Harold MacDowell is a construction

Construction

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 company executive

Senior management

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Born in Muskogee

Muskogee, Oklahoma

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, Oklahoma

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, Harold MacDowell graduated from high school in Fort Smith, Arkansas

Fort Smith, Arkansas

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 and received his Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

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 in Engineering Management from Southern Methodist University

Southern Methodist University

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 (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

Project manager

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 for Wallace Mechanical Corporation. Harold is now the CEO of TDIndustries

TDIndustries

Founded in 1946, TDIndustries is headquartered in Dallas, with additional offices in Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Phoenix. Their construction teams provide commercial/industrial air conditioning, electrical and plumbing systems primarily through General Contractors...

, which was ranked 35 in FORTUNE

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's 100 Best Companies to Work For 2008.

Community involvement

MacDowell currently serves as a member of the Dallas Citizen’s Council, the Board of the Greater Dallas Chamber, the Board of Trustees for the Parish Episcopal School, and the QUOIN-AGC Board. 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. MacDowell also is a member of the SMU School of Engineering Executive Advisory Board. He is involved in Habitat for Humanity.