Iowa-based contractor Guy Gast, president of The Waldinger Corporation, was named SMACNA’s 2020 Contractor of the Year during SMACNA’s Annual Business Meeting last week. Gast, who previously served as President of SMACNA National from 2015–16, has played an active role in the industry throughout his career.
Gast began his career as a project manager and estimator at Waldinger. He then worked his way up through various other industry roles, including risk manager, sheet metal department manager and branch manager before being named president more than 20 years ago.
Prior to serving as President of SMANCA, Gast held all the national office chair positions and served on SMACNA’s Board of Directors from 2007 to 2011. Currently, he is chair of the New Horizons Foundation, SMACNA’s member foundation and premier research entity, where he leads fundraising efforts to develop important research initiatives and educational programs for the sheet metal industry.
Gast has also been involved in numerous committees and task forces throughout his career, including the High Performing Contractor Task Force, HVAC Contractors Council Steering Committee, Bidding Green Task Force, Products & Programs Coordinating Committee and Investment Committee. In 2016, he was inducted into the SMACNA College of Fellows.
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