Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Worked in medical device product development for 12 years at Cordis Corporation, Left Cordis as Principal engineer to form Symbiosis Corporation. President and C.E.O. Symbiosis, Built up Symbiosis to 750 employee company and sold to American Home Products with 200 million market cap. While at Cordis and Symbiosis worked in fields of neurosurgery, cardiac pacers and leads, radiographic and angiographic catheters and accessories, Electrophysiology, angioplasty devices, stents, atherectomy, trocar ports, laparoscopic surgical instruments, fluid-management systems, access and biopsy needles, arthroscopic instruments, robotic surgery systems, flexible and endoscopic instruments.

Worked for 6 years in the field of advanced rocket propulsion, including development, testing, and launch operations for scientific sounding rockets and military tactical missiles. Performed research and development activities for NASA, DARPA, and the US Air Force Propulsion Laboratory and participated in an industry consortium for the demonstration and development of hybrid-propulsion launch boosters.

Holds 74 issued United States patents and many international patents in the fields of medical devices, material science and propulsion. Several patent applications are pending in the fields of medical devices and rocket propulsion systems (some under DOD secrecy order).

Principal Engineer - Cordis Corporation

Founder and President - Symbiosis Corporation

Founder and President - Environmental Aeroscience Corporation

Founder and President - Syntheon LLC

Patents Issued to Kevin Smith