Roger Smith 2010
April 26, 2010 - Long Island
Name: Roger Smith, AIA, LEED AP
Title: President/Principal Architect
Company: BBS Architects and Engineers P.C.
Location: Patchogue, N.Y.
Birthplace and date: Bay Shore, N.Y., June 10, 1955
Family: Wife, Connie (married 30 1/2 years); children: daughter, Brenna, 28; son-in-law, Jeff; daughter, Maura, 24 (vocal performer)
College: N.Y.I.T., BArch, 1978
First job outside of real estate: Painter
First job in real estate or allied field: Draftsperson for A/E firm
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Presently I own and manage an architectural and engineering firm that designs office buildings, schools, libraries, churches, etc.
Hobbies: Golf, cooking, gardening, boating
Favorite book: "Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief"
Favorite movie: "The Gladiator"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Walt Disney
Key to success; Blending wonderful designs with a forthright approach to how a building is built, perceived and utilized
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Puppeteer