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Education:
1978-1982 WA Berry High School
1982 - 1986 University of South Alabama
EMPLOYMENT:
1986-Present President, Taylor Burton Co.,
Started Taylor Burton Co., Inc. in 1986 to build middle and upper level homes in the Greater Birmingham area. I have built a successful business by building 5 to 10 houses per year with price ranging from 350,000 to 2.5 million. Also have built multiple town home communities and my company also has a remodeling business. We have won over 20 awards for homes and developments in the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders Parade of Homes.
1994 to Present: Charter member of the Master Builder program of the Greater Birmingham Association of Homebuilders
1994 to Present: Board of Directors Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders
1998 to Present: Board of Directors Home Builders Association of Alabama and National Association of Home Builders.
2000: President of the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders
2013: President of the Home Builders Association of Alabama
2014 to Present: State of Alabama Representative to the National Association of Home Builders
2016 to Present: Member of the Codes and Building Quality Standards Committee for National Association of Home Builders
2015: Life Director of National Association of Home Builders
Awards: 1999 Builder of the year for Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders
2001Vondle Gravelee Award – Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders
2010 Hall of Fame – Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders
2002 Builder of the Year for Alabama Home Builders Association
Managing member of Burton-Pittman Properties LLC, Deer Valley Development LLC, B & P Rental Properties LLC, Reilly Building Co. LLC, Townes Development Group LLC, BPS Properties LLC, and Southbend Development Co, LLC.
Professional Affiliations:
Russell is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution and the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution a section of the Alabama Bar Association. He is an Associate of the American Bar Association and a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the ABA. Russell actively serves in two Judicial Volunteer programs as mediator and conflict resolution specialist.
COMMUNITY:
PERSONAL:
Member of Vestavia Hills Baptist Church
Deacon
Building Committee
Landscape Committee
Married Erin Burton in 1994 and have 4 children. Daniell 21, Zachary 19, Reilly 15 and Elizabeth Ann 12.