Paul Ryan Smith

Background

About Paul Ryan Smith

Retired U.S. Army Officer, a leader in Strategic Intelligence, collection management, transportation and Logistics. Successful and experienced in building and leading cohesive teams. Successful at Intelligence Management, Operations Management, Joint planning, Logistics management, and Transportation. Highly experienced in leadership, coaching, management, Human Resources, logistics, operations, planning, training and acquisitions. Professional experience includes-Technical Collection Manager, Liaison Officer with the DIA’s Science & Technology Directorate in the Office of Space & Counter Space -Senior Intelligence Collection Strategist US Space Command J2 -Fellow, Idaho National Laboratory -Deputy Director of Operations for the Dean of Academics office, U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College -Chief of Intelligence Collection at the Defense Combating Terrorism Center (DCTC), Defense Intelligence Agency Washington D.C-Branch Chief Intelligence Collection Management, Middle East Africa Center, Joint Chiefs of Staff J26, Defense Intelligence Agency -Regional Desk Chief, Watch Officer at the Pentagon, Collection Management and Targeting, Direcorate of Operations, Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington DC, Education-Masters of Science in Business, Supply Chain Management from the University of Kansas -Masters of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University -Bachelors of Fine Arts in Illustration from Utah State University Other Work Experience-Deputy G4, Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics,10th Mountain Division and CJTF-10, Regional Command South Afghanistan and Fort Drum, NY -Chief of Transportation, 501st Sustainment Brigade, Camp Carroll, South Korea -Senior Observer/Controller Trainer, Executive Officer and S1-Chief of Human Resources, 3-360 Training Support Battalion, Salt Lake City, Utah -Commander, Supply and Transportation Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, CA -Deputy Operations Officer and Assistant S3 Operations Officer, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Freedom, Iraq/Fort Irwin, CA -Division Movement Control Officer, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas -Commander 266th Transportation Detachment, Fort Riley, KS, Egypt (Operation Bright Star), and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)-Executive Officer, 266th Transportation Detachment, winner of the best small Transportation Unit in the U.S. Army Fort Riley, KS -Infantryman, Squad Leader, Team Leader, 2-63 Armor Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, Germany -Student Assistant Basketball Coach USU