Will Holder is Professor of Practice - Construction Science Management in the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University. He holds an M.B.A. from George Washington University and a B.A. from Southwest Texas State University. After a few years working for a U.S. Congressman, Holder started his 38-year career in homebuilding in the early 1980s with Weekley Homes in the purchasing department. Later, he traveled for six years as a contract administrator building apartment communities with Lokey Properties in cities all over the country. Holder followed with five years at Village Builders as a purchasing manager. He concluded his career with 25 years at Trendmaker Homes, finishing as president and having built over 12,000 homes and developing almost 6,000 lots. He was the president of the Greater Houston Homebuilders Association in 2012.