Executive Team

James Bryant

Partner

James Bryant is well known in the design and construction industry and brings more than 34 years of experience to Owners. He is a graduate of Texas A&M with degrees in Architecture and Construction. This enables James to look at projects from both design and construction perspectives during the pre-construction process. From this, we are able to find the right balance between function, aesthetics, budget and schedule. As Partner, James stays closely involved with the projects from pre-construction through warranty period.

Jeff Bryant

Director of Operations, Partner

As our Director of Operations, Jeff Bryant manages a variety of projects by overseeing commercial construction on all nine of our market sectors. He is a detail oriented leader with a strong eye for design. He has expertise working on virtually every type of project type including land development, high and low rise commercial, liturgical, hospitality, light industrial, retail, K-12 and higher education, healthcare, single and multi -family residential.

Kevin Hollis

Chief Financial Officer

Kevin Hollis is a CPA and has over 24 years of financial experience, including 15 years as a CFO or controller in the real estate industry. Prior to that, he spent 9 years in public accounting, managing and auditing public and non-publicly traded companies in a variety of industries including many real estate and construction companies. As CFO, he oversees all financial, reporting, human resources and IT functions of Anslow-Bryant. Kevin graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Professional Accountancy.

Mark Shaw

Director of Pre-Construction

Throughout his 37 years in the construction industry, Mark Shaw has gained extensive experience working as Director of Pre-Construction, Chief Estimator, Project Manager, and Construction Manager. He specializes in strategic planning of operations and estimating. Mark is heavily involved in the pre-construction process of project management. He provides cost, constructability, scheduling, and is responsible for the selection of the subcontractor team on each project. In addition, Mark analyzes architectural plans, specifications, subcontractor proposals and other documentation to prepare time, cost and labor estimates for products, projects, and services, while applying knowledge of specialized methodologies, techniques, principles and processes.

Steven Bates

Director of Technology

Serving as Anslow-Bryant’s Director of Technology since 2018, Steven brings more than 24 years in the information technology industry, expertise as a cyber security specialist, and experience as an FAA 107 pilot. Steven oversees the technical infrastructure within Anslow-Bryant, determines business requirements for all systems, manages the design and implementation of IT infrastructure, and focuses on eliminating security risks.

Ed Durham

Project Executive

Ed Durham brings more than 25 years of general construction project experience in a wide array of markets. He leads the project management and field team ensuring that all projects are constructed safely and according to all specifications and contract requirements. He ensures job costs, schedules, quality, and safety procedures to ensure client satisfaction.

Ed has extensive experience implementing LEAN Construction and BIM utilization on projects including higher education and health care. He is a certified LEAN instructor through AGC, along with instructing and updating the AGC Project Management Development Program.

Abby Bryant

Project Manager

Abby Bryant grew up in the construction industry and has spent years in multiple departments at Anslow-Bryant. She is a well-rounded project manager with experience in bid-coordination, project buy-out, and business development, focused on client relationships and needs. As an project manager, Abby oversees project estimates, proposals, schedules, contracts, and punch lists. She enjoys working closely with designers, engineers, and architects to ensure projects are built in accordance with Owner-desire and budget. Abby participates in several construction community organizations such as the AB Technology Committee, the AGC Leadership Committee, and a construction peer group which sees her traveling around the country to learn best practices from similar companies.

JR Bryant

Business Development Coordinator

As the Business Development Coordinator at Anslow-Bryant, JR Bryant leads the client outreach and new client identification efforts. With almost 5 years of estimating experience, he is proficient in providing preliminary cost and budget expectations to potential clients and identifying the best resources to see their projects become a reality.

In addition to client outreach, JR leads Anslow Bryant’s college recruiting efforts across Texas.