Hilary Smith

About Hilary Smith

Experienced Pilot with a demonstrated history of working in the military industry. Senior Training and Development professional, Emergency Operations leader, and Flight Safety expert with more than 20 years’ experience gained as a manager and pilot for the United States Coast Guard and Marine Corps. Strong operations professional skilled in U.S. Department of Defense, U. S. Department of Homeland Security, Operational Planning, Organizational Leadership, Military Operations, Safety, Logistics, Budgeting, Public Affairs and Quality Assurance. Skilled at resource allocation, risk management, budget development, executive administration, team building, staff development, standardization, training, marketing and human resources. Goal-oriented and adapts to dynamic situations with ease. Remarkable work ethic, exceptional judgment, and ability to succeed when challenged with large, complex projects. Consistently seeks out professional development and welcomes opportunities to broaden skill sets. Operational Leadership with a Strong Safety Focus:• Devised aggressive/comprehensive labor and resource management strategies - robust preparations facilitated completion of 1,875+ missions and 99% flight hours, including 177 rescue cases - saved/assisted 65 lives and $1.68M property.Trained and Instructed High Performance Teams: • Established highly effective aviation training plan - challenged staff and instructors to identify scheduling inefficiencies and optimize training resources/opportunities. Reduced night training flight intervals by 15 days, evaluation flight intervals by 2.5 months and completed 63 aircrew upgrades/qualifications.• Led unit through annual Inspection while undergoing a 40% operational training reduction due to appropriation lapse – efforts culminated in stellar performances by 42 pilot/aircrew on evaluations.Fiscal Oversight and Budget Management:• Direct liaison with local and government agencies during 3 hurricanes. Facilitated logistical support for 21 transient aircraft and 80+ additional crew, ensured 100% fuel availability for immediate flight response to urgent rescues and post-storm damage assessments – saved numerous lives and hastened the re-opening of the Ports of Savannah and Charleston for commerce. • Superior management of $2.02M account: adapted to 6 Continuing Resolutions and a government shutdown, supervised 6 department spend plans and maintained strict oversight of spend down rate - bias for action exceeded headquarters target with 99.95% budget execution and garnered additional $92k for capital improvements.

Experience

1. Program Manager

   Steampunk, Inc.

   Oct 2023 — Present · McLean, VA, US

   Program Manager for the United States Coast Guard\'s Office of Data and Analytics program at Steampunk.