Jeffrey Birdsong

In his role, Mr. Birdsong oversees various services, including Activations, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Environmental Management Service (EMS), Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS), Nutrition and Food Service (NFS), Facility Management Service (FMS), Healthcare Technology Management (HTM), Canteen (VCS), and OI&T. 

Prior to this position, he served as the Chief of FMS at Orlando VA for sixteen years. Over the course of his career, Mr. Birdsong has also acted as the Assistant Director for the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, as well as the Associate Director, Activations Executive, and Assistant Director for the Orlando VA Healthcare System. He has dedicated over twenty-two years to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Mr. Birdsong began his career in 1993 as the Assistant Chief Engineer at the Big Spring VA Medical Center. In 1999, he became the Chief Engineer at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Ft. Pierce, Florida, before returning back to the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Orlando VA Medical Center.

Mr. Birdsong earned his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from Mississippi State University and his Executive MBA from the University of Central Florida. During his undergraduate studies, he participated as a co-op student in the Flight Mechanics Branch at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Following his graduation, he launched his VA career as an Engineer Trainee at the Indianapolis VA Medical Center.