Todd is the author of Built to Fail: Why Construction Projects Take So Long, Cost Too Much, And How to Fix It, published by Forbes Books in 2024. He is also Founder and President of Strategic Project Solutions, Inc (SPS)., as well as founder of the Project Production Institute. Zabelle has more than thirty years of experience in the delivery of complex and critical capital projects ranging in size from $500K to $55 billion.
Prior to founding SPS, Todd founded Pacific Contracting. Established in 1993, Pacific Contracting was recognized in the mid 90’s for its use of various innovations including Lean Construction and Virtual Design & Construction. In July 1998, these efforts were acknowledged in the UK Government’s Re-Thinking Construction report.
Over the past two decades, Todd has authored numerous papers on the topic of optimizing engineering, fabrication and construction. These papers have been published in various technical journals, presented at numerous conferences around the world and cited by several other authors.