About
Warren B. Smith is the Digital Transformation Principal Investigator for the Chief Technology Office at General Dynamics Mission Systems.
He leads a cross-functional team driving digital transformation through two AI-amplified flagship initiatives: Digital Twinning and Digital Threading. His Digital Twin team develops both physics-based and functional twins — enabling digital prototypes, multi-disciplinary simulation, virtual qualification, and predictive analytics. His Digital Threading effort automates design-to-manufacturing workflows from proposals, across Engineering to Manufacturing, creating a seamlessly integrated digital enterprise from bid to build.
With four decades of innovation in engineering productivity, Warren previously owned an MBSE consulting firm pioneering reuse strategies in systems engineering. He developed GDMS’ Model-Based Systems Engineering course, now standard across multiple General Dynamics business units.
A Georgia Tech graduate, Warren brings transformative vision to modernizing how complex systems are engineered, validated, and delivered.