Matt Hogan, Project Engineer in our Site Engineering [...]
Mom: A Title Just Above Queen
By: Becky White, PTP In recognition of Mother’s Day we salute all women who use their intelligence, abilities, and compassion to raise or mentor children. To mother a child well is both challenging and rewarding; it is an investment in the future and thus deserves our best efforts. At Sain we are proud of all our […]
TDOT Wins a National Roadway Safety Award – With a Little Help from Sain
Authors: Becky White & Erin Curry We are so excited for TDOT’s Project Safety Office. They have been recognized by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Roadway Safety Foundation as one of nine National Roadway Safety Award winners for their contribution to improving roadway safety. TDOT was recognized in the Program Planning, Development, and […]
Collaborating for Highway Safety and Operations
Author: Becky White, PTP On October 10-13, three Sain staff members attended the 13th annual Tennessee Highway Safety and Operations Conference in Franklin, TN. The conference was a joint effort between Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), TDOT’s Highway Incident Management section, and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Technical sessions were provided on a variety of topics […]
Remembering the Spirit of Lauren
Author: Becky White, PTP It has been seven months since the death of our friend and co-worker Lauren Nickles, but her legacy lives on in our employees. Lauren had such a positive influence on our work culture at Sain that we wanted to celebrate and reinforce it for future generations. For those reasons we created […]
Heart Walk Kickoff
Sain Associates is eager to participate in the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk being held here in Birmingham on June 24, 2017. The walk aims to raise funds as well as awareness to help fight heart disease and stroke.
Thankful for Sunshine
Every workplace needs people who create a bright spot of cheerfulness on a regular basis. Lauren Spruiell Nickles was our Little Miss Sunshine. For almost fourteen years, Lauren set a tone of grace, kindness and laughter that was contagious. She came to us right out of Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Our President, […]
Who We Are: The Sain FunTime Committee
By: Becky White, Vice President / Organization Development Once a month a small group of representatives from each department at Sain, including branch locations, comes together to discuss a very important topic: fun. As the Sain Associates Funtime Committee, we are charged with planning social events and service activities that promote team-building and camaraderie […]
What’s the Risk?
Becky White, Vice President / Organization Development My first introduction to risk assessment was a childhood Bible lesson about the wise man who built his house on the rock and the foolish man who built on sand. While there is an underlying theological message in this parable from Matthew, there is also a superficial message […]
Sain Provides Training for Road Safety Assessments
Posted by Becky White, PTP Sain Associates recently teamed up with the Alabama Technology Transfer Center, a local technical assistance program (LTAP), at Auburn University to teach the techniques and processes of Road Safety Assessments for practitioners in Alabama. Richard Holt, P.E., Sain Tennessee Branch Manager, and I were instructors for the seminar along with […]
When Feedback is Bad, Put on Your Big Boy Pants
By Jim Meads, President and Becky White, Vice President / Organization Development Management coaches are adamant in their advice to be generous with praise. We’ve heard recommendations for positive to negative ratios ranging from 3:1 to 5:1. Praise is definitely important, but we find most of our growth comes from accepting and acting upon negative […]