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Bob Harris
President, The Decorative Concrete Institute™
Bob Harris is known worldwide in the decorative Concrete Industry. He is president
of The Decorative Concrete Institute, an organization in Douglasville, Georgia, that
offers hands-on training and workshops in the latest decorative products and
techniques. He also was affiliated with a large manufacturer of decorative
concrete products for nearly a decade, the last part of which he served as the director
of product training. In this role, he conducted hands-on training seminars in
architectural concrete in locations around the world in addition to being an integral
part of technical support and research and development.
Central to Harris' ability to teach is his extensive experience with the products he
trains contractors to use. Prior to his Director of Product Training role, he
worked as Senior Superintendent for six years exclusively in Disney theme parks, doing
decorative "themed concrete" work with integral color, dry-shake color hardeners, and
chemical stains. On the Disney properties, he did everything from casting tree
branches to alligator paw prints in concrete.
He personally placed and/or supervised the placement of over three million square feet
of decorative concrete, including work for some of the major Disney theme parks in
Orlando, Florida.
Bob is author of three guides that have sold over 18,000 copies worldwide;
Bob Harris' Guide to Stained Interior Concrete Floors;
Bob Harris' Guide to Stamped Concrete; and
Bob Harris’ Guide to Concrete Overlays and Toppings.
Harris also shares his expertise with others through his involvement with industry
associations. He currently holds three certifications from the American Concrete
Institute and serves on ACI Committee 303, Architectural Concrete; ACI Committee 610C,
Field Technician Certification; and ACI Committee 640C, Craftsmen Certification.
He also is affiliated with the American Society of Concrete Contractors and is a member
of the ASCC's Decorative Concrete Council, as well as the author of several articles
for various technical publications.
Bob's expertise has taken him to many places to share his ideas and educate others in
the field of architectural concrete. He has presented at the World of Concrete
for six consecutive years, World of Concrete in Mexico City for the past three years,
was the Master of Ceremonies at the Con/Expo Con/Agg demo in Las Vegas in March of
2002, participated in various speaking engagements for the Decorative Concrete Council,
has conducted training sessions in Mexico, Germany, Spain, England, South Africa,
Athens, Greece and the Caribbean to name a few.
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