Engineering Practice Leader, Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum; BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas
Sherman is an engineering practice leader with more than 13 years of experience designing mechanical systems for various project types, including commercial, corporate, science and technology, industrial facilities and government. He serves as the leader of mechanical engineering for the Houston HOK studio on many projects, overseeing the preparation of working drawings and specifications, coordination with consultants/clients and final design acceptance. Sherman’s expertise includes design, documentation and oversight of HVAC systems, coordination of design efforts between disciplines, energy modeling and sustainable design and schedule and budget issues. Sherman is an innovator who led the mechanical engineering on one of General Services Administration’s first renovations to make a historic courthouse fully electrified and on the first project in Guyana designed to be net-zero energy. He is on HOK’s Global Decarbonization Taskforce and spearheads the firm’s efforts to meet the challenge. In 2014, he and a group of coworkers established HOK’s mentoring program for the Houston studio; it has since been adopted firmwide. Sherman began his career at HOK in the Houston office as an engineering designer. He became engineering practice leader at 35, making him the youngest person in that role, which oversees all work in the Central and Eastern regions. Sherman is licensed in 38 states, serves 1,500 internal clients and has direct outside clients at places like BP, Chevron and Rice University. Outside of the office, he spends most of his time with his wife and their two sons. He also loves to cook and is a huge sports fan. He enjoys college football and everything that goes with it — especially tailgating.
