Sherman Smith:  

After graduating from HS, I went to Monmouth College for one year before I was drafted in 1966. I went through combat medics training and ended up a combat medic in Vietnam with the 4th Inf. Division and then the 71st Evac Hospital. After the service, I finished my undergrad work at Monmouth College, completed a double MS and most of my Ph.D. at U of Iowa in Environmental Management. After school, I took a job in Chicago as an environmental scientist for Fluor Corporation, one of the 3 largest engineering and construction firms in the world. My responsibility was performing environmental impact assessments for large energy related projects. I lived in Chicago for 10 years. In 1982 I moved Irvine CA for Fluor Corp. Shortly after moving to Irvine I met and married my wife, Diane. Diane had an 8-year-old daughter named Summer. I left Flour in 1987 to start up and manage an office for an environmental consulting firm (ENSR). I was with them for 6 years. In 1994 I joined my current firm (Chambers Group, Inc.) as Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer. Three years later we purchased the majority share from the retiring owner. I am the President and Chief Operating Officer for the company. Chambers specializes in marine and terrestrial biology, archeology and environmental planning. We have about 125 staff in five offices in Southern California (Irvine, San Diego, , Redlands, Imperial Valley, and Los Angeles) and an office in Seattle, WA. Diane merged her firm with a larger firm and retired in 2016. Before retiring she was the name and managing partner for Law Offices of SmithTrager. They had 10 attorneys and three offices, one in the Bay Area, one in Irvine and one in Newport Beach. Their specialty is in co...Expand for more