| CURRICULUM VITAE | JOHN R. SMEED |
| Date: | January 2010 |
| Name: | JOHN RAYMOND SMEED |
| Date of Birth: | 28 September 1935 |
| Business Address: |
Adna Pty Limited ABN 45 001 357 937 |
| Marital Status: | Married, wife Suzanne [3 daughters + 12 grandchildren] |
| Subtertiary Education: | Brisbane Grammar School |
| Tertiary Education: | QIT School of Mechanical Engineering - Graduated 1958 |
| Profession: |
Registered Chartered Professional Engineer
NPER-3 607283 Australia, 69073991 UK The Engineering Council |
| Occupation: | Consulting Engineer |
| Directorships: |
Adna Pty Limited ACN 001 357 937
Entherm Pty Ltd ACN 003 002 024 |
| Society Memberships: |
Fellow Institution of Engineers Australia
F.I.E.Aust. Member Institution of Mechanical Engineers M.I.Mech.E. Member American Society Heating Refrigeration Air Conditioning Engineers M.ASHRAE Life Member of Australian Institute Refrigeration Air Conditioning&Heating L.AIRAH |
| Appointments: |
Justice of the Peace NSW
Paul Harris Fellow - Rotary International |
| Club Memberships: | The Brisbane Club |
Work Experience: |
|
| 1954 - 58 | Cadet Engineer, Evans Deakin & Co Ltd Brisbane |
| 1959 - 60 | Design Engineer, Evans Deakin & Co Ltd |
| 1960 - 61 | Design Engineer, York Air Conditioning, Brisbane |
| 1961 - 67 | Queensland Manager, York Division Borg Warner |
| 1967 | Special Project Engineer, York Corp. USA |
| 1968 - 72 | Australian Contracts Manager, York Division Borg Warner |
| 1972 - 1993 | Chairman & Managing Director Optimus Group |
| 1972 Founded Siganto & Stacey Aust P/L changed name to Optimus 1992 | |
| 1978 Founded Pyrecon after initial IR&D programme in SFBC | |
| 1988 Founded Entherm to market Pyrecon developed SFBC technology | |
| 1993 - 2001 |
Chairman, Optimus Pty Limited
[resigned 1 May 2001 with Sale of Optimus] |
| Current | Chairman, Entherm Pty Ltd |
| Principal, Adna Pty Limited, Consulting Engineers. | |
Industry / Professional Committee Appointments: |
|
| 1961 - 68 | Committee Member, ACCA (Air Conditioning Council of Australia) |
| 1965 - 68 | Queensland President AMCA (Air Conditioning & Mechanical Contractors Assn.) |
| 1965 - 66 | Queensland President AIRAH (Australian Institute of Refrigeration Air Conditiong Heating) |
| 1965 - 69 | Federal Councillor, AIRAH |
| 1975 – 2000 | AIRAH representative Standards Association of Australia |
| 1975 - 79 | Committee Member, BD41 SAA (Standards Association of Australia)
BD41 committee drew up original Mechanical Ventilation Code for Australia AS1668 Parts 1 & 2 1979. |
| 1988 - 91 | Committee Member, ME62 SAA (Standards Association of Australia)
ME62 committee drew up revised AS1668 Parts 1 & 2 1991 |
| 1992 - 94 | Chairman, ME62/6 SAA (Standards Association of Australia)
ME62/6 committee drew up original Australian ductwork standard AS4254. |
| 1992 - 96 | Committee Member , ME62/2 (Standards Association of Australia)
ME62/2 committee revising current AS1668 Part2 -1991 Standard. |
Industry / Professional Awards |
|
| 1993 | Australian Design Awards
Design Mark for Optimus Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Modules |
| 1994 | AMCA Award as a Founder of Air Conditioning and Mechanical Contractors Association in Australia |
| 1995 |
Institution of Engineers Aust. NSW Division
Engineering Excellence Award - Heritage Air Conditioning & Mechanical Ventilation Capitol Theatre. Awarded to Optimus with Smeed as the Designer |
| 1995 |
Australian Institute of Refrigeration Air Conditiong and Heating W.R.Ahern Award for best published technical paper 'Operating Theatre Air Conditioning' |
| 1996 | 
IEAust. National Engineering Excellence Awards
The Sir William Hudson Award 'for the most outstanding engineering achievement in Australia recognised by the Institution of Engineers Aust in 1996 for the Capitol Theatre Air Conditioning Project'. Awarded to Optimus with Smeed as the Designer |
| 1996 |
Australian Institute of Refrigeration Air Conditiong and Heating James Harrison Medal for outstanding contribution to the air conditioning and refrigeration industry |
| 2009 |
Australian Institute of Refrigeration Air Conditiong and Heating Life Membership In recognition of contribution to HVAC industry development |