Ken Smith

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Ethicon
Senior Engineering Manager
Ken Smith is a Senior Manager at Johnson & Johnson and is part of the site leadership team for the Ethicon Medical Device plants located in Georgia, where biomaterials supporting wound closure and repair are manufactured. Over the past 28 years with J&J, Ken has held positions in manufacturing, engineering, and facilities. A key focus throughout his career has been the development and implementation of technology-based solutions and manufacturing process improvements. For the past several years he has been leading large value strategic projects and developing and deploying the site master plan.

Ken is a certified J&J Six Sigma Green and Black Belt; is certified in asset management; and is a Certified Plant Maintenance Manager by the Association for Facilities Engineering. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kennesaw State University.