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PII is made up of a diverse group of educated professionals, each bringing their own unique skills to the table and all sharing a common goal: To meet the needs of our clients while producing the highest quality product.
 
 
Steve Carpenter is a Technical Writer with an extensive industrial background in the Pulp and Paper, Chemical and Utility industries, including 12 years as an Instrumentation Specialist with PGE. Interests include; travel, sailing and the outdoors.
 
 
Shoshana Timm came to PII in 1994 with a background in Automotive Technology and Chemistry. The first project for her was to complete several of PII's Fundamental Training Modules, of which there are now over 35. She then worked on several projects from writing Maintenance Procedures to Boiler Simulator Training Manuals. In 1997, PII began producing on-line training documents, and Shoshana became part of our Multimedia Development Team. Over the last 3 years, she has worked in the capacity of Technical Writer, writing System Modules for our Pulp and Paper clients.
 
 
Chris Junker is the Northwest Regional Manager for PII based out of our home office in Vancouver, Washington. Chris has over 22 years of Pulp and Paper experience ranging from hands-on operations in Pulp and Paper Mills to developing performance-based training systems and resources for a variety of industrial clients. Chris’s main focus is to keep our Writers on task with plenty of work and our Clients happy with quality service at an affordable cost. Chris lives in Sandy, Oregon and enjoys spending time with his family, outdoor activities, coaching youth sports and traveling.
 
 
Chuck Leber is Vice President and one of the founding Principals of PII, Inc. He has been working with operations and maintenance personnel since 1989 to develop performance-based training systems and resources for a variety of industrial clients, including pulp & paper mills, power plants, chemical processing facilities and refineries. He has a mechanical engineering degree, and worked for 15 years in OEM design, project management, and as a utilities department production supervisor before using all of those experiences as an industrial training consultant. Providing plant personnel with sound technical fundamentals, and quality resources for their production systems are Chuck’s primary concerns. He and his wife Linda live in Beaverton, Oregon with two cats, a bag of dusty golf clubs, and not as much free time as they would like even though both kids have left for school.
 
 
Rick Lussier is Senior Technical Illustrator with 29 years as a graphic artist. He has continued to upgrade his knowledge and skill as an artist to keep pace with the changing technology. He has worked as an illustrator in the pulp and paper industry since 1995 and as a subcontractor with PII since 1997 before joining the team in Vancouver in November 2000. Interests include; painting, woodworking, camping and travel.
 
 
Laverne Voysey is the Office Administrator for our Canadian Offices. Before joining PII, she was a Document Control Assistant for the Nexgen project at Macmillan Bloedel. She has several years of experience in office administration and customer service. Interests include hiking, sewing, skiing and camping.
 
 
Debra Walker is the Office Manager with a background consisting of 27 years in the banking industry; the last 15 years in the International Banking Department business. She has held Management and Supervisory positions throughout those 27 years. Debra has a wonderful family, and enjoy camping and RV'ing together."
 
 
Perry Witte is a Technical Writer and part of the Canadian team. Perry has 20 years experience in the Pulp and Paper, Plywood, and Sawmill Industry. During that time he owned and operated a small contracting company that was sub-contracted out to Macmillan Bloedel. Perry also spent time as a life skills coordinator for Human Resources, teaching young adults employability skills. His interests include hockey, softball, skiing, and spending time with family and friends.
 
 
Bob Young is our President. Bob has extensive experience in the operation, maintenance, and management of Power Plants. He has management and operations experence in the Oil and Gas industry. He has also conducted performance related projects as a consultant to the Pulp and Paper industry. Bob has been involved directly or indirectly with training and other performance interests in an industrial environment for over 20 years.
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