:

30+ years of management experience leading cross-functional teams of senior leaders

30+ years of productive experience in systems integration and configuration control

30+ years of experience establishing and maintaining business technology, architecture, data and applications

Dr. Smith has in-depth experience working with team and project organizations. He has directed and managed tasks and activities across all aspects of program and project identification, design, development and execution. He has experience developing negotiation strategies, writing agreements and contracts and conducting negotiations. He is versed in basic commercial agreement structures and key legal terms. He has supervised and managed projects that involved multiple technical disciplines, multiple subcontractors in multiple locations. He is an expert in risk assessment and is adept in explaining complex issues to senior managers and corporate leadership. He has core expertise in systems engineering, system design, system development, system acquisition, requirements definition, manufacturing, process design and development, test and evaluation, independent validation and verification, cost estimating, budget management and control, personnel management, quality assurance and control, technical project management and execution, technical education and training, technical report writing, optimization and process improvement, logistics, manufacturing, work measurement, job design, staffing, recruiting, mentoring, supervising, problem resolution, risk mitigation and management, information assurance, knowledge management, operations research, ergonomics, industrial engineering, facilities planning, statistics, decision making under uncertainty, and decision support. He has proven successful experience supporting decisionmakers at the highest levels of authority. He is versed in decision making, performance assessment and analysis and in identifying and developing innovative solutions to complex problems. He has extensive experience in marketing, sales, business development, capture, and proposal operations. His priority focus is on understanding the needs of the principle business interests of the projects that he supports. He is an accomplished writer, public speaker and effective collaborator.

Dr. Smith has prior experience in academia, private industry, and completed five years of active duty as a pilot and instructor pilot with the U. S. Air Force and is a Vietnam Era veteran.

Employment History and Experience

Parsons Corporation, Arlington, VA; Sr. Systems Engineer and Program Manager, 2017 – 2020

Principal designer and developer of a flagship corporate capability, Decision Analytics as a Service (DAaaS). Principal developer and preparer of multiple marketing and business development activities. Principal decision support system designer and developer, Senior integrating Analysis of Alternatives precepts into a Model-Based Systems Engineering construct for decision support, performance optimization and decisionmaker training. Key contributor to corporate initiatives in productization.

VariQ Corporation, Rockville, MD, Sr. Systems Engineer and Program Manager 2014 – 2017

Developed critical win themes and win strategies in leading-edge cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Information Technology, and network and architecture support. Served as proposal Manager for DIA E-SITE; Principal author of the Supply Chain Risk Management approach. Capture manager for defense and intelligence sectors. Business process re-engineering support.

Acquisition Systems Associates, Inc., Great Falls, VA, Sr. Systems Engineer, 2013-2014

Led major business development activities. Supported ongoing proposal efforts. Led major capture analysis for Missile Defense Agency (MDA) programs. Served as capture manager for missile defense programs. Supported Vice-President-directed business development initiative. Participated in Business Development Center of Excellence business activities.

VariQ Corp., Rockville, MD, Director of Intelligence Solutions and Sr. Systems Engineer, 2013

Developed critical win themes and win strategies for challenging Information Technology and Information System development and support opportunities. Served as Capture Manager for GSA OASIS, Proposal Manager for CDC CMS, Capture Manager for DoS HITSS-II, Proposal Manager for GSA SEOS, and Supported INSCOM GIS teams.

TASC, Inc., Arlington, VA, Sr. Systems Engineer and Program Manager, 2011 - 2013

Supported key corporate initiatives on Information Technology, Information Systems, Knowledge Management, FEDRamp certification, and was a senior advisor and evaluator for qualifying innovativeness and progress on internal leading-edge technological tools and techniques development projects. Served as Proposal Manager for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Intelligence, Counterintelligence, Analysis, Training, and Tradecraft (ICATTS). Designed proposal resource database for resumes and past performance archives. Provided senior acquisition strategy, new business development, and senior strategic planning and coordination support. Researched business development target opportunities. Developed acquisition strategies for targeted opportunities. Developed win themes and win strategies for designated targets. Developed and presented decision gate briefings.

Decisive Analytics Corp., Arlington, VA, Sr. Systems Engineer & Program Manager, 2003 - 2011

Provided senior advisory support to the MDA Program Integration Directorate on Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) processes, communications, command and control, and program progress reviews; led agency efforts to establish and maintain technical frameworks, performance standards, and was integral in helping develop actionable strategic approaches for more effective system performance and productivity. Provided senior advisory support to the MDA Director of Operations on program integration, program element performance, integrated master schedule development and analysis and risk assessment and mitigation. Developed, prepared and gained approval of the MDA Document Control Directive. Developed, prepared and gained approval of the MDA Uniformity Directive. Developed, prepared and gained approval of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and instantiated the IMP Task Force to ensure effective communication, coordination, integration and interoperation. Designed and implemented the BMDS Configuration Control Board (CCB) including establishing inter-operational Level I and II Configuration Item definitions and change management and control procedures. Managed Independent Review Team for the Undersecretary of the Navy that evaluated production award risk on the All-Up Round version of the Tomahawk missile. Designed and implemented the MDA Corporate Governance infrastructure. Designed and implemented MDA’s Manpower Planning Model.

TASC, Inc., McLean, VA, Sr. Systems Engineer and Program Manager, 1985 - 2003

Charter Member of Northrop Grumman’s Missile Defense National Team for Systems Engineering and Integration. Developed the MDNT Program Integration deliverable. Designed and implemented the Interactive Collaborative Environment tool for Spectrum Astro’s Space-Based Infrared program. Designed and executed the Cobra Judy Analysis of Alternatives for the Central MASINT Organization. Developed the Cobra Judy Mission Needs Statement (MNS) approved by the Joint Requirement Oversight Council. Developed the Cobra Judy Intelligence-MNS approved by the Assistant Director of Central Intelligence. Led the Hyperspectral Imagery Senior Review Group and supported Commercial Remote Sensing initiatives for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. Designed and led the implementation of the system engineering analysis and cost-effectiveness of the Defense and Intelligence Community Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance assets reporting to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and wrote the final report. Led the Congressionally Directed Action to evaluate the acquisition process at the National Security Agency. Led the SR-71 Reactivation Study for the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office. Lead systems engineer for the satellite-to-satellite communication on-orbit test and evaluation for Motorola’s Iridium satellite-based telephony system. Supported the Summer Sensor Study for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. Lead systems engineer for the TRAP/TDS re-compete acquisition program for the National Reconnaissance Office. Led the defense communications study sponsored by the Decision Support Center and wrote the final report. Supported OUSD AT&L in Acquisition Program Integration office leading the Cycle Time Reduction Initiative, supporting revisions and updates to the DoD Directive 5000 series and provided substantive revisions to the CJCS I 3170. Led systems engineering support for the Brilliant Pebbles Program and led its incentives program and evaluation. Supported the development and implementation of the NRO’s Directive 7, the principal acquisition guidance document based on best practices of the DoD D 5000 series and helped design the NRO Acquisition Board modeled after the DoD DAB. Developed Strategic Defense Initiative Office Directives for Strategic Planning, Reports to Congress, Document Control, Work Package Directive Process, Technology Development and Budget Planning and Execution. Designed and implemented a Cost Management process for the presidentially-directed Advanced Cruise Missile Program. Designed and developed a proven prior performance-based acquisition strategy for the ACM contract, approved by the Secretary of Defense that was a landmark revision of the overall defense acquisition process instituting past experience and past performance as principal evaluation factors. Analyzed the impasse preventing opening the new Denver International Airport and made recommendations to the City of Denver that resolved the problem. Designed and implemented the Crop Alerts for TASC’s Precision Agriculture initiative and business venture. Developed and cultivated the U.S. Army at the Project Manager for Training Devices in Orlando, FL that developed and expanded into a multi-million-dollar business base enabling the opening of offices in Tampa, Melbourne and Montgomery, AL. Was the designated missile manufacturing expert on a senior review team appointed by the Assistant Secretary for the Navy for Acquisition to evaluate the Lockheed Trident II program. Designed and implemented Parallel Operations and Transition Engineering Integration processes for the U. S. Government’s transition from wet film to digital imagery. Lead systems engineer on the STARBASE study that evaluated state-of-the-art status of key COCOM Controlled Technology List technologies and designed an implementation program for instantiating a real-time monitoring process, approved by the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.

U. of Central Florida/Dept. of Industrial. & Systems Eng., Orlando, FL, Asst. Prof., 1982-1985

Cultivated and established funded research equal to the rest of the university combined. Served on the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)-appointed committee to develop the Principals and Practice examination in Industrial Engineering for the National Council of Engineering Examiners (NCEE) for professional engineer licensure. Principal investigator for U.S. Army Precision Marksman Test Bed, U. S. Navy Training Simulation Devices, and for NASA’s Ground Safety Study at Kennedy Space Center. Established and equipped a Human Factors research laboratory. Authored several professional journal and professional society proceedings articles. Served as a referee on the Engineering Economist journal and the International Journal on Industrial Safety.

University of Texas, Arlington, TX, Graduate Student & Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1979 - 1982

Obtained research grants for M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Human Factors Engineering. Taught undergraduate engineering courses. Conducted doctoral information processing research.

Sports Car World, Inc., Dallas, TX, Chief Operating Officer, 1977 - 1978

Converted sole proprietorship to a private corporation. Developed a core supply chain concept for parts and a nationwide parts distribution network. Negotiated part supply relationships and contracts. Coordinated part supply pipeline with OEM manufacturers. Designed and implemented account management of part supply and inventory.

Ten-Tex Foods, Inc., Dallas, TX, Restaurant Manager, 1976 - 1977

Designed and implemented the first 24-hour rotating manager schedule. Advanced to full manager in three months (normal time is two years or more). Performed at full incentive bonus levels.

Arrow Industries, Inc., Carrollton, TX, Production Supervisor, 1975 - 1976

Revised the inventory management approach to First-In/First-Out (FIFO). Achieved full production line bonus performance for the first time and sustained it for several weeks. Supervised 25+ skilled, hourly workers. Trained skilled workers.

NCP, Inc., Dallas, TX, Security System Designer and Salesman, 1975 - 1976

Designed and customized private home security systems and solid security systems installations.

U.S. Air Force, Commissioned Officer, Pilot and Instructor Pilot, 1970 – 1975

Authored operations orders and plans, including the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Compliance Plan for the Federal Aviation Administration. Designed enlisted and officer base housing allocations. Analyzed fuel oil consumption rates and designed an efficient re-fueling process. Designed and conducted several air shows. Supported Ground Support Observer training exercises. Narrated tactical equipment performance for Congressional representatives. Taught Instrument Flight School based on Air Force Regulation 60-16.

Professional Qualifications

Licensed Professional Engineer, (#PE 0036537, State of Florida) [1985-2017]

Certified Professional Ergonomist, (#0011, Bd. of Cert. In Prof’l Ergonomics) [1992- 2017]

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt [2007].