40 Under 40: Chris Taylor

A Jacksonville native, Chris Taylor graduated from the University of Florida’s M.E. Rinker School of Construction Construction and attained a position with The Haskell Company representing various global brands like Pepsi, Nestle, Purina, Frito-Lay and General Electric. After he left Haskell in 2011, Taylor joined Toll Brothers and FaverGray specializing in large single and multi-family housing projects. In a leadership role, Taylor has completed construction projects across the United States totaling more than $510 million in revenue.

In 2012, Taylor founded Moducomm Construction, and serves as the company’s president. The company has acquired major clients in Northeast Florida such as Anheuser-Busch, Zaxby’s, the Jacksonville Port Authority, American Bridge and Montoya & Associates. Recently, the team at Moducomm Construction completed a 20,000-square-foot office building project and have been praised for finalizing a fully functional, free-standing restaurant in only 86 days. Within the first three months of 2017, the company was projected to generate more than $12 million in revenue, an accomplishment Taylor is very proud of.

Taylor is committed to providing excellence and value to his customers as well as capitalizing on Jacksonville’s booming economy to high-quality construction projects. By leading the way in technology implementation, this will positively improve the community while applying Taylor’s core values of persistence and planning.

How have your accomplishments in business and civic life inspired you? They’ve inspired me to be giving. I’m an active member of the Ponte Vedra Beach Rotary Club and enjoy providing value to our club, so we can, in turn, give back to local, national, and international communities.

We’re also a proud supporter of many other local charities, including Boys and Girls Clubs, HEAL Foundation, Monique Burr Foundation, and Hope for Hunter.

How do you like to inspire others? By being an open, and honest leader, inspiring our team to be professional, giving and humble in our efforts each day.

Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal - Aaron Murdoch