Douglas Ford, a native of Orange County, worked as a union apprentice carpenter for a framing contractor during the summers while attending California State University at Long Beach. Eventually he left the company and started his own cabinetmaking business, working from his garage until 1980 when he obtained his general contractor's license. Fast forwarding to 2008, Mr. Ford is currently the president of D. D. Ford Construction, Inc, with a full-time crew of about 70 employees specializing in very high-end remodeling and new construction projects. He has been featured in the publications Architect/Builder Magazine and Custom Home Magazine. The firm has the distinction of being the recipient of numerous consecutive Builder of the Year Awards issued by the Santa Barbara Contractors Association and is listed as an approved contractor on the websites of many local real estate firms.
Douglas Ford, a native of Orange County, worked as a union apprentice carpenter for a framing contractor during the summers while attending California State University at Long Beach. Eventually he left the company and started his own cabinetmaking business, working from his garage until 1980 when he obtained his general contractor's license. Fast forwarding to 2008, Mr. Ford is currently the president of D. D. Ford Construction, Inc, with a full-time crew of about 70 employees specializing in very high-end remodeling and new construction projects. He has been featured in the publications Architect/Builder Magazine and Custom Home Magazine. The firm has the distinction of being the recipient of numerous consecutive Builder of the Year Awards issued by the Santa Barbara Contractors Association and is listed as an approved contractor on the websites of many local real estate firms.