President of the Design-Build Institute of America. Lee brings a personal commitment to design-build project delivery coupled with an extraordinary and varied background in both the public and private sectors. He has been an outspoken advocate of integrated project delivery, demonstrating the effectiveness of innovative partnering and teaming approaches.
Lee was most recently senior vice president of 3D/International, Inc., a design, management, and construction company that employs 600 professionals in 18 offices nationwide. While at 3D/International, he took a leave of absence to serve as senior advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Housing and Construction in their rebuilding efforts. Before coming to 3D/International, Lee was the program manager for the 10-year, $4 billion Pentagon Renovation Program. He was responsible for development and control of budgets, work schedules, acquisition strategy, and plans and programs for use of swing space and for coordination and control of all office movements within the Pentagon involving renovation activities. He served as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters relating to the Pentagon Renovation Program. In that capacity, Lee championed the use of design-build delivery, achieving significant cost savings and rapid project completion.
Lee was recently honored with the Presidential Distinguished Executive Rank Award for "sustained extraordinary accomplishment in management of programs of the United States Government and for leadership exemplifying the highest standards of service to the public, reflecting credit on the career civil service." He served as an infantry platoon leader and company commander in Vietnam, participating in numerous combat operations. Lee entered federal service in January 1974 as a member of the Air Force Copper Cap Training Program at Patrick Air Force Base. He is a member of the Senior Executive Association, the Air Force Association, and the National Contract Management Association.