Shane entered the steel building industry in 1995, following a four-year stint in the USMC, as an Erector at Superior Structures.
The following year, he joined a major Atlanta metal building supplier as a Sales Rep, and climbed quickly up through the ranks. He was Sales Manager within a year, and eventually created and opened the firm’s new construction division.
By 2001, Shane was ready to stop building other people’s dreams and begin building his own. He teamed up with childhood buddies Denny Hewell and Jason Smith, and SteelCo became a reality.
Like everyone on the SteelCo team, Shane takes the company’s Core Value of Community Involvement to heart. A member of the Board of Directors for the Newton County Chamber of Commerce and the Eastridge Community Church, he also coaches baseball and football for the Newton County Recreation Department, is a member of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and a graduate of Leadership Newton County.
“I founded SteelCo Buildings because the company I worked for wasn’t supporting their customers (or their sales staff) the way I felt they should be handled. I’m most proud of the way our entire staff works together to deliver superior service, along with great product to our customers. It’s been very gratifying as a founding partner to see how many of our customers come back to us for additional projects. The majority of our business comes from referrals and repeat customers. I’m very thankful for that.”