After spending four seasons with Furman, Roberto Pinilla joined the Presbyterian College staff in 2010 as a defensive line coach.

While with the Paladins, Pinilla took control of the entire defensive front in 2007. There, he coached all-Southern Conference defensive end Wallace Artis and a defensive line that led the league with 29 sacks. Under his direction, the Paladins topped the conference in rush defense.

Pinilla began his coaching career at West Georgia in 1997 as a graduate assistant. In 1998, he began coaching as a full-time assistant. During his first year as an assistant, he handled the defensive line and served as the strength and conditioning coach.

From there, Pinilla coached the defensive line at East Tennessee State from 1999-2001. He then returned to West Georgia for a year before accepting a job at The Citadel. Pinilla was with the Bulldogs for four seasons before taking the job at Furman.

A 1997 graduate of West Georgia, Pinilla was a four-year letterwinner and started every game over the course of his final three seasons. A team captain as a senior, he helped the Wolves make the program's first appearance in NCAA Division II playoffs. As a junior, he played a key role in the West Georgia squad that was ranked in the top 10 and defeated Southern Conference member Georgia Southern. He finished his career as the school's career leader in starts (35) and tackles (167) by a defensive lineman.

A native of Panama, he is married to Dominique Pierre of Brooklyn, N.Y. The couple has two sons, Lincoln Jacob, born April 23, 2008 and Mason Christopher, born April 14, 2010.