Tim Peterson – President

Tim began his career with Panel Equipment Sales (PES) working on the steam dock cleaning and painting machinery. Tim quickly moved into the dismantling and shipping department where he managed and worked on such projects as the Kogap liquidation, Weyerhaeuser’s MDF mill located in Broken Bow, Oklahoma that was dismantled and shipped 8 miles down the road and many other large dismantling projects. In 1997, Tim became shop Forman at PES, overseeing all rebuilding of used machinery and the construction and design of the Magnum line of panel machinery. In 1998, Tim was moved into the Sales office at PES, becoming the Southern Sales Manager. Within 2 years Tim became PES’s top salesman. In 2002, Tim joined Spar-Tek industries before moving to Mill Machinery as President in 2003.

Bobby Cowan – Sales and Marketing Manager

Bobby received his BS in Business Marketing from the University of Idaho in 2012, where he was an All American punter on the football team. Following his graduation, he pursued an NFL punting career from 2012-2015. After his NFL career, in July of 2015, he began work in the foodservice industry for Acosta Sales and Marketing in Tempe, AZ. He quickly learned the business and became one of their top salesman. Bobby comes to Mill Machinery with a desire to learn the forest products industry and provide the best customer service possible.

David Cowan

Dave is a Graduate of the University of Idaho with a BS in Business Administration. Dave joined Panel Equipment Sales in 1996 as the Chief Operating Officer, becoming President in 1999. In 2002, Dave started Mill Machinery LLC. MMC has grown from one small 1,000 square foot warehouse to encompass over 10,000 square feet of shop space and over 50,000 square feet of warehouse capacity in three states.