Promotions
Butch Mills, Gas Systems Crew Leader II, recently celebrated 35 years of service with Greenville Utilities. Before he joined GUC, he worked in a shipyard where he was a certified structural welder for Navy boats and metal barges. He began at GUC as a Construction General Utility Worker, later becoming a Certified Pipe Welder. From that position, he became an Equipment Operator IV in the Gas Service Department and then Crew Leader II. Butch oversees a crew of four Gas Systems Technicians who install gas mains and build industrial gas meter sets. “I enjoy what I do,” Butch said. “I mainly like training people and seeing them further themselves in the Gas Department or whatever department they move on to.” Over his 35 years of service, Butch said the event that stands out the most to him was the flooding in 1999 after Hurricane Floyd. “That event caused a lot of stress on our system. We all came together as one team. It was also interesting to see other department hierarchies and how they are led.” As Butch looks back on the 35 years, he says it is the people who he has helped in their careers along the way that he is most proud of. “I just thank everyone I have worked with and am glad I can be a part of their success,” he said.
10 Years
Cole Hartley, Lineworker Second Class
Robert Lewis, Lineworker Second Class
5 Years
Nick Peaden, Engineer II
Gary Yarrell, Safety Specialist I
Promotions
Nathan Scott, Meter Field Technician II (Read)
Chase Hudson, Lineworker Third Class
Hugh Mills, Gas Plant Crew Leader
Accomplishments
Water Treatment Plant employees obtained the following certifications: Maintenance, Instrumentation, and Electric Tech I Davis Andrews earned his electrical license from the NC Electrical Contractors Board of Examiners; and Operator III Brandon Cox and Operator II Jay Simmons earned Maintenance Technologist Class I certifications from NC One Water. From the North Carolina Water Treatment Facility Operators Board of Certification, Chemist II Brooke Norton earned the A-well certification; Maintenance Mechanic III Brian Greer earned the C-Well certification; Water Quality Specialist II Tyler Palochak earned the C-Surface certification; and Operator I Qashawn Hudgins became a C-Surface Apprentice.
Wastewater Treatment Plant employees obtained the following certifications from NC One Water: Chemist I Megan Tillery earned the Lab Analyst I certification; Chemists II Kevin Hardee and Bryce Brinson earned the Pretreatment Grade II certification; and Operator I Tyler Tripp, earned the Wastewater Biological II certification.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Electric Crew Leader David Bunch and his wife, Logan, on the birth of their baby boy, Wyatt James.
Congratulations to Electric Substation Construction/Maintenance Electrician II Wyatt Blackburn and his wife, Anna, on the birth of their son, Weston Lane.
Congratulations to Assistant Director of Electric Jacob Swink and his wife, Elizabeth, for welcoming home their son, Caleb.
Congratulations to Systems O/M Technician V (Sewer) Benny Pittman on his recent retirement.
Sympathies
Our condolences to Jason Owens, WR Systems O/M Technician IV (Sewer), on the recent passing of his grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Owens.
Our sympathies are also extended to Jay Wetherington, WWTP Inventory Work Management Coordinator, and his wife, Customer Relations Senior Administrative Assistant LeAnne, on the passing of Jay’s grandmother, Mrs. Pauline Amabile.
Our condolences are extended to Jason White, IT Systems Analyst III, on the recent passing of his father, Bobby Ray White.
Our sympathies also go to Stormi Adment, WTP Chemist II, on the recent passing of her mother-in-law, Linda Adment.
New Hires
