Peterson Machining Inc.
CALL 303.449.5755 | CONTACT
Peterson Machining Inc.
  • Home
  • Our Story
    • The Peterson Story
    • Our Team
    • Certifications
    • Careers
    • Purchasing Terms and Conditions
  • Custom Services
  • Precision Technologies
    • Quality Machining & Equipment
    • Parts Gallery
  • Articles
  • Contact
  • RFQ

Our Team

Ronda Peterson, CEO

Learn more about Ronda

Name: Ronda Turner Peterson
Favorite past time outside work: Spending time with our kids, and especially our granddaughter.
Favorite take-out: I prefer dining in
First concert: The Who – Chicago when they still broke their instruments (poor guitars)
Favorite tool or machine: Rose and Alfred our oldest (23 & 25) three axis Mills
Best dream ever: Teaching Martial Arts, Flying lots of times
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): Gandhi & Nelson Mandela
Favorite creature or bug: Buffalo, hummingbird & butterflies
Do you have a bucket list and what is left on it?: Lots still on it. Italy and hike Napali Coast in Kawaii
Best thing you learned this year: (life lessons I am always working on) -Listen more- be fully present in this Moment and be Mindful
Favorite movie: Avatar
First job: Paper Route
Favorite hike/bike/ride/climb: Road bike ride- NCAR at the end of a long day when I am already really tired. Hiking in our “big Back Yard”
What motivates you: Life- Love –INSPIRATION and Passion
Favorite beverage: Water
Do you make list or journal: Lists – Lots of Lists – I used to Journal a lot and now work to just keep track of life events on Calendars to keep track of the journey of our lovely wonderful life.

Todd Peterson, COO and Founder

Learn more about Todd

Name: Todd Peterson
Favorite past time outside work: Spending time with my Sweetie and the rest activities
Favorite take out: Pho / Chez Thuy
First concert: Rush
Favorite tool or machine: File & hacksaw and looking forward to the new DMC85- FD- RS6
Best dream ever: When I am climbing
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): Paul Newman
Favorite creature or bug: Great Horned Owl
Do you have a bucket list and what is left on it?: I have somethings I still want to do, and I feel like I have lived life fully.
Best thing you learned this year (Life-long learning): The Vision Quest – every moment is a teaching
Favorite movie: Cool Hand Luke & Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
First job: Lawn Business
Favorite hike/bike/ride/climb: Hike – Solo Summit Assent Flat top via North Couloir during winter.
Bike – My Madone. Bike Ride – RAGBRAI #4 in 1976. Climb – Walk on the Wild Side, Joshua Tree, CA
What motivates you: Passion
Favorite beverage: Lemonade
Do you make list or journal: Journal have not lately, and List- Yes

Our Management Team

Steve Carper, Lead Machinist

Learn more about Steve

Name: Steve Carper
Favorite past time outside work: Planning my next work day
Favorite take out: Pizza
First concert: Green Day
Favorite tool or machine: Power hacksaw
Best dream ever: Martin Luther King’s (I Have a Dream)
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): Baby Jesus
Favorite creature or bug: Mya
Do you have a bucket list and what is left on it?: No
Best thing you learned this year?: Lead paint is poisonous even though it’s sweet
Favorite movie: Anchor Man
First job: Selling snow cones at Zoo America
Favorite hike/bike/ride/climb: Around the block
What motivates you?: Angry bears
Favorite beverage: Insane Rush
Do you make list or journal: To do lists

Celeste Howard, Office Mgr

Learn more about the Head Minion

Name: Head Minion – Celeste, Office Manager
Favorite past time outside work: Cooking & Baking or Camping
Favorite take out: Mexico City – Deep Fried Tacos
First concert: Willie Nelson
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): Dead – Teddy Roosevelt and Alive – J.K. Rowling
Favorite creature or bug: All Dogs
Do you have a bucket list and what is left on it?: Camp/Fish in all 50 states
Favorite movie: Princess Bride or Fifth Element
First job: Babysitter or Secretary at a karate school
Favorite hike/bike/ride/climb: Fish at Ice Lake outside Alice, CO.
Do you make list or journal: I make lists for everything, I make list of lists to make.

Aaron Christopher

Learn more about Aaron

Name: Aaron Christopher
Favorite past time outside work: Dancing and Martial Arts
Favorite take out: Pizza
First concert: Bush, No Doubt and Goo Goo Dolls at Red Rocks
Favorite tool or Machine: Auto
Best dream Ever: I do my best, to live it everyday
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): Bruce Lee
Favorite creature or bug: Buffalo
Do you have a bucket list and what is left on it?: Yes. To visit pyramids in Egypt and Great Wall of China
Best thing you learned this year (Life-long learning): That sometimes it is just better to keep your mouth shut
Favorite movie: Aladdin
First job: Martial Arts Instruction
Favorite hike/bike/ride/climb: Just about any in Rocky Mountain National Park
What motivates you: My loving wife
Favorite beverage: Coffee / Espresso
Do you make list or journal: Yes I make plenty of lists and journal occasionally

Jelai Christopher with the amazing THEIA: DMC 85 FD monoBLOCK

Jelai Christopher

Learn more about Jelai

Name: Jelai Christopher
Favorite past time outside work: Spending time with my husband
Favorite take out: Shake Shack
Favorite tool or Machine: Deburring Tools
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): My Mom
Favorite creature or bug: Cats
Do you have a bucket list and what is left on it?: Yes, to travel the world.
Best thing you learned this year (Life-long learning): Live your life to the fullest
Favorite movie: Jurassic Park
First job: Front Desk Clerk
Favorite hike/bike/ride/climb: Bike — anywhere
What motivates you: Family
Favorite beverage: Avocado Shake
Do you make list or journal: List

Evan Kapala -Peterson Machining-Boulder, CO Loves Hand tools and deburrer

Evan Kapala

Learn more about Evan

Name: Evan Kapala
Favorite past time outside work: Cooking and drawing
Favorite take out: Burritos
First concert: Kraftwerk
Favorite tool or Machine: Hand tools/deburring tools
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): Richard Feynman
Favorite creature or bug: Jaguar/Orca
Best thing you learned this year (Life-long learning): Don’t overthink things and don’t take yourself too seriously
Favorite movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Monty Python’s life of Brian
First job: Plant nursery
What motivates you: Life is Highly Unlikely – Don’t Waste It!
Favorite beverage: Beer!
Do you make list or journal: I keep a journal

Drew Kenyon -Peterson Machining-Boulder, CO, Old Lathes favorite tool

Drew Kenyon

Learn more about Drew

Name: Drew Kenyon
Favorite past time outside work: Skateboarding/Snowboarding
Favorite take out: Buddha Thai: Drunken Noodles
First concert: Panic at the Disco + Fall out Boy
Favorite tool or Machine: Old Lathes
Best dream ever: Snowboarding Deep Powder in Japan
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): Adam Savage
Favorite creature or bug: Hard to choose, I love all animals
Do you have a bucket list and what is left on it? No list but I would like to see more of the world
Favorite movie: Castle in the Sky
First job: Dishwasher/Prep cook
Favorite Hike: Lost Coast in California
Favorite beverage: Coffee
Do you make list or journal: Lots of lists

Andrew Haller joins the Peterson Machining team in Spring of 2023.

Andrew Haller

Learn more about Andrew

Name: Andrew Haller
Favorite past time outside work: Guitar and woodworking
Favorite take out: Indian
First concert: Slipknot
Favorite tool or Machine: Eve-A
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): Jim Croce
Best thing you learned this year: All things worth doing take time.
Favorite movie: Napolean Dynamite
First job: Cashier at Wingstop
Favorite hike/bike/ride/climb: Emerald Lake
What motivates you: Exercising creativity through crafts and music
Favorite beverage: Arizona Ginseng Tea

Evan Kapala -Peterson Machining-Boulder, CO Loves Hand tools and deburrer

Evan Kapala

Learn more about Evan

Name: Evan Kapala
Favorite past time outside work: Cooking and drawing
Favorite take out: Burritos
First concert: Kraftwerk
Favorite tool or Machine: Hand tools/deburring tools
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): Richard Feynman
Favorite creature or bug: Jaguar/Orca
Best thing you learned this year (Life-long learning): Don\’t overthink things and don\’t take yourself too seriously
Favorite movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Monty Python’s life of Brian
First job: Plant nursery
What motivates you: Life is Highly Unlikely – Don’t Waste It!
Favorite beverage: Beer!
Do you make list or journal: I keep a journal

Drew Kenyon -Peterson Machining-Boulder, CO, Old Lathes favorite tool

Drew Kenyon

Learn more about Drew

Name: Drew Kenyon
Favorite past time outside work: Skateboarding/Snowboarding
Favorite take out: Buddha Thai: Drunken Noodles
First concert: Panic at the Disco + Fall out Boy
Favorite tool or Machine: Old Lathes
Best dream ever: Snowboarding Deep Powder in Japan
Who would you like to meet (dead or alive): Adam Savage
Favorite creature or bug: Hard to choose, I love all animals
Do you have a bucket list and what is left on it? No list but I would like to see more of the world
Favorite movie: Castle in the Sky
First job: Dishwasher/Prep cook
Favorite Hike: Lost Coast in California
Favorite beverage: Coffee
Do you make list or journal: Lots of lists

Certifications


Useful Links

Custom Services
Specialty Equipment
Peterson Team
Careers
Parts Gallery
Terms & Conditions

REQUEST for RFQ

Search The Site

Peterson Machining, Inc.

6661 Arapahoe Rd.
Boulder, CO 80303
303.449.5755

© 2025 Peterson Machining Inc. :: Designed by DesignInkDigital

  • Home
  • Contact
  • Careers
  • Terms & Conditions
  • RFQ
Peterson Machining Inc.
x
Top
CALL 303.449.5755 | CONTACT
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.
Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT