Jonathan Smith 2012

Name: Jonathan Smith, AIA, LEED AP Title: Associate Company: CSArch Location: Albany, N.Y. headquarters (also Newburgh, Malone and Melville, N.Y.) Place of birth: Memphis, TN Family: Married with two children College: University of Tennessee (B. Architecture), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MS-Built Ecologies) First job unrelated to your current field: Grocery Clerk First job in current field: Apprentice in an architectural practice What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Architecture, engineering and construction management services with primary focus on education, government, corporate and public housing facilities. Our mission: To create innovative and sustainable built environments that support and enhance our clients' mission and vision. Hobbies: Hiking, rowing, poetry Favorite novel: "T-zero" by Italo Calvino Favorite film: "Contact" Keys to success: Listening to clients. Diligence. Offering my very best to every project. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Martin Luther King, Jr. If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Oceanographer