Randy Smidt is the ESPC/UESC Program Manager in the Army HQ, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 (Installations), and has overseen the execution of over $2B in third-party investment and a program portfolio of over $3.25B, winning the FEMP Director's award in 2016 for the efforts of the Army ESPC/UESC team.  Mr. Smidt has 35 years of experience in energy engineering, working as a consultant to utilities, ESCOs, commercial and federal clients, before becoming the energy manager at Fort Belvoir and later moving to Army Headquarters.  He has been involved with Performance Contracts since 1992.  Randy also serves on the Federal ESPC Steering Committee as well as the Federal Council of the Federal Utility Partnership Working Group.  In his free time, Randy is an avid backpacker.

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