Robin Barrick Email & Phone Number

Rob Barrick served as Chairman and CEO of Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR) from 1986 to 2018 and continued to serve as Chairman until 2022, when he was named Chairman Emeritus. During his tenure as CEO, SSR grew from 85 people in two offices with $5 million in revenue to 400 people in 14 offices with $75 million in revenue. SSR has been partially owned by an ESOP since 1983 and became 100% ESOP owned in 2016.Rob holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Masters in Business Administration degree from Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management. Rob began his career with Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. in 1974. He held the positions of mechanical engineer, project manager and mechanical department head before moving to Houston in 1983, where he started and managed the Houston office before returning to the Nashville office as CEO in 1986. He is a registered Professional Engineer, a Certified Energy Manager, Green Building Engineer, and LEED™ Accredited Professional. Rob served as an Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University in the graduate program for construction management for 11 years. He currently serves as an independent director on the boards of Lee Industrial Contractors in Pontiac, Michigan, SRF Consulting Group in Minneapolis, Environmental Health and Engineering, in Boston, and EO Systems in Nashville. All of these companies are 100 percent ESOP owned. He also serves on the Tennessee Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners for the State of Tennessee.Rob received the “Engineer of the Year” award in 2003 and the “Young Engineer of the Year” award in 1989 from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Tennessee. Rob is one of the founders and past Board Chair of The Nashville Food Project, which provides food and clothing to the homeless and working poor. Since 1988, he has been a board member and twice past chair of Students Taking a Right Stand (STARS). Past civic contributions include Room at The Inn and Adventure Science Museum Board member; Chairman Alumni Board at Montgomery Bell Academy; Leadership Nashville; and Chairman of the Fire and Building Code Appeals Board of the Metropolitan Nashville.

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