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Personal Profile

Jeffrey Smith

Joined club: March 1986

Education: Florida Atlantic University 1971 BBA
Stetson University 2001 MBA
Marital status: Married - Debra
First job: Desk Clerk/NightAuditor – Howard Johnsons
Most fun job: Live Show Engineering Designer at WDW - Worked with a
great team designing things with a lot of blinking lights.
Career background: 1971-75: USAF Technology Specialist
1975-78: Mystery Fun House, Orlando - Tech Director
1978 – 2009: Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Technology/Engineering Manager
2010: Ferrari World (Abu Dhabi, UAE), Project Manager
2011 – current: Astro Tech Inc, Orlando, Project Manager, OutdoorAmusementBusiness Assoc- Consultant

Smithwater, LLC - Principal
Why did you join Rotary? I have been a community volunteer since high school. When I was looking for a
way to get involved in community events here in Orlando area after daughter was born in 1983, a friend asked
me to check out Rotary.
Are you a Paul Harris Fellow? Yes (multiple)
What other Rotary honors have you been awarded? None that I can think of.
What club positions have you held in Rotary: President : 1996-1997 and 1999-2000
International Service Chair – Rotary Scholarship Program
Vice-President Club Service Chair Relay for Life Chair Assistant District Governor
Which committee (avenue of service) interests you? Vocational Service

Current employer/ position: I am enjoying my retirement from Walt Disney World while still actively involved
in a number of businesses here in Central Florida. As a Project Manager for Astro Tech, Inc. I remain
involved in numerous design projects within the theme park industry. We are currently working on new
projects for both Walt Disney World and Universal Theme Parks; we are working with special effects
manufacturers creating maintenance manuals, and just completed designing new admission ticketing system
hardware for a water park in Sydney, Australia. My work with the Outdoor Amusement Business Association
allows me to travel to many venues across the country performing quality audits that qualify carnivals for the
trade association’s “Circle of Excellence Program”.

I also consult with this organization on efforts to recruit veteran’s to work within the outdoor amusement
industry. My wife (Debra) and I started Smithwater, LLC in 2013 promoting and distributing a tabletop water
ionizer that can be used both commercially and within your home to improve the water you and your family
drinks. This machine creates seven different types of alkalized water that is used for drinking and as a
replacement for many different types of chemical products around the kitchen. Health benefits include
improving the body’s ph, reducing free radicals that cause aging, and improved body hydration. “Change your
Water, Change Your Life” Environmentally speaking, the world cannot continue to produce and dispose of
the number of plastic bottles that are used within the bottled water industry into the future.

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