Jeremy Smith

About Jeremy Smith

Senior Manager in the Corporate Innovation Office at Nagase Holdings America (NHA), reporting to Chief Innovation Officer. NHA has responsibility for the Americas region for NAGASE & CO, LTD.Responsibilities include Global Product Management for proprietary products and driving innovation within Nagase America (NAM) Business Units, including Chemicals, Life and Healthcare (Personal Care), Mobility (Automotive), and Electronics- Architected launch of strategic partnership between Interfacial, A Nagase Group Company, and CEAD Group B.V, a Delft, Netherlands-based industry leading manufacturer of Large Format Additive Manufacturing (LFAM) Printers: https://ceadgroup.com/interfacial-and-cead-launch-strategic-partnership-to-accelerate-innovation-in-large-format-additive-manufacturing/- Launched innovative proprietary cosmetic and personal care ingredient at NYSCC 2025 Tradeshow: Entropic® Biodegradable Microspheres, a new biobased and biodegradable sustainable sensory powder for cosmetics and personal Serving as Member of Board of Directors for RadTech, The Association for UV & EB Technology, 20••••25: https://radtech.org/board-of-directors/- Driving expansion of proprietary manufacturing through subsidiary Interfacial Consultants (IFC) and its constituent businesses: 1) EMPOWR3D, a 3D printing initiative launched in 2022 with a mission to create a collaborative, solutions focused, agnostic, center of innovation focused on expanding the industry-wide additive manufacturing knowledge base:https://ifllc.com/empowr3d/2) Specialty Materials (Thermoplastic Compounding):https://ifllc.com/divisions/specialty-materials/3) Engineered Substrates (Composite Thermoplastic Sheet):https://ifllc.com/divisions/engineered-substrates/- Serving as Co-Chair of the Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA) Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Committee Co-Chair: https://bigideasconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/uv-eb-pama-mini-mag.pdf (page 5 of this link)- Launched a new acrylate product in May 2022 called Denamer™ 1220 that I invented and for which I collaborated with internal teams, external labs, and customers to develop, scale, and commercialize: https://denamer.nsm-na.com/1220- Key contributor to creation of Infinite Material Solutions (IMS) joint venture between NAGASE and InterFacial Consultants (IFC) in August

Experience

1. Member Board of Directors

   Radtech - The Association For Uv Eb Technology

   Jan 2024 — Present

   Member of the Board of Directors, serving 2-year appointment January 2024 to December 2025. https://radtech.org/blog/2024/01/15/radtech-announces-new-board-members-2024/

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  Wharton Executive Education Program

• Lehigh University

  B.S., Chemistry, P.C. Rossin College of Engineering & Applied Science

• Citizen Cafe Tel Aviv

  Cerificate of Completion - June 2025 Semester, Hebrew Language

Skills

• Resin
• Polymers
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Adhesives
• Plastics
• Chemical Engineering
• Polymer Chemistry
• Raw Materials
• R&D
• Chemistry