The Transocean Engineering Company (TEC), founded in 1948 and directed by Harold Hudson, engaged in general construction and the installation of air navigation and lighting systems.

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TEC completed various bridges in California, including one across Butte Creek, and the Big Bar Bridge in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. In 1954, TEC built roads at Bedding, California and Middletown, California, and a $275,000 fish hatchery. But perhaps TEC's most outstanding success was the 6,400 square foot quonset hotel built in just twenty-two days at Wake Island.