Jake Perdue

Years in the Industry:

Years at Viking:

Favorite sports team: Bronze Medal winning 1992 US Men’s curling team of Rob Nichols, Raymond “Bud” Somerville, Tim Somerville, Mike Strum and Will Strum.

Favorite Viking Project: Columbia Plywood in Boardman, OR. It was the first mill site I got to design entirely from underground, to roof systems, to under machinery and catwalks.

Best sprinkler skill: I don’t know if it is my best, but I have enjoyed getting and doing more pump and pump room design.

Spirit Animal: According to the failsafe methods implemented by brainfall.com, it’s the whale

Secret Talent: I bake a pretty darn good chocolate chip cookie

Defining Characteristic: It would be between my perfectly symmetrical and breathtakingly handsome face and my modesty.

Favorite food: Turkey Pot Pie

Hobbies: Spending time exposing my daughters to the outdoors that I have loved my whole life. Fishing, softball, woodworking.