Mac received his B.S. in Fish & Wildlife Biology from Sam Houston St. University and, in 1980, formally started Lake Management Services, the first urban lake management company in Texas. In 1984, Mac incorporated LMS and, in 2006, formed LMS, L.P. He has performed extensive research and work in urban lake design, aquatic plant management, water quality control and fisheries management. Within the urban sector, Mac consults with many land developers, civil engineers, landscape architects, land planners and homeowner associations. He performs seminars on lake design, construction and management for civil engineers, landscape architects and community management firms for their continuing education requirements. Mac has performed consulting work for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as well as internationally for Mexico’s Departemente de Pesca y Ecologiand within the private sector throughout the U.S.