SMRT Architects & Engineers has appointed two seasoned principal leaders to head its most technically complex practices.
Veteran Navy nuclear officer Ben Halleck, who has been with SMRT for eight years, has been named director of advanced manufacturing. Lab design expert Andrew Tyner, with the firm for 20 years, will lead SMRT’s life sciences and nutrition practice.
SMRT said these appointments reflect strategic focus on environments including advanced battery technology, aerospace, defense manufacturing and lab research.
“In sectors like advanced manufacturing and life sciences, the facility is a precision tool. Success requires a level of technical leadership that ensures operational continuity from day one,” said Bradley Hodges, president of SMRT.
“Ben and Andrew provide the disciplined, mission-driven oversight necessary to deliver these complex programs on schedule and at the highest performance standards.”
SMRT Architects & Engineers ranks No. 1 among Maine’s largest architecture firms, according to the 2026 Mainebiz Book of Lists, based on having 22 licensed architects in Maine. It has a total of 86 Maine employees and had 2024 revenue of $30.5 million.
The firm is headquartered in Portland and serves clients nationwide, from additional offices in Bangor; Andover, Mass. and Schenectady, N.Y
Halleck lives in Portland and Tyner resides in Cumberland.