Joan Smith

Ms. Smith brings more than a decade of experience supporting DoD organizations, where she focused her efforts on aviation and missile research, development, and sustainment, systems and materials engineering, manufacturing, strategy development, and executive leadership. Prior to joining PeopleTec, Ms. Smith was President of a privately-funded small business specializing in technology development. She also served as a US Army civilian for 11 years, during which she led aviation technical programs, directed missile research efforts, served in executive leadership functions, and managed multiple programs that facilitated improvements to Army Aviation Fleet. Ms. Smith graduated from the University of Alabama with a B.S. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. She also earned an MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.