Steve
Steve Smith, President
FUN FACTS
What do you do for fun?
Camping
TV show you never miss?
Bones. Actually, it's my wife's favorite.
Who would you most like to have dinner with?
Although they have passed, I would say: Elvis, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ronald Reagan.
Most famous person you have met?
I have had the opportunity to meet a few famous people but the one where I was totally star struck was Barbara Eden.
ABOUT ME
Born and raised in Iola, Kansas.After graduating High School I attended Allen County Community College for two years and then moved to Manhattan, Kansas where I continued my education at Kansas State University. This is where I met my bride-to-be Cynthia.
I moved to Kansas City in 1979 and started working for Universal Construction Company, Inc. During my career at UCC, I worked at Menorah Medical Center as a field engineer for three years and attended field engineering classes at Finley Engineering College in the evenings and weekends.
I earned my Certified Construction Management Certification (CMCI ID#A0767) through the Construction Management Certification Institute in 2004.
My service to Universal includes seven years in the field followed by 11 years of cost estimating and Project Management. I have served as president since 1992.
I have served as director and past president of the Kansas City Chapter of the Associated Contractors of America (AGC), and Advisory Director of Health Mid-West. Currently, I am a trustee on the Greater Kansas City Laborers Pension Plan as well as a director on the Builders Association.
