Mr. Simmons is currently Chairman of the Board of W.M. Lyles Co. Mr. Simmons has been with the Lyles Construction Group of Companies for more than 27 years and has served in various positions from Project Superintendent to Chairman of the Board, providing executive management for over $2 billion of alternative delivery water/wastewater projects and over $4 billion of all types of civil projects. Mr. Simmons graduated from Iowa State University in 1979 and became a registered civil engineer in 1983.