Dave Smith

Dave Smith has 26 years of experience in refining and petrochemicals in process design, operations, field sales, marketing, and technical support, the past 23 years with Nalco Water. In his current role as Industry Development Manager - CPI Americas, he is responsible for regional technical marketing support for chemical processing industries, specializing in olefins production processes, reactive monomers, and polymers for the Americas. He also is responsible for developing new treatment programs and technologies, interfacing with customer technology centers, troubleshooting, and helping coordinate Nalco process treatment programs with the changing needs of the petrochemicals marketplace. Dave previously worked in process design for Black & Veatch, and as an engineering co-op for Dow Chemical. Dave is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and American Chemical Society and serves on the Feedstocks Contaminants Subcommittee of the Ethylene Producers Conference. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University.