Category: Individual Awards

Joel Sheets, vice president and general manager of Tindall Corporation, headquartered in Spartanburg, S.C., was elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the National Precast Concrete Association. Sheets began his term on October 7 at NPCA’s 52^ndAnnual Convention in Atlanta, Ga.

Tindall is a family-owned company, and while it manufactures mostly prestressed concrete products, its utility division produces underground precast concrete utility products for a wide variety of construction projects. Sheets has held many leadership positions within the division and now heads its strategic direction and business execution. He holds a degree in civil engineering from Clemson University.

Sheets has played an active role within NPCA since 2014, serving on the quality assurance committee and the NPCA/PCI joint task force. In addition to his new role on the NPCA Board of Directors, he has served on committees and board of directors for various other industry groups including the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute and Upstate Employers Network.

“I look forward to working with Joel on our board of directors,” said NPCA President Ty Gable. “The breadth, depth and diversity of his experiences within the precast and prestressed concrete industries will be a tremendous benefit to the association and our members.”

Tindall is proud to announce that we will be sponsoring Kelly Scheib, Vice President of Human Resources, for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Woman of the Year fundraising campaign. In this annual competition, dedicated candidates from across the country engage in an effort to earn LLS’s “Man & Woman of the Year” titles, raising funds for LLS blood cancer research. Every dollar raised counts as one vote, and the titles are awarded to the man and woman with the most votes at the end of the ten-week competition.

For Kelly, this is a cause very close to her own heart. She was inspired to participate in honor of her brother. He doesn’t have leukemia or lymphoma, but is battling pancreatic cancer. Over a year ago, he ran the New York City Marathon to raise money for LLS in honor of their grandmother. She was diagnosed with lymphoma and beat it not once, not twice— but three times. Kelly’s brother trained for months and finished the race, only to be diagnosed with stage three pancreatic cancer shortly after. Although her brother can’t run a marathon to raise money for LLS this year, Kelly can by competing in this fundraising event.

Kelly is an integral part of our team, our family, and everything that we do at Tindall. We want to congratulate her on her candidacy for Woman of the Year, and praise her for her dedication to this great cause, and to her family.

Spartanburg, SC– Donnie Brown of Tindall Corporation was recently recognized at the 2016 Southern Association of Colleges and Employers, Inc. (SoACE) conference with the Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award.

“I am pleased he was able to be such an effective member of our team while head of HR,” said Greg Force, President and COO of Tindall Corporation. “His dedication to creating a partnership between human resources and career service professionals has created a welcome environment for engineering students throughout the South. We offer our congratulations to Donnie on this well-deserved honor.”

The SoACE is an organization comprised of human resources, college relations and career service professionals. The organization’s mission is to promote partnerships between career services professionals and employers by providing resources, professional development and networking opportunities to facilitate the career development and employment of students and alumni. It was formed in 2007 as one of the four regional associations created by the merger of the Southeastern Association of Colleges and Employers (SACE) and the Southwest Association of Colleges and Employers (SWACE). Brown has been active in the organization since its establishment and even served as the president in 2008.

“My membership in this organization has been extremely rewarding throughout the years and I’m thrilled to be recognized by SoACE,” said Brown. “I’d like to thank my friends and colleagues at Tindall for supporting my participation.”

Brown has more than 40 years of professional experience at various operational levels in human resource management and training and development. He served in Tindall’s human resources department for more than 15 years and holds several industry certifications.

Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, Tindall Corporation is one of North America’s largest precast concrete companies with five locations providing design, manufacture and installation of precast, prestressed concrete structural systems, architectural cladding systems and underground utility structures. In 2015, Tindall ranked 5th in Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Top 20 Specialty Concrete Contractors in the United States list and 77th overall in ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors list.

Spartanburg, SC – The Virginia Association of Colleges & Employers (VACE) recently honored Tindall’s Donnie Brown with an Honorary Lifetime Membership Award. This award honors VACE members who have made significant contributions to the Association while also furthering career services and college relations.

“We at Tindall are proud of Donnie Brown’s achievement, and we’re excited to offer him our congratulations,” said Greg Force, Tindall’s President & COO. “It’s no surprise that Donnie’s hard work and leadership have earned him esteemed recognition, and we’re grateful to have him on our team.”

Founded in 1963, VACE is dedicated to advancing the professional development of men and women working in the fields of career development, cooperative education and recruitment. VACE is affiliated with the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers (SoACE) which are member organizations of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

“I’m thrilled to be recognized by my peers and excited that VACE has selected me to receive this prestigious award,” said Brown. “I’d also like to thank my friends and colleagues at Tindall. Without their support, participation in great organizations like VACE would not be possible.”

Brown has more than 40 years of professional experience at various operational levels in human resource management and training and development. He has served as Tindall’s Vice Present of Human Resources for more than 15 years and holds several industry certifications.

Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, Tindall Corporation is one of North America’s largest precast concrete companies with five locations providing design, manufacture and installation of precast, prestressed concrete structural systems, architectural cladding systems and underground utility structures. In 2015, Tindall ranked 5th in Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Top 20 Specialty Concrete Contractors in the United States list and 77th overall in ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors list.

SPARTANBURG, SC– The Piedmont chapter of the South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers (SCSPE) has named Tindall’s Shawn Goddeyne, P.E., Young Engineer of the Year (YEOY). This award honors engineers who make outstanding contributions to the engineering profession and the community during the early years of their career.

“Tindall is proud to congratulate Shawn Goddeyne for his exciting achievement,” said Greg Force, P.E., Tindall’s President & COO. “Shawn is a bright, hardworking, versatile self-starter, and we are fortunate to have him as a member of the team.”

Goddeyne joined Tindall in 2015 and is a licensed professional engineer in several states with specialties in structural engineering, prestressed and reinforced concrete design and steel design. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University.

As a regional YEOY recipient, Goddeyne is eligible for the state YEOY award to be presented at SCSPE’s annual banquet in June.

“I’m honored to receive this recognition from such a great organization,” Goddeyne said. “I’m proud to be a member of SCSPE and look forward to continuing my work in the engineering profession and contributing to the community.”

A state society of the National Society of Professional Engineers, SCSPE works to promote the ethical, competent and licensed practice of engineering and to enhance the professional, social and economic wellbeing of its members.

Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, Tindall Corporation is one of North America’s largest precast concrete companies with five locations providing design, manufacture and installation of precast, prestressed concrete structural systems, architectural cladding systems and underground utility structures. In 2015, Tindall ranked 5th in Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Top 20 Specialty Concrete Contractors in the United States list and 77th overall in ENR’s Top 600 Specialty Contractors list.

SPARTANBURG, SC – Tindall Corporation’s Danny Faucette and Chuck Wynings, P.E.  join the ranks of recognized leaders in the industrial engineering and precast, prestressed concrete industries. The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has named Wynings a PCI Fellow, while the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) has honored Faucette with its prestigious IIE Fellow Award.

The IIE Fellow Award recognizes outstanding leaders of the profession who have made significant, nationally recognized contributions to industrial engineering. Faucette currently serves as Tindall’s Vice President of Industrial Engineering & Process Improvement.

“It’s exciting to be among the elite professionals who make up the ranks of IIE fellows,” Faucette said of the award. “It’s a tremendous honor and an accomplishment I’ll always remember.”

The Fellow Award is the highest classification of IIE membership and is reserved for members who demonstrate outstanding accomplishments in both professional career and service to industrial engineering. Faucette and 11 others were named fellows in June at the IIE Annual Conference in Montreal.

Since 1975, Danny Faucette has served in various roles in industrial engineering and industrial engineering management. Prior to joining Tindall in 1999, Faucette worked for Burlington Industries. He is currently Chair Elect of IIE’s Industry Advisory Board and a member of the Industrial Engineering Curriculum Advisory Board at North Carolina State.

PCI named Chuck Wynings, P.E. a PCI Fellow.  Nominated by the Fellows Nominating Committee and confirmed by the Board of Directors, PCI Fellows are current or former members who have made outstanding contributions to the precast concrete structures industry and to PCI in the areas of education, research, design, production, quality, erection, marketing or management.

“It’s an honor to be recognized,” Wynings said. “PCI fellows are among the best in the business, and I’m proud to join their ranks.”

Wynings serves as Tindall’s Vice President & General Manager, Virginia Division and is a licensed Professional Engineer with over 27 years in the precast, prestressed concrete industry.  Prior to joining Tindall, Wynings  worked five years for a precast concrete consulting engineering firm and then nine years for another precast concrete manufacturer.

Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, Tindall Corporation is one of North America’s largest precast concrete companies and is a leader in the design, manufacture and installation of precast, prestressed concrete structural systems, architectural cladding systems and underground utility structures.

SPARTANBURG, S.C., Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Tindall Corporation Vice President of Human Resources Donnie Brown has been recognized with the Founders Award from the Southern Association of Colleges and Employers, the most prestigious award the organization can bestow on one of its members.

To be considered for the award, the individual must have been active and contributed significantly in the development of programs, participated in extensive leadership roles, contributed in an innovative way to the development of the profession and/or otherwise represented the association in an exemplary manner.

The award is given only when the Board of Directors deems there to be a deserving recipient and is not an annual award. In fact, only two other people have received this award since 2007.

“I’m quite certain all of the attributes for the award were readily seen in Donnie by all those who have worked with him in this association,” said Greg Force, Tindall president and COO. “We are truly fortunate to have such a dedicated and outstanding individual among our ranks.”

The Southern Association of Colleges and Employers is a 700-member organization of human resource, college relations, and career services professionals representing employers and universities. SoACE brings 110 years of history, tradition and professional excellence together to provide leadership and vision to college career services and recruiting.

SoACE is active in 15 southern “sunbelt” states, including some of our nation’s most vibrant economies, fastest growing cities and most diverse populations. Membership includes more than 800 college career services professionals and corporate human resources/recruiting professionals who hire college graduates.

“The Founders Award was one of the highest honors that I’ve ever received, and I appreciate so much the work that SoACE does throughout the United States,” Brown said. “It’s such an honor to be recognized by my peers and colleagues.”

Brown has been an HR professional for more than 41 years and has been active in various colleges and employer associations for more than 13 years. He is a highly accredited senior leader in human resources. Brown has a bachelor’s degree in education from Furman University and a master’s in arts and teaching from UNC Chapel Hill. He has been a vice president with Tindall for more than 14 years.

Tindall Corporation is one of North America’s largest precast concrete companies and a leader in the design, manufacture and installation of precast, prestressed concrete structural systems, architectural cladding systems and underground utility structures.

SPARTANBURG, SC – Tindall Corporation President and Chief Operating Officer Greg Force has been named one of the 2014 PCI Titans of the Industry as PCI celebrates its 60th anniversary. PCI recently recognized several individuals to join the original group that were honored during the 50th anniversary for having served the industry over a long period of time and been instrumental to its growth in the United States.

“It was certainly unexpected,” Force said. “The individuals who have been recognized in the past are people that I’ve always looked up to and been hugely impressed by the tremendous things they’ve done for the industry. I would not have anticipated my name being among them, but am quite honored by it.”

The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute is a technical organization that focuses on innovation in design, fabrication and construction of precast, prestressed concrete structures and systems. PCI is instrumental in the advancement of this type of construction through development of design guides, education efforts, certification programs, as well as by active participation in the development of building codes.

Force, who recently served as Chairman of the Board of PCI and has chaired several technical committees and task groups, says that the award has re-energized him to remain actively engaged in the work of the Institute. He is currently Vice Chair of the Research and Development Council and has just been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the PCI Foundation, the primary aim of which is to create a liaison between the precast industry and education.

Tindall Corporation is one of North America’s largest precast concrete companies and a leader in the design, manufacture and installation of precast, prestressed concrete structural systems, architectural cladding systems and underground utility structures.