Living Our Values

The culture corps

The Crest Industries Culture Corps is a group of team members nominated and recognized by their peers as examples of our Values in action. Each month, one member of the Culture Corps is recognized as a Culture Champion for their outstanding efforts of living our Values and helping our teams, customers and communities grow beyond what we believe is possible. These Culture Champions receive the “Walkie-Talkie Award” for their commitment to walking the talk and living our our Values every day.

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our core values

we own doing the right thing

We extend trust, build confidence, and hold each other accountable.

we win together

We win when we all win together. We create mutual success and build trusting, lasting relationships.

we question the status quo

We are never content with "that's how it's always been done." We question to understand, learn, continuously improve, and innovate.

we rise to the challenge

We ambitiously turn challenges into successes through perseverance, resilience, and a will to win.

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Tammy Payton

Administrative Coordinator

July 28, 2022

Congratulations to Tammy Payton for being inducted into Crest’s Culture Corps for the month of July! Tammy is an Administrative Coordinator for DIS-TRAN Steel. Tammy is an exceptional team member. Her teammates say she’s reliable and a quick learner. She is never afraid to rise to the challenge and takes on various tasks without hesitation or complaint. She exudes patience, kindness, and an unyielding amount of support for the DIS-TRAN team.

Tammy Payton

DIS-TRAN Steel

James Shamblin

Construction Manager

July 28, 2022

Congratulations to James Shamblin for being inducted into the Crest Culture Corps for the month of July! James is a Construction Manager for Beta Engineering. James has a safety-first mindset and puts our values in action at Beta and across Crest. He gives it his all every day. His teammates say that his work ethic, moral character, and dedication to safety are essential aspects of upholding our value of “doing the right thing.” James has strong tactful skill when dealing with others. He never fails to help educate teammates on the job site, and he always goes above and beyond for everyone.

James Shamblin

Beta

Justin Dickerson

Factory-Built Substation Technician

July 28, 2022

Congratulations to Justin Dickerson on being inducted into the Culture Corps for the month of July! Justin is a Factory-Built Substation Technician at DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations’ Project Support Services Center. He is a great example of both Crest and DIS-TRAN’s culture and values. His teammates say he lives out DIS-TRAN’s value of ‘Be Who You Are’ and ‘Give’ every day. Even when it is not his responsibility or no one is looking, he goes above and beyond to take care of his teammates.

Justin Dickerson

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations

Lisa Wise

Accounting Clerk

July 28, 2022

Congratulations to Lisa Wise for being inducted into our Culture Corps for the month of July! Lisa goes above and beyond for her teams across Crest Industries. During her 36-year tenure at Crest, Lisa’s left made an incredible impact. Her teammates describe her as reliable, hardworking, and always on top of her game. Lisa also has a great can-do attitude and takes an incredible level of ownership and pride in her work.

Lisa Wise

Crest Operations

David Harrington

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations

David Harrington

Proposal Team

Crest is pleased to announce we have TWO Culture Champions for the month of March, Keith Henry and David Harrington from the Proposal Team at DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations. These two created a brand-new procedure within the proposal development process and its impact is ringing loud and clear. Congratulations to Keith and David!

Robert Anderson

Mid-State Supply Company

Robert Anderson

February 2022 Culture Champion

Robert is a great example of our values in action! As St. Jude’s Heroes, he and his son Landon raise funds for the children’s cancer research center and the families receiving treatment there in honor of his late wife, Monica, who passed away from cancer. Robert champions the phrase “rise to the challenge,” and he focuses on building lasting relationships and supporting his team to make sure we can all win together both in the community and across the Crest Family.

JP Sandrock

February 2022 Culture Corps Inductee

JP Sandrock from DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations. JP was nominated by David Perry, new DTPS Director of Project Operations. JP owns doing the right thing every day. He is always going the extra mile to ensure the team stays on track and keeps their commitments to customers, team members and company partners. JP is an all-around superstar who represents Crest and DTPS culture completely. JP, thanks for everything you do, and congratulations!

JP Sandrock

DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations

Trent Meeker

February 2022 Culture Corps Inductee

Trent Meeker is a Senior Forest Technician from CNR. CNR President David Grassi nominated Trent because he is one of the most committed and hardworking employees he’s ever seen. He always takes pride in his work and pulls the team together to rise to any challenge. HR Manager, Ethan Brown also says "He truly deserves this recognition; I’ve only seen great work ethic from him since I've been on the team!" Congratulations Trent!

Trent Meeker

Crest Natural Resources

Jacob Steelman

February 2022 Culture Corps Inductee

Congratulations to Jacob Steelman, Substation Engineer at Beta Engineering. Jacob was nominated by his teammate, Kim Long, for always bringing an attitude of winning together to his team. He always goes above and beyond to ensure his teammates are taken care of and stay safe on the job and in the workplace. He passionately lives out both Beta and Crest’s purpose and values, and we’re so lucky to have him on our teams.

Jacob Steelman

Beta

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