David Alan Smith is the newly appointed President of Victory Solutions bringing over 35 years of engineering and leadership experience in the aerospace and defense industries. Since joining Victory Solutions in 2008 as Vice President for Advanced Programs, David grew and diversified an impressive Space and Defense portfolio of customers for the company and developed a strategic plan to sustain growth while maintaining customer success. His research and development efforts resulted in patents for the Soft Stowage™ and Zero-g Softrack™ logistics systems used on International Space Station and today’s commercial transportation systems. He is a published author of 14 technical papers ranging from implementation of affordable payload delivery systems to effective digital engineering applications. David is a recipient of the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement and the Boeing Special Invention Award.