As President and Chief Operating Officer at TLC Engineering for Architecture, Winston W. “Bud” Gardner, P.E., is responsible for operational management of TLC’s 12 operating divisions. Prior to TLC’s acquisition of Gardner Griffith & Associates, Inc. in 1994, Gardner was president of the firm and led the business development effort, as well as project management, civil engineering and inspection services. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn University.

After serving 27 years in the Marine Corps Reserve, Gardner retired with the rank of colonel. He spent 14 years with Pan Am World Services and was responsible for major aerospace projects at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. He is a former member of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.

Gardner is a member of Florida’s Constitutional Accountability Commission, which is charged with determining accurate definitions of terms outlined in Article IX, Section 1 (“Public education”) of the Florida Constitution in regard to the education of children. He is also chairman of the Florida Space Research Institute. Previously, he served on Florida’s SMART Schools Clearinghouse and the Brevard Community College Foundation Board of Trustees.