
Timeline
About me
President and CEO at DDS ENGINEERING, PLLC
Education

Park city high school
1957 - 1969
Western kentucky university
1969 - 1973Bs industrial education
Experience

Dds engineering, pllc
Jan 1973 - nowPresident and ceoDDS ENGINEERING is the oldest and largest Engineering Firm in the Bowling Green area. DDS provides Surveying, Civil and Geotechnical Engineering, Materials Testing and Inspection Services, and Landscape Architecture Design Services. DDS has several Licensed Professional Engineers and Licensed Professional Land Surveyors as well as technicians certified in numerous areas of their expertise. DDS povides services over a large geographic area in and around Kentucky, with offices in Bowling Green and Hopkinsville. Show less

Living hope baptist church
Jan 1985 - nowPast chariman, church campus expansion building committeeLiving Hope Baptist Church recently completed a major Church Campus expansion including a $10 million building expansion and the renovation of adjacent church facilities as a result of a recent purchase of that Church Campus. With the expansion and acquisition of the adjacent properties, Living Hope now comprises over 167,000 square feet of worship area and multipurpose space and truly epitomizes the theme of “More Hope for More People”. Living Hope has been blessed with exciting growth from a small group of believers in 1976 to a membership of approximately 3,000 today, embracing the Church’s three-pronged mission – “Get to God, Grow in Christ, Give to Others”. The Church has undergone numerous expansions and I have been blessed to have been part of all those expansions. Show less

National corvette museum
Sept 2003 - Jan 2011Board member emeritusSince 1953 the Corvette has been America's Sports Car. The National Corvette Museum was established as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit foundation with a mission of celebrating the invention of the Corvette and preserving its past, present and future.Corvette enthusiasts from all over the world kindly and lovingly refer to the NCM as their home ... Their Mecca.The National Corvette Museum is in the planning process to build a new "world class" Motorsports Park. The Park will be located on approximately 400 acres of land with 1.5 miles of frontage on I-65 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, directly across the interstate from the Museum. DDS ENGINEERING is proud to have been selected to provide the surveying and civil engineering for the project and congratulates the NCM on the zone change approval received on 01 March 2012. Show less

Kentucky state board of licensure for professional engineers and land surveyors
Jan 2004 - Jan 2012Board member emeritus and past charimanThe Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors was established by an Act of the Kentucky General Assembly to protect the public health, safety and welfare. This is accomplished through the licensing and monitoring of individuals and firms deemed qualified to practice. The Board is self-supporting and receives no general fund tax dollars.In conjunction with the Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, I have served as the Board’s Secretary-Treasurer, Vice-Chairman and Chairman and have served on and Chaired several Board Committees. In addition, I presently serve on the Exams for Professional Surveyors (EPS) Committee of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Show less

Colonial states boards of surveyor registration
Jan 2004 - Jan 2012Past president, csbsrThe Colonial States Boards of Surveyor Registration (CSBSR) serves states that utilize the "meets and bounds" method of surveying. The CSBSR represents 19 States and the District of Columbia . I have served the CSBSR since 2004 and have served as its President since November 2007 to present. Presently and through the remainder of my term on the Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Proffessional Engineers and Land Surveyors, will be representing Kentucky at all CSBSR functions.

Western kentucky university
Apr 2004 - nowChairman, civil engineering advisory boardThe Civil Engineering Advisory Board serves as a reviewing and recommending body for Civil Engineering Education at Western Kentucky University. Under the leadership of Dr. Gary Ransdall, Western has become “A leading American University with International reach.”

Western kentucky university department of engineering
Apr 2012 - nowAdvisory board memberA group of practicing engineering professionals and industry leaders serving as technical and program advisors to the Engineering Department and Program at Western Kentucky University.
Licenses & Certifications

Railroad worker safety trained
Csx railroadMay 2013
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Dennis SmithCIVIL ENGINEERING ADVISORY BOARD, Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University Oct 2013 At the recent Western Kentucky University Summit Awards Banquet, Dennis D. Smith, PE, PLS, M.ASCE was awarded a Volunteer of the Year Award for his years of service as Chairman of the Western Kentucky University Civil Engineering Advisory Board. Dennis along with several volunteers received recognition for their many hours of service to WKU.
- Awarded to Dennis SmithNCEES DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EXAMINERS FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING Apr 2013 At the recent interim meeting of the Southern Zone of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), Dennis D. Smith, PE, PLS, M.ASCE of Bowling Green was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Service award for his many years of service to the NCEES. Dennis is an Emeritus Member and past Chairman of the Board of the Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors and has served on many Zone and National Committees with the NCEES. Dennis is… Show more At the recent interim meeting of the Southern Zone of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), Dennis D. Smith, PE, PLS, M.ASCE of Bowling Green was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Service award for his many years of service to the NCEES. Dennis is an Emeritus Member and past Chairman of the Board of the Kentucky State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors and has served on many Zone and National Committees with the NCEES. Dennis is President and CEO of DDS ENGINEERING, PLLC of Bowling Green. Show less
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