West Virginia Tech alumnus Tony Tallarico played four years on the school's varsity football team and later completed graduate work in occupational safety at Marshall University. In 1994, he was hired as vice president of sales at Nickles Industrial and served eight years in this position, during which time the company's annual revenue grew from $10 million to $40 million. When Nickles Industrial was sold to Cooper Energy Services in 2002, Tony Tallarico helped the new owners train personnel, following which he relocated to Charleston, West Virginia (WV), and established Power Parts Supply (PPS).

Under the direction of Mr. Tallarico, PPS has grown from its humble beginning to become WV's preeminent supplier of integral reciprocating compressor parts. In addition to selling and leasing industrial parts for brands like Clark, Cooper-Bessemer, Enterprise, and Jenbacher, PPS employs field service crews that conduct maintenance work as required.

Mr. Tallarico is also the sole proprietor of Charleston-based Tallarico Energy, through which he seeks out green gas landfill investment opportunities. Outside of his professional pursuits, his interests include golf and fly fishing.