Tarlee W. Brown is the chairman and CEO of the Brown Design Design Group, Inc., which he founded in 1975. For more than 26 years he has lead this company which provides professional service in architecture, urban planning, engineering and project management. Licensed and registered as a architect, Brown has national certification from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and the American Institute of Certifed Planners (AICP). He has practiced professionally in a number of states including, Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Ohio, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Washington and others.
Brown was born in Hale County, Alabama one of twelve children, his father was a share cropper and his mother was the daughter of a successful landowner and cotton farmer. He became the first in his family to earn a college degree in 1964, when he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture, and a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.
Already known for his urban planning talents, after starting his private practice in 1975, he soon became known as an able architect and staunch support of his community. Tuskegee University commissioned him to design the 146,000 square foot "Chappie James Aerospace Center" in 1985, distinguishing him as an architectural alumni in designing this major building for the University. He later designed the Center for Food Animal research at the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee. Brown also designed the first solar heated building (new construction) in the State of Georgia; largest probable cause courthouse in Georgia; first Transportation Management Center for Georgia (the most advanced and sophisticated facility and system in the nation when it opened for the 1996 Olympics); and the first public library dedicated to African American Studies and Culture, to name a few of his works. In addition he was the lead Venture Partner for the design of the Graduate Science Research & Technology Center at Clark Atlanta University (the largest research center on any HBCU campus in America).
He organized an intern training program in his office to employ and train architectural students from his Alma Mater, Tuskegee University and Georgia Tech. A true beliver in "technology transfer" he has, and is, a leader in training young minority architects through his intern development program.
Brown is very active in numerous civic and professional organizations. He is Chairman of the Board for South Fulton Revitalization, Inc., and Chairman, Board of Trustees St. Stephen Baptist Church. He is an active member of Atlanta Chapter American Institute of Architects, American Institute of Certified Planners, Society of Americam Military Engineers, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and past national president of the Tuskegee Architecture and Construction Alumni Association (TACAA).
William Robertson, Jr. is the President of Monumental Contracting Service, LLC. Monumental has been in existence for approximately 10 years, but was recently incorporated when offered the opportunity to offer services to several of the new industries entering the state of Alabama. Though Monumental is relatively "hot off the presses," William is an old pro whose experience spans more than 20 years in Construction Management and Administration, Program Management and Claims Avoidance Services.
During those 20 plus years, William has been fortunate to manage on several high-profile projects in Birmingham and throughout the southeast. The most notable have been the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex East Expansion and the Birmingham International Airport Parking Deck and Runway Expansions. He has successfully managed single projects with construction budgets exceeding $140 million and cumulative projects totaling over one-half billion dollars.
In addition, William serves on a number of boards and committees. He is a member of Associated Builders and Contractors - Alabama, where he has chaired several committees, and a member of Project Management Institute. He is currently serving as Vice Chair of the Diversity Committee for Associated Builders and Contractors - National.
William has a personal commitment to excellence and has founded his company, Monumental, on the premise that great customer relations extend beyond a smile or courteous reply to providing his clients with quality and expert craftsmanship and knowledge. He believes that the only way to obtaining his goals of achieving the highest level of quality is by observing the strictest adherence to budgetary and scheduling constraints, as well as, having a staff that "buys" in to the project and functions as a partner to the client - from start to finish. After all, as William says, "A well managed project is a Monument to quality."
William is the happy and blushing husband of the former Diane Welch and the delighted father of two sons, Jason and William III.
