Victor Smith (R-OH-6)

Victor G. Smith

Victor Smith Congressional Candidate Ohio District 6

Biography of Victor Smith from Vote for the Victor

Victor Smith Qualifications

Soldier – Leader – Engineer – Neighbor – Teacher – Awards

Education:

Graduate Warren Local High School, Washington County, Ohio 1965
Graduate US Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1969
Infantry Officer Basic Course
Airborne Training and Qualification
Ranger Training and Qualification
Air Defense Artillery Branch Qualification
Engineer Officer Advanced Course Completed

Continuing Service:

Ohio Director / Bugler – Southeast – of Bugles Across America. We provide a live bugler available to all funerals of Military Veterans. All Volunteers.

Political Involvement:

Member of Washington County GOP Central Committee.
Regional Coordinator of The Ohio Project getting signatures to amend Ohio Constitution to block forced participation in federal health care and fines for non-participation.
State wide campaign coordinator to get Health Care Freedom Amendment passed.
Submitted petitions for Ohio 6th Congressional district race with signatures from 11 of the 18 counties in the district. His 3 opponents combined, represent a total of 6 counties. Click here for details.

Military Experience:

Active Duty:

West Germany: 4th Armored Division and 1st Armored Division at Bamberg
Viet Nam: 1st Cavalry Division and Task Force Garry Owen at Bien Hoa
California: 4th Training Brigade at Ft. Ord, Monterey

Awards:

Bronze Star
Army Commendation Medal
Vietnam Campaign Ribbon

Ohio National Guard Service:

Preparation of war plans for Northern Europe working with Allies in Canada, France, Holland, West Germany, Belgium, and Great Britain.
Results: The Iron Curtain came down.
Awards: Army Commendation Medal; Ohio Commendation Medal.
Civilian Engineer while in Ohio National Guard

Military Retired Rank: Major, 1989

Civilian Employment: 1974 to current.

Engineering Experience:
Qualified, Registered Professional Engineer in Ohio.

Valid and current, 1978 to present. (*This registration is indicated by the PE following his name.)

Worked full-time as a Professional Engineer in Ohio, West Virginia, Kansas, Kazakhstan and Malaysia.

Engineering Awards:

Instrumentation, Systems, & Automation Society (ISA): Distinguished Society Service Award

E.I.DuPont Co:.: 1) Corporate Silver Medal for Engineering Excellence for contributions on a global corporate motor drives team.

E.I.DuPont Co.: 2) Local award for quick turn-around on emergency breakdown.

Community Leadership and Involvement:

PTA President: 1978 – 1980
Chairman of successful Warren Local School Levy campaigns in 1979 and 1982
Coached Little League Baseball: 1981 – 1989
Elected by peers to service on Parish Council: 2 terms; Consolidating parishes.
Vice Chair of Parish Building Committee: 1995 – 1998: Built new $4.5 million church.
9 Years Service as Assistant Scoutmaster 1990 – 1998 with Boy Scouts: Planning and Conducting major troop activities and counseling for merit badges.
4 years Service as Diocese of Steubenville Boy Scout Committee. 2003 – 2006
Trustee on County Library Board: 1995 – 1999: Design Leader for a new $1 million branch library.
President of Library Board: 1997 – 1999: elected by peers.
Music Ministry, St. Ambrose Church, Little Hocking, OH: 1987 – 2010
Lector, St. Ambrose Church, Little Hocking, OH 1987 – 2010

Teaching Experience:

Taught nine years evening courses – Washington State Community College, Marietta, OH.
Taught Instrumentation and Physics for Parkersburg Community College (now WVU-P), Parkersburg, WV.
Taught Hydraulics for Washington County Career Center, Marietta, OH

Professional Associations: ISA, Senior Member