Principals of Lee Morgan Inc.

Tenacious and well-organized, Alan Morgan has been providing construction, construction management, estimating, and design services on a wide variety of private and public projects during all phases of programming, design and construction since 1978. As a Senior Project Manager with construction giant F. N. Thompson for five years, Morgan honed his skills in the management of complex commercial and institutional construction projects such as the new ESPN Studios at Ballantyne and the new Charlotte Museum of History facility on Shamrock Drive. Together with partner Lisa Lee, Morgan has built LMI from 2 employees to 9 in four years, with revenue growth from $155,000 in 1999 to $3.5 million in 2004. As President of LMI, Morgan is responsible for guiding the company’s corporate affairs and construction operations, ensuring the estimates are prepared with sharp pencils and the jobs are run safely and with a keen eye on quality and schedule. His attention to detail and open, honest approach to project administration and supervision has promoted strong relationships with owners, architects, subcontractors, and suppliers alike.

LISA LEE MORGAN
Owner, Corporate Secretary
Business Development & Historic Services

Creative and analytical, Lisa Lee Morgan has been a licensed architect since 1983. A graduate of Princeton University with both a BA and Master of Architecture, she was an early protégé of architect Michael Graves. Her interests later widened to involve many projects for historic landmarks and their associated buildings. Lisa Lee was the architect for the Historic Restoration of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Since returning to Charlotte in 1995, she has used her expertise to lead the preservation effort for the Carolina Theatre, to promote architectural history and heritage in our region and adaptive re-use of infill buildings and sites in the urban core, and to develop profitable techniques for projects employing “smart growth” parameters. Ms. Morgan is responsible for all business development for LMI, and also directs the LMI historic restoration team. She has performed assessments of historic landmark structures for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission, the Charlotte Museum of History and Johnson C. Smith University.

CAROL J. PICKENS
Vice President, Assistant Corporate Secretary
Senior Project Manager & Estimator

Determined and dependable, Carol Pickens has been managing building construction since 1990. A native of Michigan, Carol was born to parents from North Carolina’s Lumbee Indian Tribe. As a construction Project Manager for both Iafrate and Brencal, large established general contractors in the Detroit area, she developed the tough skills needed to drive a project from estimate to close-out, through an obstacle course of complex construction circumstances. Carol returned to her North Carolina roots in 2002, joining LMI as a Project Manager. She spearheaded LMI’s drive into the high-rise corporate upfit sector, and has managed multiple projects for primary clients such as Wachovia Corporation, Carolinas Healthcare System, and Childress Klein Properties. Named Vice President in 2005, Carol consistently demonstrates her ability to cause “transformation” on our projects and a dedication to the Vitruvian Principles.