CEntrance Engineer Saves a Parrot

Last Wednesday, a CEntrance engineer saved a parrot. Nick Kolev, who rescued the bird, is a hardware engineer and an accomplished tree climber.

The parrot escaped from a pet store near Nick's home and faced an almost certain demise in the claws of a cat, raccoon, or other four-legged creature that roams the Chicago suburbs at night. To prevent the bird's untimely departure, Nick bravely scaled the tree where the parrot hid, snatched the bird from its perch, and descended, fearless of the branches. As onlookers breathed a sigh of relief, Nick returned the tropical bird to its grateful owner.

"At first, I simply thought the parrot was stupid. It could have flown away from me, but it didn't," said Nick when interviewed for the story. "Perhaps it knew that had it flown straight into the claws of a predator, it would already be pushing up the daisies; that parrot would be no more!"

In addition to watching Monty Python, Nick designs high-quality audio equipment at CEntrance and is a rock drummer with a big heart.

CEntrance designs professional audio and consumer electronics products used in homes, radio stations, recording studios, concert venues, and virtually anywhere else music is made or heard. By paying special attention to product definition, design, and user interface, CEntrance develops products that customers come to rely on—and love. The company is headquartered in Chicago with offices in California, Wisconsin, and Russia.