Neel-Schaffer, Inc.

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 · As of 2026-10-06

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… · As of 2026-10-06

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 · As of 2026-10-06

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… · As of 2026-10-06

Services and markets

• Multi-disciplined engineering, planning and construction management firm.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-story · As of 2026-10-06

Leaders

• Joey Hudnall, PE, President and Chief Executive Officer.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/board-of-directors · As of 2026-10-06
• Robert Walker, PE, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/board-of-directors · As of 2026-10-06
• Clark Robinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.Source: neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/board-of-directors · As of 2026-10-06

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… · As of 2026-10-06

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 · As of 2026-10-04

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 · As of 2026-10-05

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… · As of 2026-10-06

Rankings and awards

• Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05

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… · As of 2026-10-06

Sources of record

1. https://www.neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/
2. https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/c6afce1b-bdb6-6523-33ad-d96d05e6659d-P/latest
3. https://www.enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-firms-2
4. https://www.neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-subsidiaries/true-north/
5. https://www.neel-schaffer.com/
6. https://www.neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/our-story/
7. https://www.neel-schaffer.com/who-we-are/board-of-directors/
8. https://tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip
9. https://www.dot.state.tx.us/des/precert/precrt9.htm