Sean M. Smith has over 5 years of experience in finance, labor estimating, and contracts and pricing roles at The Boeing Company through their Business Skills Rotation Program. He also has experience as a Data Analyst at Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services. At Boeing, he leads the Excel-R8 Employee Involvement Team and the Arizona State University Engagement Team in addition to holding other leadership roles. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Arizona with majors in Management Information Systems and Marketing.
1. Sean M. Smith
EXPERIENCE
The Boeing Company
Business Skills Rotation Program (BSRP) | Oct 2012 – Present | Mesa,AZ
A finance rotation program divided into three, one-year rotations
Financial Operations Analyst | Jan 2015 – Present
Manage budget for all current domestic production contracts; forecast total program costs through the
termination of a contract;utilize EarnedValue Managementproject management techniques to measure
performance and progress; establish frequent communication across various job functions to ensure
program success; and serve as trainer and mentor to interns and new hires.
Labor Estimator | Dec 2013 – Jan 2015
Developed labor estimates that fulfilled customer requirements and government compliance; generated
Resource Estimating Cost Relationships by analyzing historical data trends; participated in government
labor audits; assistedin the creation of a common proposal template; operated asthe pricing focal when
new responsibilities were absorbed into the department; and supported revisions to the Apache
Production Labor Estimating Access Model.
Contracts and Pricing Representative | Oct 2012 – Dec 2013
Constructed proposals for multiple business units through collaboration with Labor Estimators,
Material Estimators, Proposal Managers, and Program Managers; lead pricing and proposal
development for the Full Rate Apache Production program; participated in negotiations with foreign
and USG customers; created a cross-functional team that successfully reduced the complexity of
pricing, which causedan increase in first-time quality; and produced Excel Visual Basic scripts utilized
by the department that resulted in significant time savings by automating non-value-added processes.
Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services
Data Analyst | Apr 2011 – Oct 2012 | Phoenix, AZ
Analyzed current and past market trends in order to create forecasts and estimates; managed the
research department’s databasesfor internal use and external distribution; improved existing workflow
processes by streamlining methods of data access and collection; provided timely support to company
executives for national conferences and media appearances; wrote nationally distributed market-level
real estate investment reports; and directly trained and supervised three interns.
BOEING LEADERSHIP ROLES AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
Excel-R8 Employee Involvement Team
Co-Lead and Project Manager | Dec 2013 – Present
Plan content and lead monthly meetings attended by the members of the team; manage and delegate
requests for special projects; coordinate training taught enterprise-wide via WebEx with attendance
in excess of 1,000 people per semester; aid in the development of team members by teaching courses
in advanced topics such as Visual Basic programming; and communicate regularly with management
to share the current status and achievements of the team, while also strategizing future team goals.
Member | Nov 2012 – Present
Participate in the enterprise-wide training of Excel and lead project teams responding to customer
requests for Excel support and process improvements.
Arizona State University Engagement Team | Founding Member | Jul2013 – Present
2. Work with the Senior Manager of Overhead, Rates,and Business Processes and a team of volunteers
to educate ASU students about Boeing opportunities and products by taking part in on-campus
recruiting eventsand information sessions; conduct interviews and business case boot camps;develop
and teach Excel training classes on the ASU campus in order to teach critical business skills widely
used in major corporations; and train new members as the demand expands and the range of services
performed increases.
BSRP Leadership Team | Technology Lead | Dec 2013 – Dec 2014
Facilitated cross-site communication with all BSRP leadership teams through institution of quarterly
telepresence meetings for the goal of creating common processes throughout the program; attended
the Boeing Leadership Center to develop management techniques; designed a new Mesa BSRP
website using Microsoft SharePoint and HTML to stay consistent with modern enterprise standards;
assisted in the planning of monthly meetings, networking events, and the annual off-site activity; and
contributed to the management of the spending plan for the annual BSRP budget.
EDUCATION
The University of Arizona, Eller College of Management | Tucson, AZ
B.S. in Business Administration, 2010, 3.5 GPA
Majors: Management Information Systems and Marketing