Lewis R. Smoot, Sr., began working with his father and founder of the business, Sherman R. Smoot, at age 13 as a water boy on Smoot Construction jobsites. In 1956, Lewis earned a degree in Construction Management from Michigan State University and subsequently completed two years working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Lewis Sr. joined the family firm in 1958 and took the helm from his father in 1974 to lead Smoot Construction from a small masonry subcontractor to a full service general construction company known nationally for quality and ethical values.
Active in the community, Lewis has been recognized for his involvement with training the unemployed in construction trades, mentoring minority entrepreneurs, building and rehabilitating low-income housing and sponsoring summer camps for disadvantaged kids. As Chairman and CEO, Lewis provides continued guidance and vision for the company as it advances to the third generation of Smoot family leadership.
Greg provides oversight of all operations in Smoot Construction’s Ohio market and ensures the firm’s goal of being a major player in the Columbus area. He works with project management personnel to monitor project performance, ensuring schedule, safety, and quality goals are achieved. As Vice President, Greg plays a key role in defining the firm's strategic direction, cultivating corporate culture, and dedicating time to mentor up-and-coming leaders.
Greg wears many hats — on and off the jobsite. He is always up for a challenge and enjoys sharing his knowledge and excellent planning skills with his colleagues. His passion for everything construction is undeniable and his tenacity is infectious.
Tom is an experienced construction professional with nearly three decades of industry experience. He is known for being a hands-on leader, participating in all facets of projects. From estimating project costs to material purchasing and throughout contract negotiations and site mobilization, Tom is fully engaged and enjoys in finding innovative ways to deliver complex projects.
One of Tom's responsibilities is leading the company's K-12 school projects, including Columbus City Schools sub-billion dollar management program and current Construction Management at Risk deliveries. Tom's technical know-how is essential to the success of these projects.
John oversees the firm’s core estimating staff, which is responsible for evaluating more than $1 billion dollars of work annually in multiple construction markets. John leads our firm's strategic services that includes sustainable and virtual construction, subcontractor relationships, and ascertaining new work. In addition, he is proactively involved in the design process during preliminary budget development and conceptual estimating.
Known throughout our industry as the “accurate numbers man", John is a recognized leader in determining preconstruction (conceptual and schematic phases) and construction development costs. He maintains ultimate responsibility for the firm’s estimating functions, including planning, assessments, scheduling, master pricing development and management, value engineering, administrative and estimating procedures, software applications, and staff training and education. In addition, he routinely lectures at colleges and universities, and has conducted numerous seminars on estimating.
Adam provides overall executive leadership for Smoot Construction's Indianapolis region. In this role, he is responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations, including the acquisition and execution of work, and business functions. With nearly two decades of experience, Adam provides executive leadership to support the Indianapolis office’s day-to-day operations, including client relations, safety, and quality.
Adam believes strongly in a hands-on style of leadership, executing proven methods and strategic solutions to ensure that our clients' needs are routinely met and the entire project runs seamlessly.
A consummate professional with nearly 20 years of experience, Michael offers our clients excellent planning, organizational, and team building skills. He serves as the primary point of contact and continuously reviews the project’s goals and objectives to ensure project success. Michael ensures the work is completed in accordance with the design documents, budget, and schedule.
Michael employs a creative and systematic approach to each and every project. From the earliest phases, including preconstruction, he is known for proactively anticipating what needs to be done to complete a project on schedule, and on budget.
Jim is a consummate professional with experience in all areas of project development, budget management, and development of operational strategies. He has program management skills to include budget development and analysis, capital planning and delivery, contract negotiation and procurement, as well as take-off and buy-out skills associated with the project procurement.
Jim is a highly motivated and forward thinking individual focused on spreading a high performing culture throughout teams ensuring a broader successful environment.
With more than six decades of growth and experience in general contracting, design-build, and construction management, Smoot Construction has created a legacy of excellence and a reputation for hard work and high standards.
Now entering the third generation of family leadership, the Smoot Construction team is known for professionalism, quality, and honesty—forging employee and client relationships that span decades.
“While every construction project we complete is of the highest importance, we also focus our efforts on building client relationships. These are relationships founded on mutual respect, trust, and integrity. Relationships that make the communities we serve better places to live, work, learn, and play. Relationships built to stand the test of time.”
Our guiding principles – CHARACTER, HUMILITY, INTEGRITY, PRIDE, PERFORMANCE – help our company identify, hire, and retain the best people. They motivate in us commitment to accountability which fosters repeat business. And they give us strength in reaching out and actively supporting the communities in which we work and live.
