Mining and Asphalt
Jill Shackelford founded Industrial Asphalt, Inc. in 1995. She has taken her experience from owning and operating an asphalt and mining company, and is passionate about consulting in all realms of the industry to substantiate her belief that the industry and the environment are not mutually exclusive endeavors. Jill is an expert in developing strategy to facilitate transparency and communication for operators often in a hostile environment. Jill also provides testimony for both aggregate and asphalt litigation, and often speaks at HOA’s on a variety of topics.
Her role at Industrial Asphalt included developing the asphalt plant operations and the internal structure of the organization. She also worked with multiple European firms to develop and blend European and American asphalt specifications for the SH 130 toll road, successfully negotiating the largest asphalt contract in Texas history. Jill currently consults in all realms of permitting for groundwater, rock crushing, concrete and asphalt plants, stormwater, and site development permits. Additionally Jill consults mining operations on topics such as MSHA to blasting for sites utilizing explosives. Jill has been instrumental in working with legal teams on strategy as well as expert witness testimony.