Jason Smith, Ph.D Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Tampa, Florida

Richburg, South Carolina

• Co-principal investigator on full scale wind tunnel testing of wind loads across commercial roof top equipment and architectural screens o Coordinated day-to-day testing with a production team to ensure that all test configurations were completed on schedule• Analyzed large databases of pressure distributions across asphalt shingles in a full-scale wind tunnel on a full-scale building’s roof • Followed guidelines per ASTM D 7158 to measure the pressure distributions across several asphalt shingle types and by different manufacturers• Utilized RMS’s North America Hurricane model to develop relativity of model losses when implementing IBHS’s FORTIFIED building practices

Greater Atlanta Area

• Analyzed monthly and quarterly catastrophe modeling results of internal portfolios to produce aggregate EP reports by cost center for pricing purposes• Worked with underwriters to conduct pricing studies by account with catastrophe modeling software• Developed internal tools with SQL and R for better quality assurance and visualization of insured exposure by primary attributes

Newark, California

• Developed an analytical model to determine structural vulnerability from flood loading• Conducted internal claims analysis of Severe Convective Storm data to provide an updated tornado vulnerability model• Assisted on site damage assessments of residential and commercial structures from the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornado

Newark, California

• Conducted claims analysis on client’s exposure portfolios to provide modeling recommendation for their exposure• Assisted in North American Hurricane model translation to a new platform• Conducted on-site damage assessments of residential and commercial structures from Hurricane Sandy

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Developed data acquisition and high performing ducting system of the University of Florida’s Hurricane Simulator• Created the control and data acquisition for a test apparatus to simulate hurricane force wind and wind driven rain for testing components and cladding systems • Participated in the Florida Coastal Monitoring Program (FCMP) by deploying portable weather stations to collect real-time ground level meteorological observations • Conducting post-storm damage assessment surveys as a team leader with the cooperation of local home owners (deployed for Hurricanes Faye, Gustav, Hanna, Ike, & Irene)• Developed control and data acquisition of an articulating instrumentation platform capable of accurately measuring rain and wind characteristics in extreme wind events• Created control and data acquisition for the 1:10 scaled model for the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s Research Center• Developed an approach to simulate boundary layer flow within the 1:10 multiple controlled fan wind tunnel

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd)

Bs Civil Engineering