High Spirit_2022_Issue 2_Fall by Highcompanies

Thank You

High Spirit

for your help in producing this edition of High Spirit. l A Message From The Chief Executive Officer

Brad Dillman

John Flaud

Shannan Givler

Tara Gustafson

Abby Hess

Dino Kondos

Beth Light

Sarah Maser

Lisa Masters

Krista Merkel

Brad Mowbray

Kristen Munro

Sharon Murry

Rich Pagano

Stephanie Reese

Melissa Reid

Elaine Richard

Laurel Rolle

Linda Sams

Tony Seitz

Mike Shirk

Jennifer Soto

Megan Spatz

Robin Stauffer

Goats were in attendance for an important groundbreaking. Read all about it on page 2.

F Great Things are Happening at High!

l Industry Leadership

F Goat Path Gets the Green Light

F HSS Fabricates Steel for the Nitro Bridge

F CAC Hosts Summer Picnic

F High Teams Partner on Penn State Health

Children’s Lancaster Pediatric Center

F Infinity 260 Meets the Expectations of Today’s Discerning Renters

F HT Adds Equipment to Support HCG Shipping Operations

Fall 2022

F High Teams Combine Efforts for the Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Project

F Back and Bigger than Ever! HSS Hosts SteelDay 2022

F High Honors and Awards

F The Pinnacle of Good Measure:

Hodge and Stoltzfus Earn the GMA Grand Prize

F They Give Good Measure

l Thomas J. Mancini, HAL Commercial Building Maintenance Technician

l Matthew J. Horning, HCG Senior Field Operations Superintendent

l Daniel R. Drop, HCL Senior Functional Analyst

Scott L. Krause, HCL IT Solutions Analyst

Brandon E. Moyer, HCL Senior Functional Analyst

l Mary Ellen Kasian, HHL Assistant General Manager

l Jeffrey B. Hodge, HSS Project Manager

Terry L. Stoltzfus, HSS Estimator

l Michael DiArcangelo, HSS Associate Design Engineer

Thumbi N. Kamau, HSS Associate Design Engineer

On the cover... High

l Joshua A. Blevins, HSSC Stretcher Leveler Operator

Jason Horton, HSSC Stretcher Leveler Operator

Steven Mahan, HSSC Utility Operator

Carl E. Sensenig, HSSC General Material Handler

Rayshawn M. Thompson, HSSC Stretcher Leveler Operator

l Dale Eisenberger Sr., HT Over-the-Road Driver

l Community Commitment

F BridgeMania’s Biggest Fan!

F Our Higher Purpose: Supporting Positive Growth for Girls

F High Foundation Announces Scholarship Winners

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF

Great Things are Happening at High!

It has certainly been a very busy and eventful year so far. This issue of High Spirit outlines many of the exciting projects High coworkers have been working on.

• Construction of the long-awaited Walnut Street Extension (better known to locals as “The Goat Path”) is underway! When complete, it will provide better access to Greenfield and its neighbors and ease peak-hour traffic congestion on Greenfield Road by about 30%.

• High Steel is fabricating over 10,000 tons of steel for the Interstate 64 Bridge/Nitro Bridge in Nitro, West Virginia. High Transit is hauling the girders 400 miles from Plant Three in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to the job site.

• On a fun note, CAC hosted a Summer Picnic in Greenfield with lots of great activities and delicious food for coworkers and their families.

• In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Penn State Health Lancaster Pediatric Center opened at our Crossings at Conestoga Creek mixed-use campus. This marks a great collaboration between High Real Estate Group, Greenfield Architects, and High Construction Company.

• The construction and lease-up of High Associates’ Infinity260 apartment community in Charlotte, North Carolina, is complete and includes 13 affordable housing units.

• A new fleet of specialized trailers has been purchased to enable High Transit to manage the shipping for High Concrete Group in Denver, Pennsylvania.

• High Construction, High Concrete, High Structural Erectors, and High Transit are partnering on the Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Project. This is the first time we’ve had four High Industries companies on one project.

• High Steel Structures hosted SteelDay 2022 in October, with technical sessions and HSS Plant tours. The day was a success thanks to the many High coworkers who helped to organize and execute the event.

• During the 2021-2022 nominating period, 16 High coworkers were recognized with Good Measure Awards for going above and beyond. At the High Forum, a team consisting of two of these coworkers were awarded the GMA Grand Prize. Congratulations to all!

• As part of our community focus, High and High Steel Structures continued support of education through Lancaster Science Factory’s BridgeMania, a STEMfocused children’s summer camp. In addition, High Foundation supported positive growth for girls through Girls on the run, and awarded scholarships to children of three High coworkers to assist with the cost of college tuition.

These are just a few of the many great things happening here at High. Thank you all for your hard work! The talent, commitment, and collaborative spirit you bring to work every day is what makes High successful and will keep us growing for years to come.

Mike Shirk, Chief Executive Officer

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Goat Path Gets the Green Light

On July 14, 2022, High Real Estate Group LLC, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Lancaster County and East Lampeter Township officials, and local stakeholders broke ground on the Walnut Street Extension to U.S. Route 30. At $22 million, this 1.2-mile, two-lane multimodal transportation project will connect Greenfield to one of the busiest thoroughfares in the county. It is expected to divert approximately 500 to 600 vehicles per hour from the adjacent, parallel Greenfield Road corridor, and reduce Route 30/Greenfield Road peak-hour traffic by an estimated 30%. Additionally, it will improve roadway safety and help create more than 2,600 new jobs.

Tony Seitz, HAL’s Vice President of Development, went on camera to talk about the project.

“The Walnut Street Extension Project demonstrates the potential when government, the private sector, and local residents work together to solve a transportation-safety issue while preserving precious farmland, creating jobs, and ensuring recreational opportunities for county residents and visitors,” said Mark Fitzgerald, HREG’s President and COO. “This project makes Lancaster County more vibrant and more livable through smart growth within a modern, multimodal transportation system.”

Construction, expected to be completed by November 2023, includes a new two-lane road from the U.S. 30/Walnut Street interchange to a roundabout intersection with an extended Ben Franklin Boulevard connecting to Greenfield Road. The plan also calls for a new 167-foot-long, 54-foot-wide steel bridge and construction of a section of the 1.2-mile paved Greater Lancaster Heritage Pathway (GLHP) just to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists. High Steel Structures LLC will fabricate steel girders for the bridge across Millcross Road. Upon completion, PennDOT will own and maintain the state roadway.

When construction was first proposed 30 years ago, it was opposed by Lancaster’s Amish farm community. In the ensuing years, the Amish were known to graze their goats on the grass in the area, and it became known to Lancaster Countians as the “Goat Path.” In collaboration with East Lampeter Township, HREG leaders and PennDOT officials were able to earn Amish farmers’ cooperation for this new multimodal plan by promoting growth within the confines of the established urban growth boundary, thereby preserving farmland while providing recreational opportunities for residents and visitors. In homage to the location’s name, about a dozen goats were on hand for the ceremony.

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HSS Fabricates Steel for the Nitro Bridge

In 1966 when the I-64 Bridge over the Kanawha River at Nitro, West Virginia, was built, the volume of traffic traveling in this part of West Virginia northwest of Charleston was much less than the current 70,000 vehicles per day. Today, traffic on the bridge is so congested that one local newspaper calls this part of I-64 “West Virginia’s largest parking lot.” (Editorial: Construction of new I-64 bridges at Nitro about to begin). The replacement of the old bridge is part of a larger widening project that will enhance the safety of the traveling public, while reducing travel time for the thousands of commuters using the bridge each day.

High Steel Structures is fabricating 245 girders and more than 10,000 tons of steel for the replacement structures. The 1966 bridge is a through-truss style, but the new bridges, with three spans of 380 feet, 562 feet, and 390 feet, are composed of deep, haunched I-girders. These girders are so deep that they need to be fabricated and shipped as two girders at their deepest points, which lie over the bridge piers. This is done by fabricating parallel-flanged top sections which are 5 feet 11 inches deep. These will be field-bolted to the haunched section beneath, which is just under 9 feet 4 inches deep. This leads to an overall girder web depth of 15 feet 3 inches and once the flange thicknesses are added on, we have girders that are nearly 16 feet deep from top to bottom.

When completed, the girders are loaded onto High Transit’s trailers and hauled approximately 400 miles from Williamsport, Pennsylvania to Nitro, West Virginia. Once at the job site, the top and bottom sections are attached to one another using high-strength bolts.

The overall project is expected to be completed in October 2023.

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CAC Hosts Summer Picnic

On Saturday, August 6, 2022, High coworkers and their families gathered for a Summer Picnic in Greenfield, the first large-scale event hosted by CAC (Coworker Activities Committee) since COVID-19 restrictions went into place in early 2020. Participants enjoyed the day playing carnival games, racing go-karts, listening to live music, eating at food trucks, trying their hand at ax throwing, taking pictures at selfie stations, inserting themselves in famous video clips, and driving remote-controlled High tractor trailers, in addition to enjoying the talents of balloon artists, face painters, a caricature artist, and a henna tattoo artist.

LaFayette Fire Company brought their trucks for people to climb in and offered rides in their ladder truck, which also served up a candy toss for the kids. Last but not least, trollies were available to take families back and forth to Lancaster’s High Steel Structures campus for a special tour of the facility.

Thank you to the entire CAC Team and to all the volunteers who gave their time and talents to provide a fun and memorable day!

High Teams Partner on Penn State Health Children’s Lancaster Pediatric Center

After a multi-year concerted effort by many facets of the High Team, the Penn State Health Children’s Lancaster Pediatric Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was opened to the public in June 2022. From conception to the grand opening, this project was a true collaboration: High Real Estate Group developed the 47,000 square foot former ToysR-Us, using Greenfield Architects to design the façade, and contracting High Construction for selective demolition, site improvements, and the interior fit-out.

The existing structure and roof joists were re-purposed to accommodate the new building’s design and function, featuring fiber cement panels, ground face masonry veneer, large curtainwall, storefronts, ACM canopies, and a custom glass canopy at the main entrance. The facility is designed to be a vital resource to the community, and includes 20 medical and surgical pediatric specialty and sub-specialty services, as well as consultation with expert neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, psychiatrists, and behavior health specialists.

The many team members of the High companies who were involved in this project are proud that their work will have a long-lasting impact on both the families requiring these services and the devoted healthcare workers that we value and admire.

Infinity260 Meets the Expectations of Today’s Discerning Renters

Infinity260, High’s newest apartment community in Charlotte, North Carolina, reflects High Associates’ commitment to designing apartments that accommodate the evolving desires of luxury apartment renters. A full suite of amenities help build community within the property and afford residents the opportunity to create lasting relationships with one another. Interior layouts provide a modern look and feel that invoke a sense of home. Infinity260, High’s newest apartment community in Charlotte, North Carolina, accomplishes this and so much more.

HAL completed the construction and lease-up of Infinity260 in July 2022. Residents of the 260 apartments enjoy luxury finishes such as granite countertops, under-cabinet lighting, and stainless steel GE appliances inside their units, in addition to having an oasis of amenities at their fingertips. Infinity260 has a resort style pool that is surrounded by outdoor fire pits and grilling areas. For those who desire a quieter experience, there is a hammock garden where you can read a book or take a quick nap. In keeping with the increasing demand for electric vehicles, the community also boasts car charging stations. Inside the three elevatored buildings are a resident lounge with pool table, fitness and yoga studios, media room, and self-serve espresso bar. Infinity260 is certainly one of the nicest apartment communities in the University City area of Charlotte, and residents lined up to move there. At times, the onsite team handled 20 to 30 new leases per month, an extraordinary accomplishment!

There are many aspects of the project that the HAL Team is proud of; however, one stands out the most: In support of our mission to deliver quality housing to the markets in which we operate, HREG designated 13 apartments within Infinity260 as affordable housing units. These units are rented to individuals who make less than 60% of the area median income for Charlotte. It is one small way that High gives back to the community.

HT Adds Equipment to Support HCG Shipping Operations

ConRAC is High Concrete Group’s largest project to date and was the catalyst for High Transit’s investment into a brand-new fleet of trailers and frames. These specialized trailers and frames are used to support precast while in transit, and help to reduce the need for oversize permits, escort vehicles, and complex routes.

HT’s new Denver, Pennsylvania, fleet now includes 81 drop deck stretch trailers, 40 flatbed stretch trailers, and 6 ‘Proto’ trailers. Each unit has unique capabilities that allow HT to respond to a variety of transportation concerns. The new frames bring the fleet’s total to 80 vertical frames and 100 layback frames and are designed to make the trailers more versatile by allowing multiple configurations for different size pieces to be loaded on the same trailer.

HT’s trailers differ from normal trucking trailers in both design and construction. A heavier steel frame and more axles allow these trailers to bear more weight and stand up to a crane loading heavy precast onto the deck. The equipment is sturdy and meant to last, so this fleet will proudly serve HCG’s shipping operations – consisting of more than 7,000 loads annually – for many years to come. Together, HT and HCG look forward to improving business through the synergies gained with this new equipment.

High Teams Combine Efforts for the Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Project

Since its founding in 1961, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories provides environmental, pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, and professional scientific services. Its Leola, Pennsylvania, location has grown from a 2,500 square-foot lab housing three employees, to a present day 500,000 square foot campus employing over 2,000 associates. With this significant growth, Eurofins sought to increase its campus parking by adding an expandable parking garage in early 2021.

Through a competitive bid process, Eurofins selected the High team in June 2021, led by High Construction Company and comprised of High Concrete Group, High Structural Erectors, and High Transit. In the spirit of building trustworthy relationships and being innovative leaders, the High team’s proposal offered unrivaled value: expedited schedule due to local manufacturing and limited transit; reduced costs gleaned through efficiencies within the consolidated High team; and most importantly, the ability to keep business within the local community.

HCC kicked off the project in July 2021 with preconstruction activities. HCG started designing the structure in August 2021, and in January 2022 production of the precast concrete pieces started. HT and HSE each started their respective scopes in June 2022.

The project is expected to complete in January 2023 and will provide Eurofins employees an additional 1,230 parking spaces on their campus. In working with Eurofins to support their ongoing growth, the High team designed the structure to expand horizontally for a second phase of the project.

The Eurofins project can be considered a milestone project for High: it is the first in our history to include four High Industries SBUs working together. The success of this project demonstrates the significant value a cohesive High team can deliver. Congratulations to all coworkers involved on this project!

EUROFINS PROJECT BY THE NUMBERS:

• Approximately 250 High coworkers engaged on this project;

• More than 15,500 miles traveled by High Transit;

• 800+ pieces of precast concrete manufactured and erected by High Concrete Group and High Structural Erectors, respectively; and

• Of the 127 new specialized trailers*, 105 were used for this project.

*see page 7 for details

Back and Bigger than Ever! HSS Hosts SteelDay 2022

After a long two-year hiatus, October 21 marked the return of High Steel Structures’ SteelDay event in Lancaster. The event was enthusiastically received, with over 300 registrants.

Sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), SteelDay is the annual celebration of the structural steel industry, with various events hosted by its fabricator members and partners across the country. SteelDay connects High Steel’s team with AEC professionals, students, and others, allowing us to demonstrate first-hand the value we bring to the transportation construction industry. Through technical presentations and facility tours, guests learn and witness how we fabricate critical steel bridge components for our nation’s infrastructure. Many of our customers routinely include our SteelDay event in their training curriculum for new hires.

Guests enjoyed a tour of

facilities (above) and participated in a technical session (below).

The morning began with a continental breakfast and technical session at the High Auditorium in the Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences campus on Greenfield Road. The featured project was the I-895 over Patapsco Flats bridge replacement in Baltimore, Maryland, presented by Joseph W. Hoffmann, P.E. of Mclean Contracting Company and Shilpa Kodkani, P.E. of design firm RK&K. Next, an industry update was given by Vin Bartucca, P.E. from the National Steel Bridge Alliance followed by a presentation of HSS’s fabrication process and capabilities from HSS’s Business Development Manager, Tom Wandzilak.

Following the technical session, guests enjoyed a barbecue lunch and guided tours of the facilities, including an interactive virtual welding demonstration hosted by Lincoln Electric.

More than 50 coworkers assisted as tour guides, staffed the technical session and afternoon activities, and helped with preparation. Thank you to everyone who helped make SteelDay 2022 a remarkable success!

HSS’s

Below are just some of High’s great volunteer helpers!

High Honors

Robert A. Cisneros…

…earned his Connecticut Professional Engineer license from the state of Connecticut in August 2022. In addition to his new license, he is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. Bob joined High in 1996 and serves as Chief Engineer for High Steel Structures in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Nicholas Oakes…

…earned his Masters of Science degree in Safety Science from West Virginia University in May 2022. Nick joined High in 2019 and serves as Corporate Safety Specialist.

High Awards

Jason J. Schultz…

…was recognized as one of Central Pennsylvania Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Award Winner for 2022. Jason, who is the Area Director of Sales & Marketing for High Hotels, joined the company in 2014.

Casey Spadaro…

…is the recipient of the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association (PRLA) Spirit of Hospitality Rising Star Award. Casey joined High Hotels in 2018 and serves as Assistant General Manager for the TownePlace Suites Harrisburg-West in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Robin D. Stauffer…

…received Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology’s Distinguished Service Award for 2022. Presented at its Commencement Ceremony, the award recognizes a member of the community who has demonstrated a commitment to the betterment of the College and its students by making a difference in the operation or direction of the College. Robin joined High in 1985 and has served as Executive Director of High Foundation since 2005.

The Pinnacle of Good Measure: Hodge and Stoltzfus

Earn the GMA

Grand Prize

The Good Measure Award is presented to coworkers who live The High Philosophy by going above and beyond the scope of their job responsibilities. During the 2021-2022 nominating period, 16 coworkers were awarded the GMA.

These outstanding coworkers were also celebrated in November during the 2022 High Forum, where all were called to the stage and the Grand Prize winners were announced. This year, the GMA Grand Prize went to Jeffrey B. Hodge and Terry L. Stoltzfus from High Steel Structures, who volunteered to backfill positions in the HSS Plants when a labor shortage put production and delivery of an important job at risk. To read more about Terry’s and Jeff’s contributions to the successful delivery of this job, as well as the important contributions of all other Good Measure-worthy coworkers, see pages 12 through 17 of this edition of High Spirit.

Terry and Jeff are shown holding the award check during the GMA Grand Prize presentation at the 2022 High Forum.

The 2022-2023 Good Measure Nomination Period is Open Now

The 2022-2023 Good Measure Award nominating period began on August 1, 2022, and continues through July 31, 2023. If you know of a worthy coworker or group of coworkers, nominate them for the GMA! Forms are available from HR Representatives who are happy to provide assistance with completing the form, if needed.

Don’t delay! Nominate a worthy coworker today!

INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP

They Give Good Measure

Thomas J. Mancini

Commercial Building Maintenance Technician

High

Associates Ltd., Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Nominator: James A. Baxter

When addressing maintenance issues, Tom Mancini consistently builds trustworthy relationships with HAL’s tenants through his candor and honesty. In one instance, he went a step further to ensure a tenant understood the situation and was satisfied with the outcome.

A tenant submitted a work order to move a light fixture at one of HAL’s buildings. As the tenant understood OSHA regulations, the fixture was located too close to a breaker box which prohibited them from placing a workstation beneath it. Rather than immediately moving the light, Tom took it upon himself to investigate the regulations and discovered that it did not require three feet of floor space on either side of the breaker box as the tenant had thought. Tom presented his findings to the tenant who agreed the light fixture could remain in place. This information saved HAL’s tenant the cost and added logistics of relocating a workstation.

Said the tenant, “Long story short; Tom saved us money and aggravation because he took the time to check – and we are grateful for this.” Tom’s professionalism and initiative led to a positive interaction and satisfactory result for this HAL tenant!

Matthew J. Horning

Senior Field Operations Superintendent

High Concrete Group LLC, Denver, Pennsylvania

Nominator: Timothy M. Pugh

On a construction jobsite, contractors and subcontractors move about as their work requires. So when a subcontracted driver was making a precast delivery, he didn’t garner much attention – that is, until Matt Horning walked around the truck and found the driver lying on the ground. Rushing to his aid, Matt determined his help would not be adequate and yelled for a worker nearby to alert medical services. Then, he remained by the driver’s side until help arrived.

Matt’s actions in the heat of the moment were swift and appropriate for the situation. Remaining with the worker was a kind, compassionate, and respectful Matt Horning

Tom Mancini

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gesture that ensured he would not be alone during this medical emergency. Matt strengthened our partnership with this worker and his company, as well as setting a great example to others on the scene of just what it means to Give Good Measure.

Daniel R. Drop

Senior Functional Analyst

High Company LLC, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Scott L. Krause

IT Solutions Architect

High Company LLC, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Brandon W. Moyer

Senior Functional Analyst

High Company LLC, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Nominator: Kristina L. Mory

Due to its rapid growth, StructureCare’s job creation and document management process quickly became clunky and obsolete. Scott, Dan, and Brandon stepped in to develop automated systems to keep up with SC’s demanding pace.

To begin, Scott used SharePoint to design two custom sites that allow SC to better organize, store, and remotely search for and access documents more efficiently. It also gives the company a glimpse into the potential to offer an access point for clients and to improve SC/client communication in the future. With that in place, Dan and Brandon stepped in to make sense of the folder structure.

Using Salesforce, Dan enhanced the system’s functionality in client relationship management and automated estimating and proposal creation. Next, he identified the Salesforce data points that should trigger a folder to be created and Brandon utilized PowerAutomate to enable Salesforce to “tell” SharePoint to create folders. They even figured out how to use Salesforce updates to automate the SharePoint folder creation needed when a proposal turns into an awarded project. All these folders are immediately available and ready to use.

The upgrades made by Scott, Dan, and Brandon save valuable time and allows coworkers to focus on clients’ needs.

Dan Drop

Brandon Moyer

Scott Krause

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Mary Ellen Kasian

Assistant General Manager

High Hotels Ltd., Residence Inn by Marriott, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Nominator: Jeremy R. Geib

Mary Ellen Kasian understands what it takes to make hotel guests feel welcome and goes the extra mile by connecting with guests and getting to know their personal preferences, which builds relationships and results in repeat business. Guests consistently praise Mary Ellen in Guest Satisfaction surveys and in-person to the hotel Manager where they share stories of her positive impact on their stays. She holds great guest activities, including Bingo Night, Story Night, a Halloween Trick or Treat Parade, and holiday and various other events. Events like these are a welcome distraction that are especially appreciated by residents who have been displaced by damage to their homes.

Mary Ellen is the hotel’s “Training Champion” for new team members, resulting in well-trained coworkers who perform at the highest levels. Her efforts greatly contribute to the Lancaster hotel ranking in the top 15% of the more than 850 Residence Inns for Overall Staff Service.

According to nominator Jeremy Geib, “She is a wonderful ambassador for the High companies and High Hotels and has a promising future at High!”

Jeffrey B. Hodge

Project Manager

High Steel Structures LLC, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Terry L. Stoltzfus

Estimator

High Steel Structures LLC, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Nominator: Brian K. Hicks

In late September 2021, a labor shortage in the HSS Plants raised concerns about maintaining the project delivery schedule for a customer. Operations asked if anyone from the Estimating Department was willing to work in the shop on the 1-66 Outside the Beltway Project for the Virginia Department of Transportation. Jeff and Terry readily volunteered!

After reporting for a week of training on the milling machine, Jeff was sent to Plant Two on third shift and was milling the end cap girders that tie into the box girders. Terry went to Plant One on first shift and began milling the Terry Stoltzfus

Mary Ellen Kasian

Jeff Hodge

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baffles that fit inside of the box girders. They continued working this schedule for nearly three months.

Although Jeff and Terry work in the Estimating Department, they took on this challenge without any hesitation, completing the usual four weeks of training in a single week. The tasks they performed required precision and the ability to work safely in a bustling plant environment. In classic Good Measure style, Jeff and Terry went above and beyond to lend a hand, ensuring HSS maintained its schedule and delivery commitments.

Michael DiArcangelo

Associate Design Engineer

High Steel Structures LLC, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Thumbi N. Kamau

Associate Design Engineer

High Steel Structures LLC, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Nominators: Robert A. Cisneros and Bradley J. Dillman

When a complex bridge structure on HSS’s fast-track FAM project near Washington DC proved exceedingly difficult to assemble in the Yard, additional connection resources were needed. While HSS possesses stateof-the-art scanning equipment, more operators were needed to maintain required levels of progress.

Without hesitation, Michael and Thumbi packed up and headed to HSS’s Williamsport, Pennsylvania, facility for a full day of training under Sam Eveler, Plant Three’s Process Engineer. This training was followed by two weeks of full-time scanning as they worked alongside Plant Three’s Yard Crew and CAD/ CAM Team. The work involved careful equipment set-up, painting the surface with a hand-held gun while providing sufficient coverage to clearly define the “as-assembled” geometric alignment of the girders. As each connection scan was completed, CAM Programmer Michelle Brown and the CAD/ CAM Team post-processed the data cloud, extracting each field splice plate with its customized bolt-hole patterns so the parts could be CNC-drilled, burned, and check fitted while the bridge was assembled in the Yard. This essential critical path item allowed the bridge to be taken apart for finishing operations prior to shipment of the pieces to the site where they would be erected.

Michael’s and Thumbi’s efforts were key to recovering HSS’s production schedule and demonstrated Good Measure in helping HSS meet this customer’s needs.

Michael DiArcangelo

Thumbi Kamau