Pipe Progress Fall-Winter 1998 -- Sales Personnel

Kyle G. Couture
KYLE G. COUTURE has been transferred from the Pittsburgh District Sales Office to the Orlando District Sales Office, effective October 1. A native of Long Island, New York, Couture attended Westhampton Beach High School in Westhampton Beach, New York. He earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity. He was also a member of the Auburn Rowing Club and was a counselor for engineering summer programs for high school students. Couture started with AMERICAN in September 1996. His hobbies include roller-blading, mountain-biking, and skiing.

Michael S. Tucker

MICHAEL S. TUCKER has been assigned as a sales engineer to the Dallas District Sales Office’s newly opened Satellite Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Tucker attended Provine High School in Jackson and in 1967 received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama. Most recently, Tucker was a regional engineer based in Orange, California, for the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association. Tucker began his 19 years with DIPRA in Memphis, Tennessee, working there three years before his move to California. Prior to working for DIPRA, he spent almost 10 years as a Water Department engineer for the Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Division. A registered Professional Engineer, he is a member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers and the American Water Works Association. He is married to the former Pamela Thornbrough of Clarkton, Missouri, and they have four children and six grandchildren. Tucker’s hobbies include golf and fishing.

	KYLE G. COUTURE has been transferred from the Pittsburgh District Sales Office to the Orlando District Sales Office, effective October 1. A native of Long Island, New York, Couture attended Westhampton Beach High School in Westhampton Beach, New York. He earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University, where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity. He was also a member of the Auburn Rowing Club and was a counselor for engineering summer programs for high school students. Couture started with AMERICAN in September 1996. His hobbies include roller-blading, mountain-biking, and skiing.
	MICHAEL S. TUCKER has been assigned as a sales engineer to the Dallas District Sales Office’s newly opened Satellite Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Tucker attended Provine High School in Jackson and in 1967 received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama. Most recently, Tucker was a regional engineer based in Orange, California, for the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association. Tucker began his 19 years with DIPRA in Memphis, Tennessee, working there three years before his move to California. Prior to working for DIPRA, he spent almost 10 years as a Water Department engineer for the Memphis Light, Gas, and Water Division. A registered Professional Engineer, he is a member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers and the American Water Works Association. He is married to the former Pamela Thornbrough of Clarkton, Missouri, and they have four children and six grandchildren. Tucker’s hobbies include golf and fishing.