Neal Smyth, president and founder of SMR, has conceptualized, planned, coordinated, and facilitated the development and introduction of new products  and new businesses for over 25 years, first with The Drackett Company and, since founding SMR in 1975, for a wide range of manufacturing and service organizations. Neal has extensive experience in development of innovative processes, especially as they support new business development, and in assisting companies with long-range strategic planning.  Throughout his consulting career, Neal has also provided hands-on assistance in implementing marketing initiatives, from new product launches to part-time management of new product and marketing departments, to business revitalizations. Neal is a graduate of Holy Cross College and currently is serving as board chairman of the Jordan Center, a non-profit agency which facilitates access to healthcare for Cincinnati’s working uninsured.