High Concrete Group is a diverse team of professionals dedicated to delivering an outstanding customer experience. Where the latest in technology meets time-honored construction material, precast concrete delivers beautiful, durable and inspirational buildings. We collaborate with design and construction professionals to meet their needs on a wide array of building types.
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J. Seroky
Start Date June 2009
Education University of Florida BS Economics; MBA Finance, Economics, Marketing
Why choose High? The people and their commitment to the company and the community.
Dave Schneider
Vice President of Engineering
Start Date June 1985
Education Nativity HS; Villanova University (BCE); Drexel Univeristy (MSCE)
Why choose High? Chance to work on creative projects
Proudest work accomplishment? Opportunity to have been involved in hundreds of unique and challenging projects over the years in partnership with amazingly creative and talented people
Brittany Colmery
Design Engineer
Start Date October 2015
Education Hopewell High School / Geneva College
Why choose High? Interesting projects and friendly people
Proudest work accomplishment? Designing my first garage and seeing the finished product
Brittany Parrish
Drafter
Start Date April 2016
Education Lampeter-Strasburg High School/ Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Why choose High? I was familiar with the High Companies because of growing up in Lancaster County. I saw High Concrete at my college's career fair and I was looking for an entry level position.
Proudest work accomplishment? Being able to say I worked extremely hard and drafted some of High Concrete's more complicated architectural jobs (UPHS, Villanova, etc.)
Eric Rowits
Design Team Leader
Start Date May 2012
Education Ephrata High School / Penn State University - Strut. Design(B.S.) / Penn State University - Eng. Mngmt(M.S.)
Why choose High? As an engineer, the ability to develop a design then walk across the street and see custom precast products being constructed makes each day and every project that much more exciting.
Proudest work accomplishment? Solving extremely complex problems everyday in a dynamic work environment with the most knowledgeable people in the precast industry.
This job at it's core is taking a series of simple building materials and forging them into structures, artwork, and monuments that change the world around us.
Bob Pabst
Vice President of Sales
Start Date July 2015
Education Sachem H.S. (NY) / New York Institute of Technology (NY)
Why choose High? Reputation. Brand. Market Share. Size/Capacity.
Proudest work accomplishment? Re-Building our Presence, Brand and Work Acquisition in Architectural Precast
Dawn Decker
Director of Marketing
Start Date April 2018
Education Iowa State University BA Marketing, Millersville University MBA
Why choose High? Growth strategy, architectural business, collaborative culture, company reputation as a premier precaster
Proudest work accomplishment? Delivering an exceptional customer experience at every possible touch point with our company
Jamie Sweigart
Regional Sales Manager
Start Date October 1999
Education Cocalico High School, York Tech and Albright College
Why choose High? I started as a drafting intern. I really enjoyed the work and the people I worked with. I stayed and I didn't leave.
Proudest work accomplishment? RGRTA in Rochester, New York - started as a steel structure, I sucessfully converted it to a full precast project. Great collaboration and learned a lot in the process
I've built a lot of trustworthy business relationships with customers over the years. It all goes back to the High Philosophy -building trustworthy relationships
Dwayne Robinson
Sales Manager
Start Date August 1981
Education Miami Valley Career Technology Center/Miami University Middletown
Why choose High? High Concrete acquired Concrete Technology in 2004
Proudest work accomplishment? My ability to excel in several different positions
High Concrete has great people, some I have worked with for over 30 years!
Mark DiPietro
Regional Sales Manager
Start Date June 2018
Education Wentwoth Institute / Boston AS Building Construction / Penn State BS Civil / Structural Engineering
Why choose High? Always acknowledged High as an industry leader with innovative products and a dedicated marketing team. Was a competitor for many years. If you can't beat them, then join them, which is what I did!
Proudest work accomplishment? I have dedicated my entire career to the precast industry, building relationships within the industry and in the market place. Being involved in many very complicated projects from inception to completion has been very rewarding. Precast has so many advantages for those who are willing to invest the time.
Aaron Vnuk
Midwest Region Sales Manager
Start Date June 2018
Education Valparaiso H.S. (Indiana) / Valparaiso University (BSCE)
Why choose High? Working with an experienced team that truly believes in working together to achieve the ultimate goal of having a satisfied customer by giving them a superior product and great service
Proudest work accomplishment? Developing long lasting relationships across the industry with many different people and taking a project from 2D and trying to figure out how to put the puzzle together in 3D
Phoenix Rann
Vice President of Operations
Start Date August 2012
Education United States Military Academy BS; Marquette University MBA
Kevin Zynn
Director of Project Management
Start Date June 2013
Education Pequea Valley HS / Penn State University - Berks / Villanova University
Why choose High? I started in precast concrete in 1998. Once you are in the precast industry, you tend to stay in it. High gave me the opportunity to be close to home and stay in the only industry I have known.
Proudest work accomplishment? Building structures that make a difference in peoples lives. In my career I have been a part of building water and waste water tanks, prisons, buildings, bridges and parking garages.
Bill Caldwell
Supervisor - Final Finishing and Concrete Placement
Start Date August 2007
Education J.P McCaskey High School
Why choose High? Was looking for a career change. The HIGH name was all over lancaster when growing up and wanted to be a part of the company.
Proudest work accomplishment? Being a part of major projects such as Statue of Liberty Museum, Villanova University, and many more projects. Just knowing that I was able to make a difference.
Megan Spatz
Administrative Services Manager
Start Date December 2013
Education Garden Spot HS
Why choose High? Looking for career change after 10 years in the automotive industry and knew High Companies has a reputable name in Lancaster County.
Proudest work accomplishment? Being promoted to Administrative Manager after 2.5 years of hard work had shown and proven my drive and worth to the company
Lance Lorah
Director of Product Innovation and Continuous Improvement
Start Date June 2010
Education Garden Spot HS / Arizona State Univ MS Mech Eng / La Salle Univ MBA
Why choose High? I started at HCG working summers during middle school and high school. After undergrad I was excited to re-join the organization to utilize new skills learned in an exciting industry.
Proudest work accomplishment? Working with great people that care for delivering a high quality product to our customers
Andrew Hinkley
Project Executive
Start Date October 2012
Education Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY (BS Engineering Management)
Why choose High? The people and culture.
Luke Harkcom
Continuous Improvement Engineer
Start Date July 2015
Education Pequea Valley HS / Millersville University B.S. in Technology Education
Why choose High? Working for an employer with an excellent reputation in Lancaster county that provides a great work to life balance and offers career growth within the company.
Proudest work accomplishment? Completing my first large scale architectural finishing project, and watching the positive benefits impact the business, year after year.
Tom Beam
3D BIM Specialist
Start Date November 2007
Education Manheim Township HS, York Technical Institute (Assoc. Spec. Tech.), Penn State Online (Assoc. Business Admin) Current
Why choose High? Growing up in Lancaster, I was very familiar with the High companies. I felt that they offered a great opportunity for me to settle into a career where I would have the ability to grow within the company
Proudest work accomplishment? Recent promotion into my current position where I get to make lasting changes to our processes to include BIM models and leveraging recent technology advancements
Travis Gift
Estimating Manager
Start Date May 2011
Education Boyertown Area HS/ Penn State University BS in Civil Engineering
Why choose High? High Concrete has a reputation as an innovative leader. They are consistently in search of cutting edge methods to remain a premier competitor in the precast industry.
Proudest work accomplishment? The privilege to lead the estimating team.
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