John is the Engineering Manager for Pettibone/Traverse Lift, LLC and has 25+ yrs of engineering design and project management experience, primarily in the mobile construction equipment manufacturing industry.  He obtained a BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Michigan Technological University and a MSA in Business from Central Michigan University. 

He also is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI).  John also serves as Treasurer for the L’Anse Masonic Lodge #547 and is on the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) for the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MMET) program at Michigan Technological University.  He resides in Baraga with his wife and children and likes to hunt, fish, golf, and go side-by-side riding in his free time.