ART FIGUEROA

» “ I currently serve as Vice President of Operations and Quality , NA & EMEA at Smith , where I manage our operations , logistics , anticounterfeiting efforts , security , facilities , and corporate sustainability efforts . Day to day , I focus on making sure that a quality product ships to our customers in a timely manner . As part of our ongoing continuousimprovement efforts , I lead various teams that are focused on automation , systems , processes , and training , all in an effort to provide our customers with timely solutions and to help run Smith ’ s state-of-the-art operations hubs around the world even more efficiently .”

» “ Over the course of my 18-year career at Smith , I have held several roles , all with increasing levels of responsibility . I previously served as Manager and then Director of Security and Facilities , overseeing our corporate security efforts and global real-estate transactions . Before I joined Smith in 2004 , I was in management at Securitas , a security services provider , and at Questia . I received my Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Houston .”