SCT & E LNG , INC . EXCECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
SCT & E LNG , INC . EXCECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Eric Smith , Executive Director of Business Development
Eric Smith is a motivated and effective energy executive with stellar accomplishments in the Engineering , Procurement , and Construction ( EPC ) and LNG industries . Growing up in an
entrepreneurial family in a small town in Oklahoma , he spent his high school years working for the family furniture business his grandfather founded at the end of the Korean War . After graduating from high school , Mr . Smith joined the United States Air Force working as an intelligence analyst where he served proudly for nine years . Four years into his military service , he was recruited to join the National Security Agency ( NSA ) to manage multiple intelligence gathering teams supporting Operation Enduring Freedom ( Afghanistan and Iraq ). His contributions were recognized by the Director of the NSA and the Deputy Commander of the United States European Command . For the last eight years , Mr . Smith has focused his career in the EPC sector of the energy industry concentrating on large scale energy and petrochemical projects . While developing commercial strategies to pursue and win EPC projects , Mr . Smith gained valuable experience in logistics , proposals , contracts , subcontracts , procurement , and construction . While serving in the United States Air Force , Mr . Smith completed his Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and began studies toward a Master of Business Administration ( MBA ) from the University of Maryland . After honorably completing his military service , he finished his MBA and subsequently began working for the global engineering and construction company , Fluor . Due to his success at Fluor , Mr . Smith was later recruited by Mammoet USA for the commercial role of North American Business Development Manager where he developed and sold project logistics strategies that provided solutions for lifting , transporting , installing , and decommissioning large and heavy structures to EPC contractors and project owners . In this position , he leveraged his entrepreneurial upbringing to create business opportunities previously lacking for the company . Recognized for his contributions at Mammoet USA , Mr . Smith was recruited in 2011 by Foster Wheeler , a well-respected international EPC