Born in Miami, Florida, Brad Barnard moved to Fayetteville, Georgia as a young teenager and soon started working in the construction field.  At the young age of 14 Brad started working for a poured wall company and by age 15 he was running one of the footing crews.  Then in 1983 Brad and his brother, Bob Barnard, opened their own poured wall company.  During his time in the poured wall business Brad started to build houses on the side.  By 1994 he decided to get out of the poured wall business and opened a waterproofing company but soon realized it was not pushing his knowledge enough so at the end of 1994 Brad opened E.C. & A.L. Inc., Homes by Brad Barnard.  They started out doing spec houses but soon moved into doing custom homes.  Brad enjoys working with people and making their dreams come alive.  In the early 2000s Brad decided to diversify his company and started doing convenience stores, small commercial jobs, and remodeling.  Brad is grateful for the company God has blessed him with and proud to work with his gracious clientele.