diff --git a/lib/ceedling/configurator.rb b/lib/ceedling/configurator.rb
index c3ff8d3e..52c1db16 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/configurator.rb
+++ b/lib/ceedling/configurator.rb
@@ -353,35 +353,47 @@ def standardize_paths(config)
 
 
   def validate(config)
-    # collect felonies and go straight to jail
-    raise CeedlingException.new("ERROR: Ceedling configuration failed validation") if (not @configurator_setup.validate_required_sections( config ))
-
-    # collect all misdemeanors, everybody on probation
-    blotter = []
-    blotter << @configurator_setup.validate_required_section_values( config )
-    blotter << @configurator_setup.validate_paths( config )
-    blotter << @configurator_setup.validate_tools( config )
-    blotter << @configurator_setup.validate_threads( config )
-    blotter << @configurator_setup.validate_plugins( config )
-
-    raise CeedlingException.new("ERROR: Ceedling configuration failed validation") if (blotter.include?( false ))
+    # Collect felonies and go straight to jail
+    if (not @configurator_setup.validate_required_sections( config ))
+      raise CeedlingException.new("ERROR: Ceedling configuration failed validation")
+    end
+
+    # Collect all misdemeanors, everybody on probation
+    blotter = true
+    blotter &= @configurator_setup.validate_required_section_values( config )
+    blotter &= @configurator_setup.validate_paths( config )
+    blotter &= @configurator_setup.validate_tools( config )
+    blotter &= @configurator_setup.validate_threads( config )
+    blotter &= @configurator_setup.validate_plugins( config )
+
+    if !blotter
+      raise CeedlingException.new("ERROR: Ceedling configuration failed validation")
+    end
   end
 
 
-  # create constants and accessors (attached to this object) from given hash
+  # Create constants and accessors (attached to this object) from given hash
   def build(config, *keys)
-    # create flattened & expanded configuration hash
-    built_config = @configurator_setup.build_project_config( config, @configurator_builder.flattenify( config ) )
+    flattened_config = @configurator_builder.flattenify( config )
+
+    @configurator_setup.build_project_config( flattened_config )
+
+    @configurator_setup.build_directory_structure( flattened_config )
+
+    # Copy Unity, CMock, CException into vendor directory within build directory
+    @configurator_setup.vendor_frameworks( flattened_config )
 
-    @project_config_hash = built_config.clone
+    @configurator_setup.build_project_collections( flattened_config )
+
+    @project_config_hash = flattened_config.clone
     store_config()
 
-    @configurator_setup.build_constants_and_accessors(built_config, binding())
+    @configurator_setup.build_constants_and_accessors( flattened_config, binding() )
 
-    # top-level keys disappear when we flatten, so create global constants & accessors to any specified keys
+    # Top-level keys disappear when we flatten, so create global constants & accessors to any specified keys
     keys.each do |key|
       hash = { key => config[key] }
-      @configurator_setup.build_constants_and_accessors(hash, binding())
+      @configurator_setup.build_constants_and_accessors( hash, binding() )
     end
   end
 
@@ -430,24 +442,6 @@ def build_supplement(config_base, config_more)
   end
 
 
-  # Many of Configurator's dynamically attached collections are Rake FileLists.
-  # Rake FileLists are not thread safe with respect to resolving patterns into specific file lists.
-  # Unless forced, file patterns are resolved upon first access.
-  # This method forces resolving of all FileList-based collections and can be called in the build 
-  # process at a moment after any file creation operations are complete but before first access 
-  # inside a thread.
-  # TODO: Remove this once a thread-safe version of FileList has been brought into the project.
-  def resolve_collections()
-    collections = self.methods.select { |m| m =~ /^collection_/ }
-    collections.each do |collection|
-      ref = self.send(collection.to_sym)
-      if ref.class == FileList
-        ref.resolve()
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-
   def insert_rake_plugins(plugins)
     plugins.each do |plugin|
       @project_config_hash[:project_rakefile_component_files] << plugin
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/configurator_setup.rb b/lib/ceedling/configurator_setup.rb
index 2ec29328..35daee01 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/configurator_setup.rb
+++ b/lib/ceedling/configurator_setup.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def <=>(other)
 
 class ConfiguratorSetup
 
-  constructor :configurator_builder, :configurator_validator, :configurator_plugins, :streaminator
+  constructor :configurator_builder, :configurator_validator, :configurator_plugins, :streaminator, :file_wrapper
 
 
   # Override to prevent exception handling from walking & stringifying the object variables.
@@ -23,35 +23,70 @@ def inspect
   end
 
 
-  def build_project_config(config, flattened_config)
+  def build_project_config(flattened_config)
     ### flesh out config
-    @configurator_builder.cleanup(flattened_config)
-    @configurator_builder.set_exception_handling(flattened_config)
+    @configurator_builder.cleanup( flattened_config )
+    @configurator_builder.set_exception_handling( flattened_config )
 
     ### add to hash values we build up from configuration & file system contents
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.set_build_paths(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.set_rakefile_components(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.set_release_target(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.set_build_thread_counts(flattened_config))    
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_project_options(flattened_config))
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.set_build_paths( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.set_rakefile_components( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.set_release_target( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.set_build_thread_counts( flattened_config ) )
 
+    return flattened_config
+  end
+
+  def build_directory_structure(flattened_config)
+    flattened_config[:project_build_paths].each do |path|
+      puts(path)
+      @file_wrapper.mkdir( path )
+    end
+  end
+
+  def vendor_frameworks(flattened_config)
+    # Copy Unity C files into build/vendor directory structure
+    @file_wrapper.cp_r(
+      # '/.' to cause cp_r to copy directory contents
+      File.join( flattened_config[:unity_vendor_path], UNITY_LIB_PATH, '/.' ),
+      flattened_config[:project_build_vendor_unity_path]
+    )
+
+    # Copy CMock C files into build/vendor directory structure
+    @file_wrapper.cp_r(
+      # '/.' to cause cp_r to copy directory contents
+      File.join( flattened_config[:cmock_vendor_path], CMOCK_LIB_PATH, '/.' ),
+      flattened_config[:project_build_vendor_cmock_path]
+    ) if flattened_config[:project_use_mocks]
+
+    # Copy CException C files into build/vendor directory structure
+    @file_wrapper.cp_r(
+      # '/.' to cause cp_r to copy directory contents
+      File.join( flattened_config[:cexception_vendor_path], CEXCEPTION_LIB_PATH, '/.' ),
+      flattened_config[:project_build_vendor_cexception_path]
+    ) if flattened_config[:project_use_exceptions]
+  end
+
+  def build_project_collections(flattened_config)
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_project_options( flattened_config ) ) 
+ 
     ### iterate through all entries in paths section and expand any & all globs to actual paths
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.expand_all_path_globs(flattened_config))
-
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_vendor_paths(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_source_and_include_paths(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_source_include_vendor_paths(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_test_support_source_include_paths(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_test_support_source_include_vendor_paths(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_tests(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_assembly(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_source(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_headers(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_release_build_input(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_existing_test_build_input(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_release_artifact_extra_link_objects(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_test_fixture_extra_link_objects(flattened_config))
-    flattened_config.merge!(@configurator_builder.collect_vendor_framework_sources(flattened_config))
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.expand_all_path_globs( flattened_config ) )
+
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_vendor_paths( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_source_and_include_paths( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_source_include_vendor_paths( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_test_support_source_include_paths( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_test_support_source_include_vendor_paths( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_tests( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_assembly( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_source( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_headers( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_release_build_input( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_existing_test_build_input( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_release_artifact_extra_link_objects( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_test_fixture_extra_link_objects( flattened_config ) )
+    flattened_config.merge!( @configurator_builder.collect_vendor_framework_sources( flattened_config ) )
 
     return flattened_config
   end
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/objects.yml b/lib/ceedling/objects.yml
index 5f46eeeb..c12e47b8 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/objects.yml
+++ b/lib/ceedling/objects.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ configurator_setup:
     - configurator_validator
     - configurator_plugins
     - streaminator
+    - file_wrapper
 
 configurator_plugins:
   compose:
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/rules_tests.rake b/lib/ceedling/rules_tests.rake
index 3e6df28c..345b5bc9 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/rules_tests.rake
+++ b/lib/ceedling/rules_tests.rake
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace TEST_SYM do
         @ceedling[:file_finder].find_test_from_file_path(test)
       end
   ]) do |test|
-    @ceedling[:rake_wrapper][:test_deps].invoke
+    @ceedling[:rake_wrapper][:directories].invoke
     @ceedling[:test_invoker].setup_and_invoke(tests:[test.source], options:{:force_run => true, :build_only => false}.merge(TOOL_COLLECTION_TEST_RULES))
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/tasks_base.rake b/lib/ceedling/tasks_base.rake
index ea297bbe..81eda6f3 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/tasks_base.rake
+++ b/lib/ceedling/tasks_base.rake
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ end
 
 # Non-advertised debug task
 task :debug do
-  Rake::Task[:verbosity].invoke(Verbosity::DEBUG)
   Rake.application.options.trace = true
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/tasks_filesystem.rake b/lib/ceedling/tasks_filesystem.rake
index db1f7e46..b27a6c6d 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/tasks_filesystem.rake
+++ b/lib/ceedling/tasks_filesystem.rake
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ task :directories => PROJECT_BUILD_PATHS
 # list paths discovered at load time
 namespace :paths do
   standard_paths = ['test', 'source', 'include', 'support']
+
   paths = @ceedling[:setupinator].config_hash[:paths].keys.map{|n| n.to_s.downcase}
+  
   paths.each do |name|
     desc "List all collected #{name} paths." if standard_paths.include?(name)
     task(name.to_sym) do
@@ -68,7 +70,6 @@ end
 
 # list files & file counts discovered at load time
 namespace :files do
-
   categories = ['tests', 'source', 'assembly', 'headers', 'support']
 
   categories.each do |category|
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/tasks_release.rake b/lib/ceedling/tasks_release.rake
index 4e3e05a4..730c91a5 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/tasks_release.rake
+++ b/lib/ceedling/tasks_release.rake
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ task RELEASE_SYM => [:directories] do
   begin
     @ceedling[:plugin_manager].pre_release
 
-    # FileList-based collections are not thread safe.
-    # Force file pattern resolution before any FileList first accesses inside concurrent threads.
-    # TODO: Remove this once a thread-safe version of FileList has been brought into the project.
-    @ceedling[:configurator].resolve_collections()
-
     core_objects  = []
     extra_objects = @ceedling[:file_path_utils].form_release_build_objects_filelist( COLLECTION_RELEASE_ARTIFACT_EXTRA_LINK_OBJECTS )
 
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/tasks_tests.rake b/lib/ceedling/tasks_tests.rake
index 72350f4f..2f9f2b67 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/tasks_tests.rake
+++ b/lib/ceedling/tasks_tests.rake
@@ -1,26 +1,6 @@
 require 'ceedling/constants'
 
-task :test_deps => [:directories] do
-  # Copy Unity C files into build/vendor directory structure
-  @ceedling[:file_wrapper].cp_r(
-    # '/.' to cause cp_r to copy directory contents
-    File.join( UNITY_VENDOR_PATH, UNITY_LIB_PATH, '/.' ),
-    PROJECT_BUILD_VENDOR_UNITY_PATH )
-
-  # Copy CMock C files into build/vendor directory structure
-  @ceedling[:file_wrapper].cp_r(
-    # '/.' to cause cp_r to copy directory contents
-    File.join( CMOCK_VENDOR_PATH, CMOCK_LIB_PATH, '/.' ),
-    PROJECT_BUILD_VENDOR_CMOCK_PATH ) if PROJECT_USE_MOCKS
-
-  # Copy CException C files into build/vendor directory structure
-  @ceedling[:file_wrapper].cp_r(
-    # '/.' to cause cp_r to copy directory contents
-    File.join( CEXCEPTION_VENDOR_PATH, CEXCEPTION_LIB_PATH, '/.' ),
-    PROJECT_BUILD_VENDOR_CEXCEPTION_PATH ) if PROJECT_USE_EXCEPTIONS
-end
-
-task :test => [:test_deps] do
+task :test => [:directories] do
   Rake.application['test:all'].invoke
 end
 
@@ -34,7 +14,7 @@ namespace TEST_SYM do
   }
 
   desc "Run all unit tests (also just 'test' works)."
-  task :all => [:test_deps] do
+  task :all => [:directories] do
     @ceedling[:test_invoker].setup_and_invoke(
       tests:COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS,
       options:{:force_run => true, :build_only => false}.merge(TOOL_COLLECTION_TEST_TASKS))
@@ -50,12 +30,12 @@ namespace TEST_SYM do
   end
 
   desc "Just build tests without running."
-  task :build_only => [:test_deps] do
+  task :build_only => [:directories] do
     @ceedling[:test_invoker].setup_and_invoke(tests:COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS, options:{:build_only => true}.merge(TOOL_COLLECTION_TEST_TASKS))
   end
 
   desc "Run tests by matching regular expression pattern."
-  task :pattern, [:regex] => [:test_deps] do |t, args|
+  task :pattern, [:regex] => [:directories] do |t, args|
     matches = []
 
     COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS.each { |test| matches << test if (test =~ /#{args.regex}/) }
@@ -68,7 +48,7 @@ namespace TEST_SYM do
   end
 
   desc "Run tests whose test path contains [dir] or [dir] substring."
-  task :path, [:dir] => [:test_deps] do |t, args|
+  task :path, [:dir] => [:directories] do |t, args|
     matches = []
 
     COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS.each { |test| matches << test if File.dirname(test).include?(args.dir.gsub(/\\/, '/')) }
diff --git a/lib/ceedling/test_invoker.rb b/lib/ceedling/test_invoker.rb
index e05d3854..8a556960 100644
--- a/lib/ceedling/test_invoker.rb
+++ b/lib/ceedling/test_invoker.rb
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ def setup
   def setup_and_invoke(tests:, context:TEST_SYM, options:{})
     # Wrap everything in an exception handler
     begin
-      # FileList-based collections are not thread safe.
-      # Force file pattern resolution before any FileList first accesses inside concurrent threads.
-      # TODO: Remove this once a thread-safe version of FileList has been brought into the project.
-      @configurator.resolve_collections()
-
       # Begin fleshing out the testables data structure
       @batchinator.build_step("Preparing Build Paths", heading: false) do
         results_path = File.join( @configurator.project_build_root, context.to_s, 'results' )
diff --git a/plugins/bullseye/bullseye.rake b/plugins/bullseye/bullseye.rake
index 52d95208..aa78b812 100755
--- a/plugins/bullseye/bullseye.rake
+++ b/plugins/bullseye/bullseye.rake
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace BULLSEYE_SYM do
   task source_coverage: COLLECTION_ALL_SOURCE.pathmap("#{BULLSEYE_BUILD_OUTPUT_PATH}/%n#{@ceedling[:configurator].extension_object}")
 
   desc 'Run code coverage for all tests'
-  task all: [:test_deps] do
+  task all: [:directories] do
     @ceedling[:configurator].replace_flattened_config(@ceedling[BULLSEYE_SYM].config)
     @ceedling[BULLSEYE_SYM].enableBullseye(true)
     @ceedling[:test_invoker].setup_and_invoke(COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS, TOOL_COLLECTION_BULLSEYE_TASKS)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace BULLSEYE_SYM do
   end
 
   desc 'Run tests by matching regular expression pattern.'
-  task :pattern, [:regex] => [:test_deps] do |_t, args|
+  task :pattern, [:regex] => [:directories] do |_t, args|
     matches = []
 
     COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS.each do |test|
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace BULLSEYE_SYM do
   end
 
   desc 'Run tests whose test path contains [dir] or [dir] substring.'
-  task :path, [:dir] => [:test_deps] do |_t, args|
+  task :path, [:dir] => [:directories] do |_t, args|
     matches = []
 
     COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS.each do |test|
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ namespace BULLSEYE_SYM do
   end
 
   desc 'Run code coverage for changed files'
-  task delta: [:test_deps] do
+  task delta: [:directories] do
     @ceedling[:configurator].replace_flattened_config(@ceedling[BULLSEYE_SYM].config)
     @ceedling[BULLSEYE_SYM].enableBullseye(true)
     @ceedling[:test_invoker].setup_and_invoke(COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS, {:force_run => false}.merge(TOOL_COLLECTION_BULLSEYE_TASKS))
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace BULLSEYE_SYM do
         @ceedling[:file_finder].find_test_from_file_path(test)
       end
   ]) do |test|
-    @ceedling[:rake_wrapper][:test_deps].invoke
+    @ceedling[:rake_wrapper][:directories].invoke
     @ceedling[:configurator].replace_flattened_config(@ceedling[BULLSEYE_SYM].config)
     @ceedling[BULLSEYE_SYM].enableBullseye(true)
     @ceedling[:test_invoker].setup_and_invoke([test.source], TOOL_COLLECTION_BULLSEYE_TASKS)
diff --git a/plugins/dependencies/dependencies.rake b/plugins/dependencies/dependencies.rake
index 87ab4b95..2b88714a 100644
--- a/plugins/dependencies/dependencies.rake
+++ b/plugins/dependencies/dependencies.rake
@@ -144,4 +144,4 @@ namespace :files do
 end
 
 # Make sure that we build dependencies before attempting to tackle any of the unit tests
-Rake::Task[:test_deps].enhance ['dependencies:make']
+Rake::Task[:directories].enhance ['dependencies:make']
diff --git a/plugins/gcov/gcov.rake b/plugins/gcov/gcov.rake
index c43c3e78..8d688d63 100755
--- a/plugins/gcov/gcov.rake
+++ b/plugins/gcov/gcov.rake
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ task directories: [GCOV_BUILD_OUTPUT_PATH, GCOV_RESULTS_PATH, GCOV_DEPENDENCIES_
 namespace GCOV_SYM do
 
   desc 'Run code coverage for all tests'
-  task all: [:test_deps] do
+  task all: [:directories] do
     @ceedling[:test_invoker].setup_and_invoke(tests:COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS, context:GCOV_SYM, options:TOOL_COLLECTION_GCOV_TASKS)
   end
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace GCOV_SYM do
   end
 
   desc 'Run tests by matching regular expression pattern.'
-  task :pattern, [:regex] => [:test_deps] do |_t, args|
+  task :pattern, [:regex] => [:directories] do |_t, args|
     matches = []
 
     COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS.each do |test|
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace GCOV_SYM do
   end
 
   desc 'Run tests whose test path contains [dir] or [dir] substring.'
-  task :path, [:dir] => [:test_deps] do |_t, args|
+  task :path, [:dir] => [:directories] do |_t, args|
     matches = []
 
     COLLECTION_ALL_TESTS.each do |test|
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace GCOV_SYM do
            @ceedling[:file_finder].find_test_from_file_path(test)
          end
        ]) do |test|
-    @ceedling[:rake_wrapper][:test_deps].invoke
+    @ceedling[:rake_wrapper][:directories].invoke
     @ceedling[:test_invoker].setup_and_invoke(tests:[test.source], context:GCOV_SYM, options:TOOL_COLLECTION_GCOV_TASKS)
   end
 end