D. Michael Downs

D. Michael Downs has been named assistant vice president, real estate construction for Sysco Corporation last July 2, 2006. He began his SYSCO career in 1988 as a project manager at the company's corporate offices in Houston. He was promoted to senior project manager in 1993, was named director of engineering services in 1995 and in 1997 he serves as senior director of engineering services. A licensed architect, he served for 11 years with architectural design and project construction firms in Houston before joining SYSCO. Mr. Downs was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University, where he earned a bachelor of architecture degree in 1977.