Who is Peter?

Who is Peter? 

I am originally from Chicago, but I also lived in Massachusetts for 13 years and Charlotte for 3 before moving to Savannah. Personally, I miss the snow and cold weather but my wife loves to be hot and hates cold so here we are. I told her I would move anywhere in the world with her except the dessert. I like animals. I have had many different kinds of pets including cats, dogs, birds, fish, turtles, frogs, lizards, snakes or any other animal or bug I could catch and put in a cage. I could never hurt or kill an animal but I have no problem eating one that someone else killed. I usually won't even kill bugs unless they are biting me. I used to want to be a veterinarian until I found out that I can't handle blood and guts.

I have a wife, Kim, and two daughters, Carly and Jewel with no plans for any more children. Probably as no surprise to anyone, they are the three most important people in the world to me and I would do anything for them.

What are your hobbies and interests?

My favorite thing to do is listen to music. I love all kinds of music including jazz, rock, metal, classical, blues, rap, reggae...anything except country. My favorite would have to be heavy metal though. I literally listen to music all day long from the moment I wake up until I fall asleep. I have a pillow speaker so I can fall asleep to music and not bother Kim. I make playlists for any kind of situation or mood I can think of. My dream job is to be a drummer in a heavy metal band. I don't really have the personality for it, not to mention the talent, but I sure would love it.

I also love to grow things, unfortunately I suck at it. I like to grow my own fruits, vegetables and spices however, I tend to kill most things because I over water them. I need plants that grow well in swamps I guess. I don't garden as much as I would like to because of this. It can get discouraging when everything you grow dies. Which reminds me, if anyone has a citrus fruit tree of any kind, I would like to borrow a small branch so I can splice it on my lemon tree.

What do you plan to do when you retire? 

Retire? That's funny. Ideally, I want to retire at 55 but that seems like a dream. I don't need a very lavish lifestyle and my personal time is so much more important to me than any amounts of money I could make. I would be happy sitting on the front porch playing cards with Kim when I am retired.

Freeform: Tell us something that we might not know

Well, people have been telling me to get a haircut and I have been telling them that I won't until we get raises. This is really nothing against the company because I realize that we need to get work in and our salaries don't come from nowhere so it is more that I will not get a haircut until the economy picks back up which is something we all want...especially me since my hair is driving me crazy!! Also, as you can tell, I am very honest and I feel there is nothing to be gained from lying or misleading people.

Times are tough right now, what is one piece of advice that you'd give to new college grads in any field?

The same thing anyone else would say and that is to stay positive and realize how much worse it could be. Most of us are still very fortunate to be where we are and if you are healthy, then that right there is a blessing.

Why I love Kern-Coleman. 

My favorite part about working here is the relaxed atmosphere and the friendly people. Almost all of the friends that my wife and I have here can find their roots through someone here, past or present.