The establishing of a slate of candidates shall not preclude nominations for Directors or non-board members of the nominating committee to be taken from the Competition Congress floor on Saturday morning, provided the individual is present at Congress and accepts the nomination.
All nominees will have the opportunity to address Congress on Sunday morning prior to the elections.
Please read the nominees' resumes and qualifications below to give you a better idea of who you are voting for at Congress.
John G. Pingol, Jr.
JOB OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position on the Board of Directors for the
National Bicycle League.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Florida International University-Bachelors degree-Science
1978, Miami, Florida
Broward Comm. College-Associate degree-Science 1976,
Ft.Lauderdale, Florida
South Broward High School-graduate 1974, Hollywood, Florida
Continuing Education
Competition Congress-yearly-National Bicycle League
UCI Commissaire Training-Ray Stanley
USA Cycling officials training
EXPERIENCE
BMX
UCI Commissaire 2002 to present
USA Cycling Official 2002 to present
NBL National Referee 1996 to present
NBL Official 1989 to present
USAC Technical Committee Member for BMX 2002 to present
Sunshine State BMX Association President 1997 to present
Sunshine State BMX Association Referee 1997 to present
Sunshine State BMX Association Competition Committee 2000 to
present
Track President Okeeheelee BMX-West Palm Beach, FL 2000-2002
PROFESSIONAL
Federal Aviation Administration, US Federal Government Air
Traffic Control Specialist April 1978 to present
NATCA Local Union President 1987 to 1990
NATCA Local Union Vice President 1994 to 2000
BMX OVERVIEW
My family and I have been involved in BMX Bicycle Racing
since 1987. Included in those years are countless hours of volunteer work by
myself, my wife, and both of our children, who grew up volunteering as well as
competing in BMX. Our children, Laura and Gary both still compete in the sport
as well as our Son-in-law, John. We have been involved in all facets of racing,
on the local, state, national and international levels.
Having been involved with NBL BMX for over 20 years, I have
touched most aspects of the sport. With
my experience and knowledge, I will be an asset to the NBL Board of Directors.
What I bring to the Board is experience, creditability,
enthusiasm, and integrity, and I would consider it an honor to be
nominated. Since my family is also
involved with NBL BMX, They share the same passion that I do for the
sport.
I started my BMX career by volunteering at our local
track. First working on the track, with
shovel and broom in hand, then learning the many Officials’ positions, starting
with Stager, Starter, Corner Marshal, Scorer and Referee and working my way up
the ladder to become Florida BMX State President, a position I have held for
the last ten years. In that time frame, Florida NBL has hosted some of the
largest events in the state history, as well as experienced tremendous
growth. I am also a USA Cycling
National Commissaire as well as a UCI International Commissaire.
There are many things I would like to accomplish, but most
important, at this time, is to help make a smooth transition with our new
leadership, and also continue to help BMX grow from the ground up, keeping our
racing exciting and making sure we have the best BMX anywhere.
Respectfully submitted
John G. Pingol, Jr.
Pete Dylewski
I would be honored to be part of the NBL board. I feel that I can offer a great deal to the
NBL BMX Program and be helpful in making the NBL a better place through my
experience in the industry.
I have been involved in BMX for over 25 years and have established
deep roots in BMX racing and the Bicycle industry. I discovered the sport of
BMX at age 12 and have direct experience with all levels of the sport. I
started as a fan and then went on to be an amateur racer, which I still
participate in today. During college I
spent my summers working part time for a small BMX company and realized this
was going to be my career.
After college while contributing to BMX PLUS and BMX Today
by writing race stories I was hired to work at GT BMX where I worked in customer
service and marketing and then became the team manager. From this I went on to
run my own BMX marketing firm and I currently oversee marketing duties for one
of the biggest movers in BMX today, VSI Products - makers of Intense BMX, THE
Products, SINZ Racing, Intense Tyres, and Vigor. I love and live BMX every day
of my life and this past year was by far the most fun and inspiring. I was able
to attend the BMX race at the Olympic Games in Beijing. It was a proud moment to see our
sport at the Olympics!
I have been a licensed member of the NBL since 1982 and I
have had the privilege to be involved with BMX racing at its highest as well as
working through its rocky times. With my experience in BMX I feel I can offer some
fresh ideas, work on new ways to help grow BMX and be able to relate to all who
participate in the sport we all love.
Also, I have had extensive dealings with Pro and Amateur
riders, as well as the inner workings of the ABA, NBL and UCI. I also interact with many
companies within the industry and I feel I have a solid understanding of all
sides of BMX racing.
The reason I would like to sit on the board of the NBL is to
keep moving the sport of BMX racing in the right direction, with input for
riders, the industry, and current leaders in BMX. I hope to offer new ways to elevate the sport
to increase membership and I feel my background in marketing can help with
these endeavors. These are some of the principles that I would like to bring to
the NBL if elected to the Board.
I would appreciate the opportunity to serve the NBL BMX
community by being a board member, and will continue to do my best to keep BMX
racing heading in the right direction.
Sincerely,
Shayne Robinson
I have a well rounded skill
portfolio, and excel in customer service, multi-tasking and working
independently with little or no supervision. My organizational and time
management skills have enabled me to be successful in all aspects of
business. I have been able to enhance
and utilize these skills in commercial settings and community/volunteer work
for the city and for the National Bicycle League based in Columbus, Ohio.
1976 Graduated High School with
A Level diploma in English, French and Afrikaans.
1979 Graduated B.Arts from University of Cape Town, South Africa. Psychology, French,
German, Italian, English.
1988 Diploma in Marketing
Management.
1988 Diploma in Commerce and
Management Skills from Unilever Group of Companies.
1988-1991 Purchaser for Unilever Group of
Companies, specializing in packaging supplies for Lipton Tea, Silicon Company
Industry, and Van Den Berg and Jergens. Involved in contract negotiations at
all levels (both local and international). Negotiated the packaging contract
for the Mrs. Ball’s Chutney brand with the United States, as well as the
purchases of Lipton Tea Paper with Dutch suppliers.
1992 Promotion to Marketing and
Promotional Purchaser for four Unilever operating companies: Lever Brothers; Lipton;
Elida Ponds, and Van Den Berg and Jergens.
June, 1992 Immigration to the United
States
1995-1996 Credit Card Issuer for American
Express at head office in Greensboro,
North Carolina. High call volume
center handling all local and international calls for lost, stolen and fraudulent
use of cards. Excelled in customer service and earned top scores for sales of
credit card protection services.
1996 Husband transferred to Georgia.
American Express did not have a 24-hour center in Atlanta, so unable to stay with the company.
1996-2006 Owner/Operator of vending sales
company. Managed, replenished and serviced all locations. Developed new
accounts and increased sales per customer employee by optimizing product
selection based on customer feedback. Sold assets and accounts in 2006.
Volunteer and Community Work:
2003-2009 President of Peachtree City
BMX Track Parents Association
2006 Received the Georgia
Recreation and Parks Association Volunteer of the year Award. This was in
recognition of my work with the BMX track, the youth of our city, and
initiating the teenage summer night riding program for the city.
2006-2009 Georgia State National Bicycle
League Commissioner. Oversee 900 riders,
organize the yearly State Series for our riders from 6 State tracks, and captain
the team that travels to Ohio
for the President’s Cup Race in December of each year. Georgia has
successfully placed in the top ten each year.
2007-2008 Currently serve as an alternate on
the Peachtree City Recreation Commission. Position permanent through December
2008
2008 My husband and I will be
running the South East Regional Series for BMX for the National Bicycle League.
2008 Chairperson of the
Peachtree City Bicycle Club, working with the Mayor to secure the designation
of Peachtree City
as a Bike Friendly City.
This will enable the city to apply for State Funds to improve our cycling
facilities throughout the city.
Sports
and Interests:
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Have completed 12 marathons, including 5 Pikes Peak finishes in both ascent and full events.
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Currently ranked number #2 Ladies Cruiser for BMX
in the USA,
2008. Ranked #1, 2007
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Also ranked number #1 Ladies Cruiser for the Georgia
State Series, 2007 and 2008
·
Train and mentor new runners to accomplish 5km
runs or marathons.
BMX experience detailed.:
My husband and son started racing
in 2002. Gradually I started to
volunteer at a local level at the Peachtree City BMX track. I have been President of the PTCBMX Parents
Association since 2003 and will continue through 2009. I am the liaison between the city and our
sport, attending all sports board meetings and making presentations to city
council and the recreation commission on a yearly basis.
I have been the clerk of course
since 2004 and will continue through the 2009 season. I have also been responsible for recruiting
and training all new volunteers to the track in all aspects of racing. I am
very active in all details of running a race on race day with my husband.
I have been Georgia State
Commissioner since 2006 and will continue through 2009 season. Our State has
almost doubled in size for state racing turnouts and I have been successful in
having Monster Energy and Kovachi Wheels
as our State Sponsors for 2008.
Currently I am in negotiation with Atlanta Motor Speedway for the 2009
team racing season. Monster Energy will continue to support the 2009 season with
a sponsorship worth $14000 in product.
Team racing has grown from 4 teams to a successful 10 team entry for
2008.
2008 my husband and I ran the SE
Regional series for the NBL. We will be repeating this for 2009. On a national
level I volunteer at each race I attend and am usually found in staging, having
fun! Finally I bought myself a cruiser and started racing locally in 2005.
Currently #2 for 45 and over Ladies’ Cruiser .
I believe that my past experience in
the business environment will serve me well as a board director. I am able to bring people together who have
differing views and reach a successful result. My customer service skills are
outstanding and being that BMXers are our customers, I will always deal with
compliments and complaints with the same positive attitude that I bring to
racing. “The impossible I can do, miracles take a little longer”. My involvement in all levels of racing, from
a local level, state level, regional level and racing the national level gives
me a unique insight into challenges that face volunteers and racers alike. I am
a leader and not a follower, and always make sure to follow through with
suggestions, comments and projects.
I would love to be part of the
future growth of BMX in this country and can contribute substantially to making
it even more exciting and vibrant of a sport for the families that support us.
My enthusiasm and can do attitude would be a breath of fresh air.
Thank you for considering my
application for the above position. I
look forward to hearing from you soon.
Regards,
Robert Wiginton
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a position on the Board of Directors of National Bicycle
League with the opportunity to contribute to the efficient operation of a
company.
STRENGTHS
Computer Skills: Experienced in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, AutoCadR14
& 2002, AutoLISP, Micro-Cadam, SmartCam, MathCAD, STAAD, Intergraph Smart
Sketch, PDF files, Internet functions and website editing with Dreamweaver,
computer hardware and software installations.
Communication: Communicate well when speaking
and writing; comfortable and effective in communicating with both staff and the
BMX community.
Responsibility: Accustomed to being in
positions of responsibility; self-motivated and willing to set goals and work
to achieve them; never assume “the
other person” is responsible.
Organization: I use time and resources
effectively; consider efficiency, planning and accountability important.
EDUCATION
Graduated 2004, University
of Alabama at Birmingham
Located in Birmingham, AL
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Degree: B.S.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Engineering
Intern (EI), 2007
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Current
Member of A.S.C.E.
Graduated 1986, Muscle
Shoals Tech
College, Muscle Shoals, AL
Received Associated Degree in Drafting
EMPLOYMENT
2003-Present
Engineer/Designer/Draftsmen, Wal-Par, Inc.
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Involved
with design of sign structures for various states to DOT & AASHTO
Specifications under PE supervision. The
design of structures and footings using Excel, MathCAD, & STAAD.
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Make design
and shop detailed drawing using AutoCAD and Excel from DOT drawings and
specifications.
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Involved
with the creation and debugging all in house programs used for creating designs
and cad drawings (LISP, Excel and Excel VB).
2003-2003 Field Technician, S &
ME, Inc.
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Field work:
Checking density & moisture content on soils with nuclear density gage.
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Concrete
testing for slump. Created and tested
concrete cylinders.
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Lab work:
Soil and concrete testing as per ASTM standards.
EMPLOYMENT (con’t)
2002-2003 Planner & Purchasing Manager, Thibado Mechanical
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Plan &
schedule work for shop. Purchased all
parts need and provide some customer service.
Made layouts and sketches of repaired parts using AutoCAD. Vibration analysis and video-scope
units. Used Peachtree for PO and inventory of parts and items. Help maintain database of customers with
ACT2000. Help maintain computer and
network software/hardware.
2000-2002 Draftsmen, Detailer, John Parrish Company
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Made
structural detailed shop drawings using AutoCAD R14 and by board drafting. This involves using existing erection drawing
to make drawing to the customers and AISC requirements. Also made some construction joint
calculations for number of bolts and size required per AISC specification.
1998-2000 Office
Manager / ISO-9002 Management Rep / CNC Programmer, Machine and
Hydraulics
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Managed all
office requirements such as, AP, AR, PR, and OE in the accounting software “Business Works 12.5”.
Developed forms, letters, charts, and etc… using Microsoft Office 2000 (“Word, Excel, etc…”)
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Developed
drawings with Intergraph’s Smart
Sketch & Auto-CAD LT 97.
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Developed
CNC programs for G & L and Fanuc controlled machines with Smart-Cam and
writing machine code. Maintained and
specified all tooling for the shop.
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Directed and
managed the company’s ISO-9002
Registration.
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Managed and
developed all the quotes to customers, issuing drawing and creating inspection
forms for the shop. This also included
purchasing material and making sure drawing requirements are met. Suggested new products.
1990-1998 Draftsmen II
/ CNC Programmer, Goslin Birmingham
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Made
detailed shop drawings using Micro Cadam CAD and worked with customers who used
Auto-CAD. This would involve translating
CAD drawings to and from AutoCAD & Micro-Cadam.
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Developed
CNC & NC programs for the shop for machining and burning table with
SmartCam and writing code.
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Team
oriented, served on several teams, which involved problem solving major issues.
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Created
forms, memos, letters and spreadsheets
with Microsoft Word, Excel, Wordperfect, and Lotus.
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Other
duties, making blueprints, helping the company with their computers and
software issues, which included networks, ordered and specified tooling for the
shop.
1986-1990 Head
Draftsmen & Programmer, G & G Steel, Inc.
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Developed
and directed all fabrication shop drawings, which included developing welding
procedures, making detailed shop drawings, and responsible for all NDT Testing
and maintenance of those records.
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Created
programs for the CNC burning table-using Smart-Cam.
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All detail
shop drawings were created using Auto-CAD and board drafting.
Other work
experience and references can be provided upon requested.
