Experience and Integrity for Acquisition and Engineering Success
Systems Management Acquisition Research & Technology, LLC (DBA SMART Engineering Consultants) provides full-spectrum program management and engineering expertise based on decades of involvement with Army, Navy, and other federal agency programs, systems, and solutions. The leadership and personnel are proven leaders of large, multi-disciplined teams across defense acquisition and Science and Technology (S&T) domains.
Daniel TartagliaPresident
Keith KonopChief Operations Officer
Provides dedicated oversight, strategic planning, and operational alignment for complex defense systems. Support includes the coordination, preparation, and execution of acquisition strategies that align with federal requirements and DOD directives, managing programs from initial requirements through deployment.
Delivers holistic management oversight for complex initiatives, coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across technical, administrative, and strategic domains to optimize system lifecycle performance.
Assists agency program offices in navigating procurement frameworks, interpreting acquisition policies, and preparing critical planning documentation to ensure program compliance.
Coordinates integrated logistics support operations for major weapon systems and emerging technologies, ensuring that fielded equipment is fully supportable and meets rigorous operational requirements.
Delivers specialized engineering expertise focused on tactical defense capabilities, sensors, and operational environments. Technical support spans radar systems, electronic warfare modeling, and the integration of research-driven technologies into active systems.
Translates operational needs and threat intelligence into detailed system architectures, requirements documents, and technical specifications for next-generation defense platforms.
Conducts advanced analysis, subsystem decomposition, and algorithmic design for ground-based electronic support and signals intelligence sensors to counter diverse threat radar profiles.
Collaborates with research communities to evaluate emerging capabilities, transition innovative technologies into acquisition programs, and maximize mission-critical performance.
Supports the design, deployment, and testing of software solutions deployed across tactical execution platforms. Technical focus areas include ensuring compliance with military standards and enabling seamless interoperability between separate tactical systems.
Translates operational and user requirements into secure, high-performance software code, managing the deployment of tactical tools onto diverse execution platforms.
Executes integration and system-of-systems testing, implementing standardized messaging protocols to facilitate collaborative missions between separate networks and platforms.
Defense · Federal · Intelligence & National Security
Defense · Client: US Army
Providing technical engineering and management support for the Army's premier integrated terrestrial signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber platform.
Defense · Client: US Army
Assisting with the engineering, testing, and tactical integration of advanced electronic warfare systems for troop deployment.
Defense · Client: US Army
Supporting the development, evaluation, and sustainment of the Prophet tactical signals intelligence and electronic warfare program.
Defense · Client: US Army
Collaborating on software engineering, development, and testing strategies for the Army's electronic warfare planning and management capabilities.