Longtime Superintendent Buddy Pickle retires after 37 years

Congratulations to Ronald “Buddy” Pickle on a remarkable37-year career with Cooper & Company

Buddy is Cooper & Company’s most tenured team member. Hired by founder Ted Cooper in 1989, he has served as the firm’s seniorsuperintendent for 37 years. Before Buddy joined Cooper & Company he served as an electronic technician in the U.S. Army.

Since then, Buddy has been instrumental in the success of many projects completed by Cooper & Company. His experience ranges from aquatic centers, governmental, correction facilities, schools and poultry facilities. He is known for his exceptional leadership and building trust with owners.

Buddy has supervised many complex and high-level projects in his long-standing career. Some of these projects include:

Seaboard Farms Addition
Gold Kist
Atlanta HFS
R.L. Sutton WWTP
Transitional Housing at Jefferson Place
Fickett Elementary School
Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital
Latter-Day Saints Church
Central Gwinnett High School Addition
Bethesda Park
Walton County Detention Center
Washington Park Natatorium
West Cobb Aquatic Center
Zion Hill Baptist Church
Cobb Data Recovery Center
Cobb Instructional Support Center
Pope High School
Stone Mountain High School
Performing Arts School, Clayton GA
Briarwood Park Improvements
Henderson Place
MARTA IOC
Greyhound

In addition to his many award-winning projects, Buddy has also received the Ron Amerson Certificate of Safety Award from the Association of General Contractors since 2006 for his excellence in maintaining accident-free jobsites.

“Buddy has provided exceptional service to Cooper &Company and has made a tremendous contribution to our firm’s success,” President Jim Cooper said. “We are beyond grateful for his loyalty and talents he has shared with us over the past 37 years. We wish him all the best in his retirement.”

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