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Blake Smith – Professional Profile

Blake Smith – Professional Profile

Personal and Background Details

  • Full Name: Blake Smith (no middle initial confirmed in public sources).
  • Location: Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Missouri, United States (based on company HQ and professional activities).
  • Age/Background: Specific age or early life details not publicly available. Career began in 1995, including service in the U.S. Air Force (Aircraft Maintenance on RC-135), transitioning to sales and marketing in construction. No detailed family or personal bio found beyond professional experience in defense, space, and construction industries.

Professional Experience

  • Current Role: Business Development Manager at Kansas City Winwater (started around 2023, approximately 2.5 years as of 2025). Focuses on leading business development, new customer acquisition, key account management, and sales strategies for waterworks supplies. With over two decades of sales and marketing experience, emphasizes industry partnerships, project progress (e.g., Douglas L. Smith Middle Basin Biological Nutrient Removal Facility), and contractor support.
  • Key Skills and Focus: Expertise in business development, sales operations, marketing, trench safety product development, and construction supply chain. Passionate about safety discussions (e.g., collaborations with Caterpillar Inc. on supervisor summits) and industry networking.
  • Achievements:
    • Contributed to Kansas City Winwater being named Company of the Year by Winsupply in 2025.
    • Hosted and participated in events like NUCA Capital Improvement Projects Rollout FY 2024 and CIP Rollout for NUCA Kansas City.
    • Over a decade at United Rentals (prior roles), driving sales growth and regional strategies.
  • Previous Roles:
    • Region Sales & Marketing Director, United Rentals.
    • Region Product Development Manager – Trench Safety, United Rentals.
    • Outside Sales Representative, United Rentals.
    • Operations Manager, United Rentals.
    • Inside Sales Representative, United Rentals.
    • Aircraft Maintenance – RC-135, United States Air Force (early career, 1995 start).
  • Education: Certification from MIT (details not specified); no full degree information publicly available.
  • Years of Experience: Over 30 years (starting 1995), with 20+ in sales/marketing across construction and defense sectors.

Company Details (Kansas City Winwater)

  • Founded: Part of Winsupply Inc. network (established distributor); Kansas City location operational as a waterworks supplier.
  • Focus: Go-to partner for waterworks supply needs, offering products for contractors in utilities, infrastructure, and construction. Provides top-notch service, industry experience, unbeatable prices, and excellence in hardware retail. Employs 5–9 people with $1M–$5M revenue; headquartered in Kansas City, KS.
  • Addresses:
    • HQ: Kansas City, KS (specific street not detailed; operates in metro area).
  • Employees: Small team; colleagues include Garrett Isenhart, Richard Garrison, Shawn Coleman, Abby Roach (new hire in 2025), Ben Townsend (Sales, Kansas City Winwater Treatment Plant focus).
  • Online Presence:

NUCA Involvement

  • Roles:
    • Associate Director, NUCA Kansas City Chapter (NUCA KC).
    • Board of Directors Member, NUCA Greater Kansas City Region (NUCA GKCR; newly inducted in early 2025, alongside Mike Eubank and Brandon Pablo).
    • Contact for Government & Community Partnership Committee (develops, monitors, and reviews legislative/regulatory agenda).
  • Contributions:
    • Represents chapter at events (e.g., with Quinn Anderson, Tara Edwards, Dan Dean).
    • Promotes capital improvement projects and industry investments in next-generation workforce.
    • Brings fresh perspectives to board, blending with seasoned leaders for chapter strength (#wedigkc #nuca).
    • Collaborates with NUCA KC leaders like Danny Anderson (President), Bob Snyder (Immediate Past President), Kevin Waddell (Vice President), and Mary Jane Debenport (Executive Director).

Contact Information

  • Email: blake.smith@winwaterworks.com (inferred/confirmed from patterns; alternate from directories: b***@winfastener.com or **@gmail.com).
  • Phone: (402) 719-XXXX (partial, possibly personal/mobile from Nebraska ties); (816) XXX-XXXX (partial company; full not public; alternate from SignalHire: +1-623-***-**16, but unrelated).
  • LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-smith-60437849 (500+ connections; posts on NUCA events, e.g., “NUCA Capital Improvement Projects Rollout FY 2024” from March 2023).
  • Other: Company contact via Facebook or Winsupply forms. For NUCA outreach, use https://www.nucakc.com/members-1 or committee page.

Other Public Information

  • Connections: NUCA peers (e.g., Quinn Anderson of Site Rite, Tara Edwards of Fleet Fuels, Mike Eubank of IBC Traffic); colleagues at Winwater (e.g., Ben Townsend). Previous at United Rentals and U.S. Air Force.
  • Safety/Compliance: Involved in safety summits; no citations noted.
  • Online Mentions: Featured in NUCA Facebook/LinkedIn posts (2025 board welcome), SignalHire/ZoomInfo/RocketReach profiles (experience timeline), Kansas City Business Journal (potential peers). No personal social media identified; activity through company and NUCA channels. Unrelated Blake Smiths (e.g., lawyers, CPAs) appear in searches.

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