About JBS Associates
JBS Associates experienced staff provides fee-based consulting services specifically designed to cost effectively improve water system accountability and the capture of earned water utility revenues. The firm was organized in its present structure in 1988 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Headed by James B. Smith, founder and President and assisted by James Schiele, Vice-President, the firm delivers proven, professional services developed through intensive and extensive work in a broad range of large and small water utility systems in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Southeast Asia. In addition, our training seminars have been attended by more than 8,000 water professionals worldwide.
JAMES B. SMITH - President - Mr. Smith has 37 years of extensive experience in water distribution system studies, including water audits, meter audits, leakage surveys, and water and sewer rate adjustments. His diverse professional experience, in addition to that in the private sector, includes employment with both state and local government agencies while working on four continents.He has progressively developed and modified programs dealing with water and meter auditing concepts. He has presented training programs to over 8,000 people in the United States, Canada, Southeast Asia, Central and South America.
From his experience in working with several hundred utilities, Mr. Smith understands the changing internal dynamics of individual systems. Smith has developed several fresh approaches to water conservation needs and to the reduction of unaccounted for water losses. These techniques are the result of years of diverse hands on experience.
JAMES A. SCHIELE - Vice President - Mr. Schiele has over 30 years of water industry experience in North and South America, as well as Europe and South East Asia. He has acquired wide experience in consulting services, training, customer support and marketing activities related to water loss analysis. His expertise includes flow measurement, subsurface pipeline surveys, development of in-house water loss recovery programs, instrumentation for leak detection, data logging and pipe locating.
In 1993, Mr. Schiele joined the JBS Associates consulting group and has since participated in the management, development and supervision of water audits and leak detection projects for JBS Associates in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Panama and the Philippines. During his career he has presented well received papers on subjects related to water loss recovery both nationally and internationally.