b'ONE-TO-ONEandcommercialkitchens.Asaa time frame or a budget. I took result of changing and improvingthearchitectona10-daytripto installation methods, ever-increas- Italytobesureheunderstood inginnovativetiledesignsandwhat I was trying to accomplish. sizes, and effective marketing, weThecontractorbuiltthebuilding now often are the feature of manyinninemonths,andittookme buildings.Wehavemovedfromover a year and a half to do the the toilet to the lobby!fi nishes. From the day we started Communicationwiththejobconstruction, the job site became site usually required a visit sincemyoffi ce.Ienjoyedworking only a few of the larger jobs hadalongside our artist, Vickie Wilson phonesonsite.Therewasfarcreatingmosaicsandmarble moreconversationaboutwork-manshipthanaboutscheduling and production. Therewerenocopymachines, faxmachines,computers,elec-tronicdevices,orMakitasaws. The closest thing to an electronic device was a mechanical calcula-torwithmorethanonehundredDavid Allen Company currently has two keys. The solution to most issuesrepresentatives serving on the NTCA Executive Committee. Martin Howard and problems back then was just(third from left) is the current Chairman of plain common sense.the Board and Chris Walker, (far right) is President. Sharewithusafewofyour favorite or most challenging proj-ects you were involved with dur-ing your illustrious career. Roberson:Intodaysconstruc-tionarena,alllargeprojectsare very challenging with demanding schedules, short time frames, tightDavid Allen Company is one of the budgets,diffi cultcoordinationoffew remaining charter members of the trades, and accessible work areas.National Tile Contractors Association. We master all of those challengesRobert Roberson (l.) worked closely with NTCA Executive Director Emeritus Joe every day.Tarver (r.) to form the NTCA Technical The project I enjoyed most wasCommittee. He chaired this committee for our own 25,000-square-foot offi ce13 years, followed by Don Scott (seated) for the next six years. Mr. Roberson and building. WewerefortunatethatMr. Scott are both previous recipients of it occurred when we didnt havethe NTCA Ring of Honor Award. 56 TileLetter | May 2020'