Pete’s career began at NC State University, where scholarship opportunities and strong demand for Paper Science & Technology graduates drew him in. After graduating, he worked as a mill-wide process engineer in Big Island, VA, and over the next 36 years held hands-on roles at three other integrated mills and with several engineering and consulting firms. Today, Pete draws on 23 years in manufacturing and 17 years in consulting to develop and implement solid engineering solutions to a wide range of manufacturing challenges. One of his primary goals on every job is to “never hear about it again,” meaning the project does exactly what it was meant to do and frees the client to focus elsewhere.
Pete and Susana are quite at home as empty nesters in north Greenville, and both enjoy all kinds of hands-on making and doing. Pete’s after-work passion is woodworking, including wood carving, shop jigs and aids, cabinetry, furniture making, and nearly every kind of DIY repair, home remodel, and even some auto repair. His newest workshop project is restoring vintage hand tools and larger shop equipment. Pete is also getting back into racquetball, a long-dormant passion he loves for its fast pace.
