Every fact below links to its source. Informational only. Ownership statements are limited to primary announcements and filings.
- Headquarters
- Jackson, Mississippi, as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design Firms; USAspending also lists JacksonSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi…
- Founded
- 1983Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-subsidiaries/tru…
- Ownership type
- Employee-owned: the firm's story page describes it as a privately held, employee-owned engineering firmSource: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-story
- Sponsor or parent
- The firm's subsidiary page names NS Holdings as the parent company of the True North Emergency Management subsidiary; subsidiaries named on the site are Maptech, Inc. and True North Emergency ManagementSource: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-subsidiaries/tru…
- Website
- neel-schaffer.comSource: neel-schaffer.com
Legal name, DBA and former names
- Neel-Schaffer, Inc. (copyright line on the firm's site; Texas board record)Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- SAM UEI VSG2MJB3C766 (as shown on the USAspending recipient record) and Texas TBPELS firm no. 2697.Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/c6afce1b-bdb6-6523-33…
Ownership type
- Employee-owned: the firm's story page describes it as a privately held, employee-owned engineering firm.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-story
Sponsor, parent or transaction
- The firm's subsidiary page names NS Holdings as the parent company of the True North Emergency Management subsidiary; subsidiaries named on the site are Maptech, Inc. and True North Emergency Management.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-subsidiaries/tru…
Services and markets
- Multi-disciplined engineering, planning and construction management firm.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-story
Leaders
- Joey Hudnall, PE, President and Chief Executive Officer.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/board-of-directors
- Robert Walker, PE, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/board-of-directors
- Clark Robinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/board-of-directors
Deals
- 2010: the firm reorganized its emergency management activities into the subsidiary True North Emergency Management.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-subsidiaries/tru…
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists Neel-Schaffer, Inc. (firm no. 2697, type NS, expires 2027-01-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
DOT prequalification
- TxDOT Active Precertified Firms lists NEEL-SCHAFFER, INC. with 57 areas of certification, renewal status JANUARY 8, 2024 ( ACTIVE )Source: dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt9.htm
Federal awards (contracts)
- USAspending recipient record NEEL-SCHAFFER, INC. (Jackson, MS), contract award obligations: FY2021 $0, FY2022 $306,069, FY2023 $0, FY2024 $0, FY2025 $0 (award types A to D; obligations as published, including modifications and negative adjustments)Source: usaspending.gov/recipient/c6afce1b-bdb6-6523-33…
Rankings and awards
- Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi…
News timeline
- 2026-10-05: Trey Hopper named manager for the firm's Oxford office.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-subsidiaries/tru…
Sources of record
- https://www.neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/
- https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/c6afce1b-bdb6-6523-33ad-d96d05e6659d-P/latest
- https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-2
- https://www.neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-subsidiaries/true-north/
- https://www.neel-schaffer.com/
- https://www.neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-story/
- https://www.neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/board-of-directors/
- https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
- https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt9.htm
Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
