Brian Smith is Director of Global Marketing for Johnson Controls Corporation. He has spent the past 23 years working for York International/Johnson Controls organizations in various technical and leadership positions in the USA and China ranging from Applications Engineer, Product Management, Industrial Engineering, Product Development, Project and Program Management, Strategy, Business Development and Marketing.
Brian has a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering Science and Mechanics from Penn State University, and an MBA in Management from Eastern University.
His involvement within the refrigerant industry includes writing and editing articles in various media, and leading the development of the business unit refrigerant strategy. He has attended workshops and symposiums on refrigerants in the USA, Japan and China, including the U.S. EPA, DOE, ASHRAE, United Nations Environmental Program, and JRAIA.
He has led an advisory panel of product experts on refrigerants from across the Johnson Controls organization and develops marketing programs, training and software tools for the Johnson Controls chiller business worldwide.
Brian’s industry affiliations include involvement in local chapters of ASHRAE. He has been actively involved in the AHRI and International District Energy Association and has spoken at many industry events around the world on the topics of energy efficiency, chillers, heat pumps and refrigerants.