Dana K. Smith "Deke" Smith, RA
 
  (703) 481-9573  Cell (703) 909-9670

• §Prepared Navy infrastructure for Y2K.   Ensured implementation of Y2K preparation for all Navy installations worldwide. §Briefed Office of the Secretary of Defense and National Security Agencies as to preparation status.

• Prepared DOD installations principal for congressional testimony and responded to congressional inquiries. §Prepared Office of Management and Budget Circular A76 implementation guidance for DOD. §Prepared and delivered a major research paper on linking installations to Joint Vision 2010.

• §Managed all Computer Aided Design, Geographic Information Systems, and electronic cost engineering and specification applications for Navy including implementation of $550M Facilities CAD2 hardware, software and services contract. 
• Implemented the Construction Criteria Base, a fourteen Federal agency and 250 non-government standards organization consortium providing construction criteria to the architecture/engineering profession. §
• Led the team revising Uniformat II which is maintained by the Construction Specifications Institute. §Participated in both American Institute of Architects CADD Layering committees.
• Created a philosophy entitled Installation Life-cycle Management, promoting sharing of information throughout all functional aspects of a Navy installation and developed the return on investment model demonstrating its value. §
• Chaired  Federal CADD/GIS Technology Center for Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Working Group. §
• Conceived of and chaired the National Institute of Building Sciences Facilities Information Council which is responsible for developing and implementing the US National CAD Standard. §
• Served as the United States representative for construction related CAD to the International Standards Organization (ISO).  Developed an international standard for CAD layering

1979 –1982 Smith, Hinchman & Grills, Architectural Firm, Washington, DC

• §Participated in over $10B of value engineering projects.
• §Developed an expert systems based cost engineering program in partnership with McDonald Douglas Automation and R. S. Means.
• §Developed one of the first VE/LCC microcomputer based tools.

1974–1979 Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Norfolk, VA

• §Designer and intern. 
• §Architect in Charge on over 10 projects.  Team member on dozens more.
• §Developed Navy Cost Engineering Program, CACE used NAVFAC wide for over 15 years.
• §Performed construction inspections, developed interior designs, served as project manager for over 80 construction projects in the Caribbean region.

• 1996 "Federal 100" by Federal Computer Week.
• 1997 recipient of the National Institute of Building Sciences Member Award for the most significant contribution to the building industry,
• Recognition within the Navy and Department of Defense for efforts in spearheading the development of a National CAD Standard, construction related information tools and "big picture" views of installation management.
• 1998 recipient of the Hammer Award by Vice President Al Gore for work with the Tri-Service CADD/GIS Technology Center (currently the Federal CADD/GIS Technology Center for Facilities Infrastructure and Environment).
• 1998 recipient of Partners in Progress award.
• 1999 recipient of the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award. 
• Federal representative on the 1998 GSA National Workshop for Productivity in the Workplace.
• 2000 received special recognition for outstanding service as the chair of the NIBS Facilities Information Council.
• Awards from both the Department of Defense and Naval Facilities Engineering Command for Y2K efforts. 
• 2004 recipient of the Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Award
• 2006 CAD Society Leadership Award

• Washington Chapter AIA, “Computers for Small Architecture Firms”, Seminar Series, 80 participants – Nov 1982.
• AIA Convention Speaker, May 83 “The Future of Computers in Architecture” with Eric Teicholtz & William J. Mitchell.
• “Cost Control in Architecture” – Conference and Workshop Oct 84, Penn State University.
• Publisher, Editor, Architects Software Network Quarterly 1983-1987.
• CSI The Construction Specifier, April 87, “Computerizing Specification Practices”.
• CSI Data News, Summer 1987, “Computers Get Old, Too”.
• CSI Data News, Fall 1987, “Buying CAD”.
• Software reviews for The Construction Specifier, 1987-1988.
• CSI The Construction Specifier, April 88, “The Impact of Microcomputers on the Government and Private Sector Design Relationship”.
• CSI The Construction Specifier, June 88, “Microcomputers: Breaking Down Barriers Between Government and the Private Sector”.
• CSI Convention Speaker, June 88, “Computers in Architecture”.
• CSI The Construction Specifier, June 89 “Engineering Microcomputer Graphics – A Total Systems Approach”.
• CSI The Construction Specifier, January 90, “CADD Layering: A Task Force Proposal”.
• CSI The Construction Specifier, April 90 “CCB-Up and Running”.
• CSI The Construction Specifier, June 90 “CADD-A Road Map to the Future”.
• Institute of Management and Administration, Engineering Office Management & Administration Report, March 90 “Disk Delivery of Drawings: CADD Expert Cites Risks”  Interviewed.
• CSI The Construction Specifier, June 90, “CADD: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” Co-authored with Kaiman Lee, Norman Lew and Donald Tsao.
• McGraw-Hill, Engineering News Record, June 92 “CAD Standards – Pain Before Gain” – Cover Story, Interview.
• A/E/C Systems Computer Solutions, May-June 95 “Implementing Installation Life-Cycle Management”.
• Presentation - Total Life-Cycle Cost, multiple venues.
• Presentation - Holistic Facilities, multiple venues.
• Presentation – Information Fusion Centers, multiple venues
• Presentation - How Geospatial Information is Changing Master Planning – AIA National Convention – Architects in Government , June 2004
• Article - Estimating ROI, Assessing Risk/Uncertainty, and Measuring Results jointly prepared by Dana K. Smith, Maurice E. Wilber and Rueben E. Melendez, April 13, 2005
• Presentation - Strategic IT Planning, AEC-ST - June 20, 2005, Dec 2005
• Presentation - Determining Return on Investment, June 23, 2005, Dec 2005
• Guest Lecturer - National Defense University NRMC, Enterprise Architecture, October 2006
• Multiple articles and presentations related to Building Information Models and the evolving standard

• §1969–1974  Virginia Tech, Bachelor of Architecture
                        Blacksburg, Virginia
• §1998               DOD Joint Services Senior Executive Leadership Course
• §2002-2003       National Defense University - IRMC - CIO Program (Partial)
                        Washington, D.C.

• §Registered architect in Commonwealth of Virginia.

• President of Reston Microcomputer Consultants, Inc. for over 15 years - provided microcomputer set-ups for companies and programming support.
• Extensive world wide travel to include Korea, Japan, Great Brittan, Isle of Mann, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Bahamas and Ireland. §
• Trustee of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Herndon, chaired building committee and was owners’ representative responsible for $2.5M Christian Education addition completed in 2004. §
• Member of Homeowners Board of Directors and chair of Pool Committee, was coordinator of swim team for over 10 years.
   
• §Married 31 years with three grown children.