Rod L. Smith, as owner/partner and Qualifying Broker of West Wood Realty, has been in the commercial and industrial real estate business for 8 years. Rod specializes in land sales, office, warehouse and retail sales / leasing and investment opportunities in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque’s west side. 

Prior to joining West Wood Realty, and for 7 of the eight years in the industry, Rod was with Dowsett Commercial, Ltd., and Cooper Commercial, Ltd. in Michigan.

Rod’s present activities at West Wood include marketing the Sandia View Business Center, high-image office complexes, commercial and industrial land, and income properties.

Current and past clients include Liberty Mutual, Knapheide Trucking, Titan Development, Rachel Matthew Homes, The Oxford Group, Naked Furniture, Kroger, Rite Aid, Rio West Business Park, U.S. Olympic Training, Wrangler Development, Tiffany Homes, Ewing Irrigation, AMREP Southwest, Farmer’s Insurance, and Sunoco.

Rod has a Ph.D. from Purdue University. His professional background also includes twenty years as founder/director of a marriage and family therapy practice. He is also a Six Sigma Process Improvement consultant, with clients such as the Zep Corporation, Wells Fargo, Park Nicolette Medical Systems, and Household International. Rod has also edited two of the best-selling books on Six Sigma.