Lane has over 50 years of experience in the design/construction
industry. After graduating from Clemson University in Mechanical
Engineering, Lane immediately went to work doing process design for
the textile industry. This is where he was introduced to Lockwood
Greene and began his career as a process engineer. Over the years,
Lane has designed a multitude of plants and other processes (many of
which were new processes and had no empirical data to rely on).
After working his way through the ranks of the Engineering
Department, Lane became a senior level manager at Lockwood Greene and
began traveling the world developing relationships and new business.
By the time Lane retired from Lockwood Greene in 2000, he had risen to
Senior Vice President in charge of Domestic Operations, and had been a
part of virtually every major project since he had started with the
company in the 1960s.
After his retirement in 2001, Lane started the Highlands Group of the
Carolinas to be a smaller scale Design/Build firm. His excellence and
knowledge has allowed him to have the skills and contacts to continue
designing and building into his seventies.