PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Proven leader who’s designed, commissioned, and started up new pilot plants in the energy industry for 40 years
• Excellent domain knowledge of energy industry including petroleum refining, monomer production, and alternative energies
• Significant R&D experience with world-class knowledge of fluidization and gas-liquid processes
• Proven track record of trouble-shooting existing-commercial processes to maximize profits by applying novel mathematical models

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE 1995–2026

• Fluidized bed reactor technology, commercial operation and design of new technology Dow Corning, Dow Chemical, ExxonMobil, Great Point Energy, PSRI, KIOR, UOP, Solutia, Snamprogetti, Vironment
• Waste water treatment, solvent sublation, reactive distillation, distillation Dow Corning, Borden Chemical, Vicksburg Chemical Company, Imes Engineering, Arco, Army Corp of Engineers
• Expert Witness Smith, Jones, and Fawer Attorneys at Law, New Orleans LA Hazardous Substance Waste Center, Louisiana State University

EXPERTISE

• Mathematical modeling, transport phenomena, thermodynamics, and hydrodynamics
• Matlab, Excel, Power Point, VISIO, and Word
• Chromatography including HPLC, UV-VIS, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

03/2025 – Present Owner, Smith Engineering Consulting, Texas City, Texas

02/2005 – Present Technical Consultant, Particulate Solids Research, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

• Modeling, Pilot Plant Design and Operation, and Scale Up

01/2005 – Present Owner, Smith Engineering Services, Texas City, Texas

08/1998 – 01/2005 Sr. Research Engineer, ExxonMobil Chemical, Baytown, Texas

• Basic Equipment Owner of a $25MM dollar pilot circulating fluidized bed reactor for methanol to olefins (MTO)
• Developed new hydrodynamic/kinetic models for the scale up of circulating fluidized bed reactors
• Designed and operated cold flow pilot CFB reactors of various diameters
• Modeled and debottlenecked commercial FCC standpipe systems
• 4 Global Technical Achievement Awards, 1999, 2000, 2000, and 2001

05/2001 – 08/2001 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Instructor, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

• Undergraduate instructor (Chemical Engineering Department)

05/1996 – 07/1998 Research Associate, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Manager of graduate research laboratory in the Hazardous Substance Research Center

09/1996 – 01/1997 Associate Engineering Specialist, Dow Corning, Midland, Michigan

• Developed conceptual process designs for solvent recovery and the production of methyl chloride and polydimethylsiloxane

01/1993 – 05/1996 Graduate Assistant, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Dissertation: Pilot-Scale Solvent Sublation for the Removal of Hydrophobic Compounds from Waste Waters
• Amoco Fellowship, 1993

06/1990 – 12/1992 Process and Research Engineer, Dow Corning, Carrollton, Kentucky

• Designed a pilot process to produce and recover methyl chloride from natural gas
• Co-developed and started up a briquetting process which neutralized a pyrophoric by-product generated from dimethyldichlorosilane monomer reactors
• Improved the performance of commercial chlorosilane monomer reactors through optimization of catalyst addition schedules

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering Louisiana State University, 1996

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Purdue University, 1990

Honors and Activities

• Omega Chi Epsilon, Chemical Engineering Honor Society, 1989
• Bausch and Lomb Science Medalist, 1985
• National Honor Society, 1984 and 1985
• President and/or Vice President of Math Club, Physics Club, Spanish Club, 1984 and 1985
• Nominee to U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs by Representative John Hiler of Indiana, 1984

REFERENCES

• Dr. K.T. Valsaraj, Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, (225) 578-6522
• Dr. Reddy Karri, Particulate Solids Research Inc, Chicago, Illinois, (630) 291-5682

BOOKS (IN PRESS)

• Mathematical Models for the Petrochemical Industry: Applied Science and Engineering with Case Studies (TBD)
• Mathematics for 1st to 5th Graders: A Supplemental Guide for Parents

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (17 total)

• “Hydrodynamic Scale-Up of Circulating Fluidized Beds” T.M. Knowlton, S.B. Reddy Karri, J.S. Smith in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Fluidization X. Bi F. Berruti and T. Pugsley eds. ECI 2007, pp 1-12.
• “Air-water partitioning constants for volatile methyl siloxanes” Kochetkov, A.; Smith, J.S.; Ravikrishna, R; Valsaraj, K.T.; Thibodeaux, L.J., Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 20(10) 2001 2184-2188.
• “Solvent sublation for waste minimization in a process water stream—pilot-scale study” Bryson, B.; Valsaraj, K.T., J. Hazardous Materials B82 2001 65-75. [acknowledgement]
• “Reusable adsorbents for dilute solution separation. 3. Sorption dynamics of phenanthrene on surfactant-modified alumina” Jain, P.M.; Smith, J.S.; Valsaraj, K.T. Sep. Purif. Tech. (17) 1999 21-30
• “The promise of solvent sublation” Smith, J.S.; Valsaraj, K.T. Chem. Eng. Prog.(5) 1998 69-77.
• “Reusable adsorbents for dilute solution separation. 2. Model development and residence time distribution characterization for a laboratory adsorption column” Smith, J.S.; Valsaraj, K.T. Sep. Purif. Tech. (13) 1998 147-159.
• “Reusable adsorbents for dilute solution separation. 1. Adsorption of phenanthrene on surfactant-modified alumina” Valsaraj, K.T.; Jain, P.M.; Kommalapati, R.R.; Smith, J.S.; Sep. Purif. Tech. (13) 1998 137-145.
• “Sediment-to-air mass transfer of semi-volatile contaminants due to sediment resuspension in water” Valsaraj, K.T.; Ravikrishna, R.; Orlins, J.J.; Smith, J.S.; Gulliver, J.S.; Reible, D.D.; Thibodeaux, L.J., Advances in Env. Res. 1(2) 1997 147-156.
• “Bubble column reactors for wastewater treatment Part III. Pilot-scale solvent sublation of pyrene and pentachlorophenol from simulated wastewater” Smith, J.S.; Valsaraj, K.T., Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 36(3) 1997 903-914.
• “Bubble column reactors for wastewater treatment Part II. The effect of sparger design on sublation column hydrodynamics in the homogeneous flow regime” Smith, J.S.; Burns, L.F.; Valsaraj, K.T.; Thibodeaux, L.J., Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 35(5) 1996 1700-1710.
• “Bubble column reactors for wastewater treatment Part I.Theory and modeling of continuous countercurrent solvent sublation” Smith, J.S.; Valsaraj, K.T.; Thibodeaux, L.J. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 35(5) 1996 1688-1699.
• “An innovative air-water exchange process for the treatment of waste waters” Smith, J.S.; Valsaraj, K.T.; Thibodeaux, L.J., Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. On Air-Water Gas Transfer, July 24-27, 1995, Heidelberg, Germany.
• “Methyl chloride via oxychlorination of methane [Part II]” Naasz, B.M.; Smith, J.S.; Toupadakis, A.I.; Jarvis, R.F.; Crum, B.R. ACS Fuels Division Aug. 21-26, 1994, Washington DC (DOE DE-AC22-91PC91030 and GRI 5091-222-2300)
• “The micropore condensation model of the solids concentration effect on the partition coefficient of colloidal suspensions” Swift, B.L; Smith, J.S.; Valsaraj, K.T.; Thibodeaux, L.J. Proc. ACS National Meeting, Environmental Division, Mar 13-18, 1994, San Diego, California.
• “Methyl chloride via oxychlorination of methane [Part I]” Naasz, B.M.; Smith, J.S.; Toupadakis, A.I.; Crum, B.R. Liquefaction Contractor’s Review Conference Sep. 22-24, 1992, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (DOE DE-AC22-91PC91030 and GRI 5091-222-2300)
• “Mathematical analysis of transport properties of polymer films for food packaging. VII. Moisture transport through a polymer film with subsequent adsorption on and diffusion through food” Smith, J.S.; Peppas, N.A. J. App. Polymer Sci. 1991, 43, 1219-1225.

PATENTS (17 total)

• US 8328890 “Processes for Gasification of a Carbonaceous Feedstock” Vincent G. Reiling, Earl T. Robinson, Nicholas Charles Nahas, Jeffrey S. Smith, Charles Mims, 2012.
• US 7935857 B2 “Product Recovery in Gas-Solids Reactors” Beech, James H.; Walter, Richard E.; Sharma, Arun K.; Smith, Jeffrey S.; 2011.
• US 7790941 B2 “Oxygenate-to-Olefin Conversions in a Baffled Reactor” Beech, James H.; Coute, Nicolas; Smith, Jeffrey S.; NIcoletti, Michael Peter; Bolthrunis, Charles O.; Ferrari, Domenic C.; Jayaswal, Umesh K.; Silverman, Roy Walter; 2010.
• US 7744746 B2 “FCC Catalyst Stripper Configuration” Cunningham, Brian A.; Smalley, Christopher G.; Senior, Richard C.; Famolaro, Joseph S.; Davuluri, Rathna P.; Johnson, David L.; Beech, James H.; Smith, Jeffrey S.; 2010.
• US 7829750 B2 “Fluidizing a Population of Catalyst Particles Having a Low Catalyst Fines Content” Beech, James H; Coute, Nicolas; Smith, Jeffey S.; Nicoletti, Michael Peter, 2010.
• US 7619127 B2 “Method of Operating a Riser Reactor” Smith, Jeffrey S.; 2009.
• US 7396971 B2 “Two Stage Hydrocarbon Conversion Reaction Systems” Smith, Jeffrey S.; Kuechler, Keith Holroyd; Coute, Nicolas P.; Davuluri, Rathna P.; Skouby, David C.; 2008.
• US 7329309 B2 “Gas-Solids Separation Device and Method” J.S. Smith, J.H. Beech, N.P. Coute’, J.F. Goellner, K.R. Clem, 2008.
• US 7227048 B2 “Converting Oxygenates to Olefins Over a Catalyst Comprising Acidic Molecular Sieve of Controlled Carbon Atom to Acid Site Ratio” Chisholm, Paul N.; Coute, Nicolas P.; Lattner, James R.; Xu, Teng; Smith Jeffrey S.; Kuechler, Keith Holroyd, 2007.
• US 7083762 “Multiple Riser Reactor with Centralized Catalyst Return” Kuechler, Keith, Holroyd; Lattner, James R; Coute, Nicolas P.; Smith, Jeffrey S.; Krieger, Justin Leonard; 2006.
• US 7102050 “Multiple Riser Configuration” Lattner, Jame R.; Smith, Jeffrey S.; Coute, Nicolas P.; Kuechler, Keith H.; 2006.
• US 6846405 B2 “Circulating Fluid Bed Reactor System” J.R. Lattner, J.S. Smith, R.P. Davuluri 2005.
• US6740790 B2 “Making an Olefin Product from an Oxygenate” K.H. Kuechler, M.J.G. Janssen, S.N. Vaughn, S.C. Fung, N.P. Coute’, J.S. Smith J.R. Lattner, J.L. White, T. Xu, W.L. Kuechler, M.M. Mertens, C.W.M. Van Oorschot 2004.
• WO 03/078047 A1, “Controlling solids flow in a gas-solid reactor” Smith, J.S.; Lattner, J.R.; Clem, K.R.; Loezos, P.N.; Coute’, N.P.; Patel, R.D., 2003
• US 6,531,639 B1, “Catalytic production of olefins at high methanol partial pressures” Fung, SC.; Kuechler, K.H.; Smith, J.S.; Coute’, N.P.; Vaughn, S.N.; Cao, C., 2003
• US 6,437,208 B1 , “Making an olefin product from an oxygenate” Kuechler, K.H.; Janssen, J.G.; Vaughn, S.N.; Fung, S.C.; Coute’, N.P.; Smith, J.S.; Lattner, J.R.; White, J.L.; Xu, T.; Kuechler Sr., W.L.; Mertens, M.M; Oorschot, C.W.M., 2002
• EP Patent 607388, JP Patent 8176030, “Recovery of chlorocarbon esp. methyl chloride from gaseous mixture esp. noncondensible gas esp. from oxychlorination process” Crum, B.R.; Knutson, C.G.; Naasz, B.M.; Smith, J.S., 1996.