“We want to be known for delivering the greatest quality in all aspects of our operations. Outside the Lines has the best artisans in the field, terrific estimators and project managers in the office, great designers at the drawing boards, and a very strong business operations capability. At the end of the day, if our clients say, ‘This is the best contractor who has ever worked for me, and this is the best design I have ever seen,’ then I know we’ve accomplished our goal. We want to be known for being the best in whatever we pursue.”

J. Wickham Zimmerman is a results-driven leader with more than 29 years of experience in the construction industry. As an entrepreneur and a corporate executive, Zimmerman has emphatically demonstrated his ability to build a profitable business and manage a project from ground zero. He provides extraordinary strategic planning and operational skills, which he perfected as a company owner, senior executive and corporate turnaround specialist. Zimmerman received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering with an emphasis on structural and geotechnical from the University of Maryland, where he also studied law. He also attended the George Washington University School of Business MBA program.

“As theming artists, we work in an environment that is restricted only by our creative abilities. We must be cognizant of the evolution in materials, physical applications, textures and techniques available to our art. At Outside the Lines, we are not only aware of these changes, we are forging them. We hide the necessary and cast a spell, crafting the magnificent. The art of our camouflage makes the mundane disappear, and you only remember the wonder and magic Outside the Lines creates. This is our commitment to our clients.”

Hugh F. Hughes brings more than 30 years experience in the themed construction industry to Outside the Lines. Hughes is recognized as a creative powerhouse whose imagination knows no limits. He’s already earned worldwide acclaim for uniting technology and art into a symphony of beauty. He has served as president of several leading companies, catapulting them to more advanced technology, daring designs and expressive, elegant art forms. Hughes is passionate about combining the simple beauty of nature with the innovation of the human mind to develop new techniques and processes that help blur the distinction between natural and man-made. The results are captivating scenic water and landscapes that dazzle the dreamers and delight the pragmatic. Hugh received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from California State University. He also served in the U.S. Navy as a combat photographer.