The Christman Company’s Jay Smith is featured speaker for March 2014 SPDC Industry Seminar Series

The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) announces the second speaker in their Industry Speaker Series for Thursday, March 27 at the Human Ecology Building on the Michigan State University campus.

Jay Smith, Executive Vice President of Construction Operations and Corporate Safety Officer at The Christman Company

By: SPDC Communications

The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) announces the second speaker in their Industry Seminar Series for Thursday, March 27 at the Human Ecology Building on the MSU campus.

The featured speaker will be Jay Smith, Executive Vice President of Construction Operations and Corporate Safety Officer at The Christman Company. He will present on “120 Years of Innovation.” Smith has been with Christman for 30 years and oversees all construction operations for The Christman Company with the responsibility for providing field leadership and maintaining all systems necessary to ensure safety, quality, schedule and cost control. He also serves as principal in charge of individual projects for a select number of the firm's key clients.

Smith’s daughter, Nikki Smith, is a 2006 MSU Construction Management (CM) Program alumna. She works as Project Manager at The Christman Company. She also sits on the CM Alumni Advisory Council. In addition to Nikki Smith, The Christman Company has employed several CM alumni.

The SPDC Industry Seminar Series consists of lectures and presentations by invited speakers who are industry leaders in the Built Environment profession. In November 2013, the SPDC hosted its inaugural speaker Ron Boji, President of The Boji Group. Joseph Maguire, President and CEO of Wolverine Development Corporation, and Society of Environmentally Responsible facilities (SERF), is serving as the facilitator of the Series.

This event is free and open to the public. The lecture will take place from 5-5:45 p.m. in Room 300 in the MSU Human Ecology Building. A reception sponsored by The Christman Company will follow the lecture from 5:45-6:30 p.m.

For more information, visit SPDC Industry Speaker Series. Questions about the Series and the March 27 event may be sent to Heidi Charron Macwan, SPDC Communications Manager, at charron@landpolicy.msu.edu or call 517-353-4454.

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