JR Smith

JR Smith has more than 25 years of experience performing infrared surveys. He began his thermography career performing infrared inspections for an electrical contractor at USS/Kobe Steel in Lorain, Ohio in 1998. There, he performed various types of inspections such as electrical, mechanical, refractory, etc. for the different departments within the steel mill. In 2000, he began performing inspections for various other clients after he obtained his Level II certification. In 2001, Smith was hired by HSB to conduct infrared inspections that would service both insureds and non-insureds. In 2010, he became one of the very few people in the world to obtain his Infrared/Thermal Testing Level III certification from The American Society on Nondestructive Testing (ASNT). He became the Director of Thermography Services in 2011 and is responsible for the day-to-day operations as well as HSB’s overall thermography program. As the in-house Level III within HSB, he is also responsible for ensuring the infrared NDT program complies with the company’s written practices, and the training of Level I and Level II thermographers. He also still performs various infrared inspections for customers nationwide. Smith is currently Vice Chair of the Infrared & Thermal Committee for the ASNT Certification Management Council, and has been a member of The American Society of Nondestructive Testing since 2004.