Design at CDM Smith

Design

Nothing gets us more energized than an impossible technical challenge. We apply game-changing, innovative solutions that revolutionize the industry. And, we find ingenious applications of existing technologies or approaches to solve our clients' biggest problems.

What We Do

CDM Smith is always working to help our clients stay ahead of the curve. Innovation defines the way we work, helps us redefine industry standards and fuels our curiosity for the unknown.

Learn More Here

Ingenuity in Action

Project

Accelerating Bus Transit in Indiana

Project

Accelerating Bus Transit in Indiana

We designed one of America’s first all-electric bus rapid transit routes, boosting mobility on a high-density corridor in the heart of Indianapolis to support the community's growth and prosperity.

Learn more

Project

Conquering Groundwater to Protect Egypt’s Antiquities

Project

Conquering Groundwater to Protect Egypt’s Antiquities

Determined to mitigate corrosion at Pharaonic monuments in the Nile River Valley, we applied 3D numerical hydrogeological modeling to design dewatering systems.

Learn More

PROJECT

Driving Net-Zero at DC Water

PROJECT

Driving Net-Zero at DC Water

We designed the first facility in the U.S. to incorporate Cambi’s resource-recovering thermal hydrolysis process; the largest of its kind in the world.

learn more

Project

Designing the Most Complex Electronic Tolling System

Project

Designing the Most Complex Electronic Tolling System

We designed upgrades to the Massachusetts Turnpike that were the first of their kind in the United States: true all-electronic, open road tolling.

Learn more

Project

Delivering a New Water Source to Stockton

Project

Delivering a New Water Source to Stockton

By accessing a new surface water source and using innovative treatment, we helped Stockton, California avoid overtaxing groundwater.

Learn More

Meet Our Ingenious Experts

Tamzen MacBeth

Award-Winning Environmental Innovator

Tamzen has worked on over 100 contaminated sites at the laboratory-scale, pilot-scale and full-scale levels. Bridging R&D with the design and optimization of cost-effective cleanup programs, Tamzen has helped advance countless technologies within her field.

Meet Tamzen

Ybette Ochoa

Transforming Transportation

Ybette, a skilled civil engineer, is inspired to see projects become reality. "When I can observe how traffic or transit has improved, I know these projects are increasing the quality of life, and I know that I have made a positive impact."

Meet Ybette

Chris Schulz

A Mind That Never Stops Working

Chris is a legend in the water industry. A holder of 11 patents, he has led many R&D projects, published several dozen technical papers and co-authored two books. He routinely plays a leading role on some of CDM Smith's most vital drinking water projects around the world.

Meet Chris

View All Design Experts