Pilgrim's Pride Opens New Distribution Center
With the Help of Johnson & Pace
When Robert Cooper left Integrity Engineering for Johnson & Pace, he didn't leave behind his loyal customers; instead, they came with him. Pilgrim's Pride followed Cooper when he changed firms, and hasn't regretted a day of it. Jerry Domino, a project engineer with Pilgrim's Pride, worked with Cooper on two projects for his company: a multi-million-dollar corporate office building and a live haul for the company's chickens.
Domino worked with Cooper long before his transfer to Johnson & Pace, but says he felt confident that Cooper would continue to bring a high quality of workmanship. “I was absolutely impressed with the type of design [Cooper] came up with,” says Domino. Already, Johnson & Pace was an accomplished engineering consulting firm, and Cooper just added more excellent field and design work when he came. “It was really a good experience working with the entire firm,” says Domino. In particular, Cooper trimmed the budget of the Sulphur Springs live haul when he discovered random strips of concrete near the site that had originally been poured to expand Interstate 30. Cooper was able to incorporate the unused concrete into the live haul – shredding the cost of the hall's flooring considerably. But Cooper, a Texas A & M graduate who has over 30 years of practical engineering experience in the industrial sector, says his innovative design is a good example of how all of Johnson & Pace's projects are handled. “We know what clients want, and we know they want it as cost–efficient as possible,” he says. “Most projects have limited budgets, and it's our job to come up with creative site designs to keep costs down. It's just the way Johnson & Pace runs.”
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