Thomas W. Smith (Tom) is Caterpillar’s Power Solutions North America Gas Segment Manager. Tom leads a business development and field-based sales team of experts responsible for growing sales of Caterpillar brand power generation products and services into prime power gas applications in North America, including Distributed Power, Economic Dispatch/Resiliency and Combined Heat and Power (CHP). His team works with dealers and customers to develop and provide the best overall solution of power generation equipment and after sales support.
Upon graduating from Miami University, Ohio, Tom began his career with Westinghouse Electric Corp. In addition to Westinghouse Tom has held positions of increasing responsibility with Rolls Royce Energy Systems, Equity Office Properties, Endurant Energy, and Professional Power Products Inc. Prior to joining Caterpillar, Tom was with Sterling & Wilson Power Solutions as President and CEO focusing on development, engineering and construction of micro-grid systems including cogeneration, hybrid, demand response and resiliency technologies. Tom is also very active in Power Generation industry associations including the United States Combined Heat and Power Alliance (President), Northeast Clean Heat and Power Initiative (Board Member) and Midwest Cogeneration Association (Board Member).