Hunter, a native of Lenoir County, has been with the N.C. Department of Transportation for more than 30 years and previously served as the engineer leading operations for the department’s Kinston-based Highway Division 2.

During his career, he advanced from assistant division traffic engineer, county maintenance engineer, district engineer and division maintenance engineer to his role as division engineer. Division 2 oversees project development and transportation operations, including the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges, in Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico and Pitt counties.   ​