My non-fiction reading
For news, and much of the information I intend to post about here, I read or follow these sources:
Along with a variety of other things that catch my eye
Fiction/Pleasure Reading
General Links
What is this page?
I intend to post about a wide variety of topics, including
Obviously, the areas that I am most qualified to discuss are water and environmental issues and I will post a lot on that topic, but I want to post more about the more broad areas listed above, including interactions between the topics
I am particularly interested in posting about business strategy. In 30+ years in the professional services industry, I have noticed an excess of engineers and a lack of business professionals in the leadership of companies. While these are wonderful, intelligent people, they often lack the background or even interest in strategy. I think that this is an under-studied area in business and I hope to advance thoughts in that area.

My name is Pete Thomson. Professionally, I am an engineer and businessman. I focus on delivering efficiency upgrades in the water and wastewater space.
Personally, I am an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction, a news junky, and, I like to think, a deep thinker.
Qualifications
My primary degree is is a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Michigan.
My second degree is a Masters of Business Administration (Finance and Entrepreneurship) from the Univeristy of Maryland
My certifications and licenses include Professional Engineer's Licenses in a number of states and Design Build Institute of America Design-Build Professional.
I have worked in the water industry in sales, engineering, project management, and director-level business management roles. My entire career has been in the Professional Services industry: consulting, engineering, and construction.