Larry Shook, PE, Named Regional Manager of SME Bay City Office

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Information Contact:
Laney Henson, CPSM (734) 454-9900
henson@sme-usa.com

June 17, 2008 (Plymouth, MI) – Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) has appointed Larry Shook, PE, to Regional Manager of our office in Bay City, Michigan.

Larry has over 25 years of experience including 19 with SME, and specializes in providing solutions to environmental / geotechnical engineering challenges and constructability issues. He supports our clients at every stage of the building cycle from site acquisition and environmental remediation to evaluation / design of shallow and deep foundation systems, and oversight during construction. Larry is a graduate of Michigan Technological University where he attained a bachelor of science degree in Geological Engineering and a master of science degree in Civil Engineering.

SME named Robert C. Tober, Operations Manager of Construction Materials Services (CMS) in our Bay City office. Bob has 22 years of CMS experience with SME and is responsible for reviewing field and laboratory test reports and managing our CMS team.

About SME
SME supports clients at every stage of development and ownership, from site acquisition, design and construction to maintenance, restoration and redevelopment. We help our clients locally and across the world by providing practical, sustainable solutions to the most challenging site and building related problems. Our team of over 220 professionals operates from eight offices in Michigan and Ohio. Since 1964, our mission has been to add significant value to our clients' projects and become a trusted member of their project team. Our geosciences, materials and environmental capabilities serve many markets in the built and natural environment, including Commercial, Development / Redevelopment, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Industrial, Retail, State / Local Government, Telecommunications, Transportation, and Agriculture.