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American businessman

Bill Higgs
William G. Higgs West Point Yearbook Photo, 1974.jpg

William Higgs cadet yearbook photo from West Point in 1974
Born

William Garland Higgs

(1952-06-09) June 9, 1952 (age 70)

Denver, Colorado

William (Bill) Garland Higgs (born 1952) is an American businessman and co-founder of Mustang Engineering in 1987. Born in Denver, he was raised in Cleveland, Ohio.

Background[edit]

Higgs was admitted to the United States Military Academy (West Point) and graduated as a Distinguished Graduate (graduated in the top 5% of his class) in 1974.[1] While there he was active in soccer, judo, and wrestling. He was also a semi-finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship. Upon graduation he served five years in the Army as a combat engineer and Ranger.

Higgs co-founded Mustang Engineering in 1987 in Houston, Texas despite the oil and gas industry’s struggles at the time.[2][3] The company focused on engineering, procurement, and construction management to offshore oil and gas platforms. The company used computer-aided design when most were still doing manual drawings.[4] Mustang Engineering is now a business unit of Wood Group, based in Aberdeen, Scotland.[2] The company also works in pipeline, automation, and nonenergy process markets. In 2004, Higgs and Paul Redmon received the Industry Achievement Award from the Engineering and Construction Contracting Association.[5][6] In 2016, Higgs published a book called Mustang the Story[7] that detailed the founding and ultimate success of Mustang Engineering.

Higgs got involved in Scouting as a nine-year-old Cub Scout in Cleveland, Ohio. He became an Eagle Scout in 1967 and later earned three palms. Higgs stayed active in Scouting as an adult and was recognized with the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (DESA) in 2004.[5][1]

He credits the lessons he learned in his involvement with Scouting for the ability to get his company going. He believes that Scouting helps a boy throughout his life by improving family communication, values, service, and achievement.[5] He noted that on the application to West Point three of ten background questions related to Scouting: “Were you a Scout? Were you an Eagle Scout? Were you a senior patrol leader?”[5]

Personal life[edit]

Higgs is married to Ann. They have two grown children: Greg and Stephanie. Higgs continues to support Scouting.[5]

Published works[edit]

  • Higgs, Bill (January 7, 2020). Mustang The Story: From Zero to $1 Billion. ISBN 978-1946633699.
  • (Bill) Higgs, William G. (March 2016). Culture Code Champions: 7 Steps to Scale & Succeed in Your Business. ISBN 978-1495198755.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b “People: William G. Higgs, SPE” (PDF). Society of Petroleum Engineers. June 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Perin, Monica (March 21, 2006). “Mustang Engineering names new president”. Houston Business Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  3. ^ “Distinguished Eagle Scouts” (PDF). Scouting.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  4. ^ Burck, Charles (August 9, 1993). Launching in a Storm. Fortune. Vol. 128. p. 100.
  5. ^ a b c d e Distinguished Eagle Scout Award Profile: William G. Higgs (PDF). Eagletter. Vol. 33. Irving, TX: Boy Scouts of America. Spring 2007. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2010.
  6. ^ “Mustang Engineering Co-founders to Receive ECC Achievement Award”. Wood Group. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on September 6, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  7. ^ “Mustang the Story”. Retrieved October 13, 2015.

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