Tim is a native Tennessean, born and raised in Nashville. He is the son of Roy Pardue, a former Nashville Vols baseball player. He majored in Business and Marketing at David Lipscomb University and was inducted into the David Lipscomb Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994, in recognition of his achievements as part of the school’s baseball team (1977 NAIA All-Tournament Team, Winning Pitcher in 1977 and 1979 National Championship games).
Tim is also the President and Chief Operating Officer of Centurion Products, Inc., which is located in Nashville, TN and services customers nationwide and in five foreign countries with its 300+ employees. He joined the company in 1979 after choosing a business career over an offer to pitch for the Boston Red Sox. Under his leadership, Centurion Products, Inc. has become one of the leaders in the Precast Stone Veneer Industry. Tim is a true, hands-on leader, building the business through close relationships with dealers and distributors across the country.
Tim has been a member of the Homebuilders Association of TN for 38 years. He is an avid outdoorsman and active supporter/sponsor of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Delta Waterfowl, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasant’s Forever and the National Rifle Association. Tim has the pleasure of being the host of Hunt of a Lifetime Deer Hunts for terminally ill children as well as hosting the Wounded Warrior Deer and Turkey Hunts. He and his wife Anita have four children: Erica, 33; Lyndi, 27; Trevor, 23; and Trent, 20.