Pre-Engineered Metal Building Manufacturer — Houston, Texas
Rigid Global Buildings is an AISC-certified, IAS-AC472 accredited manufacturer of pre-engineered metal building kits founded in Houston, Texas in 1990. From our 350,000 square foot manufacturing facility, our team of 140 in-house engineers designs, fabricates, and ships complete steel building kits to all 50 states — every kit engineered to the local building code and load requirements of the project location before it ships.
What started as an engineer consulting firm has grown into one of the largest privately held pre-engineered metal building manufacturers in the industry — serving agricultural, aviation, commercial, industrial, institutional, religious, self storage, and blast resistant applications nationwide.
Board of Directors
Alex Ghodsi, MSCE, P.E.
Chairman of the Board
Alex Ghodsi was born in Tehran, Iran and has called Houston, Texas home since 1972. An active alumnus of the University of Houston, Alex earned his Master of Civil Engineering in 1978 and holds a license as a Professional Engineer. In May 2009 he was honored to deliver the commencement address to the graduating class of the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering.
Alex founded Rigid Global Buildings in Houston in 1990 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board. In January 2011, Rigid went global when it merged with Jinhuan Steel Structures — a transition that brought the financial stability and international reach Alex had been building toward for years. The international market has long been familiar territory — Alex spent over twenty years developing, selling, and managing international offices and projects, including offices established in the Philippines and Seoul, Korea in the mid-1990s.
Bowen Lo, MBA
Chief Operating Officer & Board Member
Bowen Lo was the leading factor behind the relationship between Jinhuan Steel Structures and Rigid Global Buildings — the partnership that took Rigid global in 2011. As COO, Bowen oversees the daily financial responsibilities of the company, Purchasing, and HR, and sits on the Board of Directors.
Bowen brings extensive experience in the metal building industry, including his tenure as General Manager for the Asia Pacific Region with The Bradbury Group. Throughout his career he has continued to build international relationships and expand sales across global markets. He serves as the key liaison between American and Chinese business cultures and specializes in business development, international marketing, strategic planning, operations management, joint venture operations, and financial reporting and analysis.
Born in Taiwan and a US citizen, Bowen earned his Bachelor of Arts in International Trade from Fu Jen University in Taiwan in 1977 and his MBA from the University of Houston in 1979. He resides in Houston, Texas.