Smith, Johnson & Associates
    Worldwide Consultants to the Nonwovens and Related Products Industries

 Smith, Johnson & Associates (SJA) is a full-service, world-wide consulting firm in the businesses, markets, technologies, equipment and materials associated with the industry of nonwovens.

The firm employs a core of nonwovens experts together with a strategic network of Associates around the globe. SJA’s two active Principals command a combined total of over 75 years of industry experience.

 

SJA’s history in consulting began in 1974 when Dr. D.K. Smith founded the firm under the name Dr. D. K. Smith Consulting. Dee was a pioneer in the field of nonwovens consulting after retiring from Johnson and Johnson as Director of Corporate Strategic Planning. He has been a familiar face in this industry for nearly 50 years which culminated in an INDA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. While Dee has retired from daily involvement, he remains an emeritus advisor to the firm and valued resource.
 

The current firm name was adopted in 1998 when Robert Johnson, P.E. joined as a Principal.  In 2006 D. Keith Osteen joined SJA as a Principal.