Candidate for
Director; Nipomo Community Services District

MICHAEL D. SMITH

CANDIDATE NIPOMO COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT

BIOGRAPHY

Michael Smith, a resident of the Blacklake Estates since 1998 with his wife Peggy, was born, raised and educated in Fresno. After serving in the U.S. Navy submarine service at Pearl Harbor, Michael received a degree in civil engineering and worked for architectural and engineering firms before starting a civil and structural engineering business in the Central Valley of California.

Since 1971, he has prepared the designs, drawings and specifications for residential subdivisions, water and wastewater treatment plants, water wells with piping and treatment systems, environmental clean-up and mitigation programs, infrastructure and public works projects, irrigation systems, agricultural and industrial plants, telecommunications facilities, buildings, roads, bridges, and seismic studies and structure rehabilitations.

Michael has long been involved in community service. In Visalia, he was a Director for the Visalia Public Cemetery District, the largest public cemetery district in California and was also chairman of a leadership committee for mentoring, training, and educating high-school students in leadership skills and responsibilities through the Rotary Club. He has also furnished pro-bono engineering services for design and construction documents for religious groups, service clubs, and special districts.