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Responsibilities
Jonathan B. Smith is a President & CFO at Wave
Dispersion Technologies, Inc. (“WDT”). He is responsible
for all of WDT’s finance, marketing and government affairs activities.
As a senior official of the Management Committee, Jonathan is involved
in all areas of WDT’s activities, including supporting the military,
legislative and regulatory agendas.
Experience
Prior
to joining WDT, he worked at several investment banking firms including
JP Morgan & Co.,
Deutsche Bank, and accounting
firm Arthur Andersen,
LLP. While working in the investment banking field, he was actively
involved in various strategic planning, treasury and financing roles.
In
addition to his investment banking experience, he has also been involved
in a number of entrepreneurial ventures including the development of two
successful Internet related start ups.
He
is an expert in Internet marketing strategy and is a recognized expert
on the subject. He has utilized these skills to market WDT's products
on a global basis. He is also the editor of the Maritime
Homeland Security and Force Protection Blog and the Shoreline
and Coastal Erosion Blog. In addition, he has used his Internet skills
to give back to the community, raising over $500,000 online for deserving
charities, since 2002.
Education
He is
a graduate of:
Memberships
He is
a member of the Detroit Chapter of the Young
Entrepreneur's Organization and is actively involved in Automation
Alley.
Committees, Task Forces & Round Tables
Community
Service
His community service activities include:
Recent
Speaking Engagements
- State Representative Andy Meisner's Symposium on Michigan's Economy of the Future, April 2006, Huntington Woods, MI, "Growing a 'Pure Play' Homeland Security Venture from Concept to Commercialization"
- Maritime Security - Critical Needs, Inititatives and Opportunities, March 2006, San Diego, CA, "Floating Security Barriers - Maritime Security Applications"
- Automation Alley - Lansing Delegation, February 2006, Troy, MI "Growing a 'Pure Play' Homeland Security Venture from Concept to Commercialization"
- The
3rd Arab Maritime Security Congress 2005, Dubai, UAE - “Floating
Security Barriers - Applications, Implementation and Procedures”
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Maritime Homeland Security Conference 2005, Charleston, SC - "Maritime
Homeland Security: Building a Layered Defense"
- 2005
Thumb Education & Community Day , Marlette, MI - "Daring
to Be Different in Business"
- Sea
Shield 2004 , Alexandria, VA - "Port Security Barriers, Force
Protection Applications"
Honors and Awards
He was recently nominated as a finalist for Automation
Alley's - Emerging
Leader Award.
He was named the
2004
National Man of the Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society®
and was named the winner of the 2004 Kauffman
Community Award – Honorable Mention.
In addition to
his personal accomplishments, WhisprWave® has received numerous
awards for excellence in entrepreneurship, and government procurement.
State
Awards
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Daring to be Different in Business
 
JB Smith Featured in
"The Laws of Lifetime Growth"
Man of the Year Awards Presentation
Pictured Left to Right:
The
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Man
of the Year
Jonathan & Ryder "Future Leader
Dog"
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