Education
Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Harold MacDowell graduated from high school in Fort Smith, Arkansas and received his Bachelor"s degree in Engineering Management from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in 1984.
Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Harold MacDowell graduated from high school in Fort Smith, Arkansas and received his Bachelor"s degree in Engineering Management from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in 1984.
He entered the construction industry as an estimator through SMU"s School of Engineering Cooperative Education Program and later became a Project Manager for Wallace Mechanical Corporation. Harold is now the Chief Executive Officer of TDIndustries, which was ranked 35 in FORTUNE "s 100 Best Companies to Work Foreign 2008. He is a Past Chairman of the Board for the Construction Education Foundation that provides educational opportunities to construction craftspeople who want to be masters of their trades.
He is involved in Habitat for Humanity.
MacDowell also is a member of the SMU School of Engineering Executive Advisory Board.