News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: June 14, 2012
Ellen Belknap of SMRT - Architects and Engineers
Name: Ellen Belknap, AIA, LEED AP, ACHA
Title: President
Company: SMRT - Architects and Engineers
Location: Andover, MA; Portland, ME; Albany, NY; Alexandria, VA; Keene, NH
Place of birth: New York City
Family: My great guys: husband Mark and two sons, Peter and William
College: Cornell University
First job unrelated to your current field: Gopher, Pickwick Paper Company, NYC
First job in current field: Summer intern, SMRT, 1983
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? SMRT designs and engineers buildings for healthcare, science/technology/industry, justice, higher education, government and corporate clients. Complex renovations and buildings, many requiring 24/7 operations, are a specialty. Draper Laboratory, Lahey Clinic, GE Healthcare, NAVFAC, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Artel, Grafton County Jail are examples. SMRT will continue pioneering delivery methods that benefit our clients - the 640,000 sf MaineGeneral Medical Center, is under construction utilizing Integrated Project Delivery.
Hobbies: Hiking, skate skiing
Favorite novel: Anna Karenina
Favorite film: Casablanca
Keys to success: Actively listening and developing buildings our clients really need.
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): EB White, author
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Archeologist
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