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Ted Garrison Garrison Associates Phone: (800) 861-0874 Fax: (386) 437-9841 E-mail: growing@tedgarrison.com Website: http://www.tedgarrison.com/articles.cfm |
| Ted Garrison graduated from Rutgers University in 1970 with a BS in Civil Engineering and a BA in Liberal Arts. After spending two years as a Lieutenant platoon leader in the U. S. Army he worked for a large general contractor, the Beck Group. While working for this general contractor he learned the construction trade from the contractor’s perspective. During this tenure he constructed two major projects – one the 3.5 million square foot USAA office building in San Antonio, Texas. The second project was the 1,200-room Hilton Convention hotel in New Orleans. He ended the hotel project as the project manager. During these projects he learned the value of working with the Owner to deliver the best possible results, which is supported by the fact he was hired by the developer of the Hilton project to manage their construction.
He became the Executive Vice President of Construction for the Coleman Development Company in New Orleans. In this position, he was responsible for all design and construction of their projects. In that position he was responsible for the design and construction of over 2,000,000 square feet of office buildings, hotels, parking garages, and office parks. The marquee project was the New Orleans Windsor Court Hotel, which is recognized as one of the top hotels in the world. He then became the Director of Construction for the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, where he was responsible for the design and construction of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. At the time this project was the largest non-road public works project in the history of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth. This project included the construction of a new million square foot convention center facility, the renovation and restoration of the national historic 100-year-old Reading Train Terminal and renovation and restoration of the 300-year-old Reading Terminal Market. In the eight years since leaving his active construction career, Ted has focused on helping Owners and Contractors to work together to create better value for all parties. He has augmented his field experience with extensive research to bring fresh perspectives to many of the challenges facing the construction industry. He is the co-author of five books, on marketing, sales, customer service and leadership. He has also written numerous magazine articles on how contractors and owners can work better together. As a consultant, he assisted the Owner of the Washington DC convention center to get the program manager and design team to better work together in order to add value to the Owner and the others on the project. As a speaker he has given hundreds of seminars and speeches on related topics. Therefore, because Ted has worked as the contractor, represented the Owner and studied the subject from a neutral position – he brings a unique perspective to the issues facing the construction industry. |
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