TODD TOWNSEND (Owner)

While his formal education is in Technical Theatre Design and English, Todd Townsend has been a carpenter in some capacity for most of his life, and has committed himself to developing his craft through many different outlets.   While in college he learned to design and build theater sets which is where he first developed skills with power tools and simple electrical wiring.   In the summers, he worked as an apprentice doing small renovations, which gave him the necessary skills to complete most carpentry projects.  By the time he joined Johnsbrook Design in Colorado in 2004, he was a fully trained carpenter’s helper and cut man, and had learned to read drawings and blueprints.  While working in Colorado he attended the Art Institute of Colorado where he studied Photography/Design and learned simple CAD skills and became proficient in SketchUp and 3D rendering. 

Upon returning to the east coast in 2007 he took a job as the Lead Exhibits Designer and Installer at the Shelburne Museum, where he first fell in love with old buildings and the sentimentality of historical restoration.  After five years at the museum, Todd moved on to be the Lead Carpenter for Resourceful Renovator, a company based in Richmond that specializes in resourcing materials from old buildings into new builds and historical renovations.  Over the course of four years with Resourceful Renovator, he found his true calling as a manager of small projects and lead on major renovations.  He learned about the estimating and budgeting processes and began to take the reins on planning projects from start to finish, all while managing a crew of carpenters.  

With over 15 years of carpentry experience under his belt, Todd set out in the Fall of 2017 to form Cairn Carpentry, LLC and take control of the entire process from start to finish.  He is ready to put his unique skill set to work on your building project and looks forward to developing a long lasting relationship with each and every one of his clients.