Celebrating 40 years of engineering excellence
Past, Present & Future
Tec Inc. Engineering & Design turns 40
The Vision of Terry Kilbourne,
Founder & CEO
2023 marks the 40th year of business for Tec Inc. Our team will be sharing our story of growth and evolution with you through the years. This story begins with our founder, Terry Kilbourne's vision for an engineering firm that serves clients with engineering excellence and provides a workplace in which every employee takes pride. Read more of Terry's vision for Tec Inc. here
2023 begins after the most successful year for Tec Inc.
We've summarized 4 decades of our accomplishments
1980s
Established in 1983, by Terrance Kilbourne, Tec had a decade of growth joining forces with Anton Eichmuller and moving into our current headquarters in Eastlake, Ohio. We grew to a staff of 5 and completed significant commercial, education and library projects.
2000s
In the first decade of the new millennium, Tec added higher education clients and celebrated several award winning designs. The Cuyahoga County Courthouse Relighting was a particularly significant landmark project we completed.
2020 -Present
As we entered into our fourth decade of business, we celebrate the bright future for Tec Inc. Our capabilities and leadership have grown and changed and we look forward to the next 40 years.
1990s
The firm continued our trend of rapid growth with significant additions to our professional leadership, capabilities and added lighting design services. Milestones included adding several higher education clients, healthcare systems and library systems to our resume.
2010's
An exciting decade of growth for our firm, our team grew with the addition of 10 staff in Columbus through acquisition and the opening of an office in Pittsburgh.
