As Team Lead of NBT Detachment, NNWC, Norfolk, Virginia, he led teams in the forensic assessment of network security compliance of 37 Naval installations, ensuring operability and mission readiness. His leadership and critical thinking were evident in the constant success of Blue Team operations and resulted in over 123,456 remediated vulnerabilities across countless hosts, increased DODIN cyber hygiene, and reduced the overall attack surface.

MERITORIOUS SERVICE AS NAVY BLUE TEAM CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND ANALYTICS LEADING PETTY OFFICER AT NAVAL NETWORK WARFARE COMMAND DETACHMENT NAVY BLUE TEAM, NORFOLK. PETTY OFFICER SMYTHE DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL ACUMEN WHILE GUIDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MISSION CRITICAL TOOLS FOR A DIVISION OF 78 SAILORS.