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T.A. (Tim) Barfield, Jr. is the former president and chief operating officer for The Shaw Group Inc., an engineering, technology, construction, environmental and industrial services company servicing federal agencies, federal, state and local governments, and private sector clients throughout the world. During Barfield’s tenure as president from 2003 to 2006, The Shaw Group’s revenues rose from $3.1 billion in 2003 to $4.8 billion in 2006. Barfield was responsible for all operations of the company, which includes approximately 22,000 employees within more than 180 locations.
Barfield previously served as the president of Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. from 2002 to 2003, managing the integration and operations of the IT Group, Inc. and Stone & Webster Environmental to form Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. From 2000 to 2002, he served as the Senior Vice President for Special Projects for the company, managing mergers and acquisitions and project development.
Barfield formerly served as president of Shaw APP, Inc. based out of Shreveport, and as the Secretary & General Counsel for the company from 1994 to 1999. He has also served as the Managing Director of Shaw Group U.K. Limited and as a corporate attorney at Vinson & Elkins, LLP in Dallas, Texas.
Barfield has a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration and a Law degree from LSU. He is also a graduate of the Kellogg School of Management’s Executive Development Program at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
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