Dave Banko, the founder and owner of Counterpart, LLC. , began his career after graduating with honors from the NCSU School of Design in 1990 with a degree in Industrial Design. From there, he quickly went on to form his own company, Point Concepts Designs, Inc. with his partner and good friend Dan Schwab. After 14 years of running a very successful Exhibit Design company with Dan, Dave felt a need to fulfill some personal goals of his own, So, in 2005, Dave sold his interest in Point Concepts Design to pursue his dreams. He then received his General Contractors License in January of 2007 and began renovating properties. In that process, Dave became acutely aware of the need for fresh, new chioces in countertop surfaces that provided an architectural element.

He stumbled upon concrete and was stunned at the myriad of options with the material.

Dave is now deeply involved in supplying his customers with custom designed and fabricated concrete solutions.