Ag Partners CooperativeAg Partners Cooperative, Inc. is a full-service, patron-owned cooperative serving more than 20 communities in northeast Kansas, southeast Nebraska, and northwest Missouri with services including Grain, Agronomy, Fuel, Seed, and Feed operations.CEO, April 2020 | January 2021Held full P&L for $380M business, developing and implementing all strategic initiatives and leading all finance, operations and administrative functions across 27 locations and 180 employees.* Drove successful $6M turnaround and restored profitability, reducing OT 40%, disposing of surplus equipment, increasing seed margins from 10% to 16%, reducing interest expenses $500K, and achieving $250K savings in marketing and advertising expenses.* Achieved a $2M profit in 2020 over a $4M loss in 2019 with YTD 2021 net income $1M ahead of last year at the same time.

GREAT BEND COOPERATIVEEstablished in 1959, Great Bend Co-op provides Grain, Fuel, Feed, Farmstore, Agronomy, Seed, and Precision Ag needs at 10 locations in central Kansas.CEO, OCTOBER 2018 | APRIL 2020Senior executive responsible for financial performance, operations, and growth of $160M company with 150 employees. Drove the budgeting and capital expenditure process.* Implemented initiatives that increased local earnings to $2.1M in 2020 over $1M in 2019.* Negotiated $2M facility acquisition that increased grain storage by 2.6 million bushels, growing grain margins by $1.2M with four-year payback.* Spearheaded strategic acquisition of a competitor’s $1.5M fuel business, increasing fuel business opportunities and driving $150K to the bottom line.* Implemented a fuel hedging and inventory program, netting an additional $500K income.

VanBeek Natural ScienceVan Beek Natural Science is a family-owned company that is a leader in the biotechnology and nutraceutical field and an innovator in product development and quality assurance with manufacturing facilities in Iowa, Michigan, and Idaho.CFO, November 2017 | September 2018Responsible for all financial functions, including FP&A, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, banking relationships, financial KPIs, and supervised the IT, legal and risk management departments. Created first company budget for 2018.* Developed and implemented strategic growth plan to increase growth by 10% in 2018.* Reduced COGS by 15% by implementing an in-house milling process with more raw material storage, enabling more competitive pricing and increasing annual net income by $200K.* Led turnaround of operations at the firm’s calcium mine in Idaho, increasing production by 30% within six months, reversing previous losses and driving $250K annual net income.

Central Farmers Insurance is a Captive insurance company domiciled in Grand Cayman.

Farmers Union Industries, LLCFarmers Union Industries is made up of seven companies located in the upper Midwest United States, with a hog harvesting facility and three rendering facilities and manufacturing operations for livestock feed, pet food, and farm machinery. More than 600 employees.CEO, January 2013 | November 2017Held full P&L and all top-level executive management and financial responsibilities, establishing the strategic position of the company, maintaining awareness of the competitive market landscape, expansion opportunities and industry developments, and assessed and managed risk to the company’s operations.* Grew revenue from $220M to $420M with net income increasing from $22M to $32M during four-tenure as CEO and spearheaded M&A totaling $45M of two strategic businesses in 2015.* Introduced Lean Manufacturing principles throughout the company and improved safety record, achieving zero lost-time accidents.* Drove an acquisition that created a new vertical, increasing value of raw material by 30% and producing a $15M revenue increase.* Increased top-line revenue by $50M with $5M growth in EBITDA with a highly strategic acquisition that increased market share and provided significant protection from a competitor.

CFO / COO, May 2003 | December 2012Served as senior financial and operations executive for the $200M+ company with a 12-member staff that conducted all financial analysis, reporting, budget & business planning, and forecasting. Fully responsible for all HR, AP, AR, Credit, Legal, Risk Management and GL functions. Performed the Treasurer function, managing $100M in cash assets to maximize best return, and conducted all bank financing, relationship management, and negotiations. Managed manufacturing operations across five divisions.* Managed implementation of ERP system in collaboration with the IT manager that supported revenue growth from $75M to $200+M with no added accounting staff.* Streamlined month-end closing process from 10 days down to 5, reduced AR to 14 days sales and drove net income percentage from 5% to 12%.* Created a captive insurance company to reduce accelerating work compensation costs, growing $120K initial capitalization investment to $6M and reducing MOD rate from 1.25 to .75.

I was a member of the Board of Directors. I also Chaired the audit committee. MinnWest is 1.5 Billion dollar bank

I was a member of the board of directors.

AGCOAGCO is a $2B+ global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision agricultural technology, with sales in North & South America, EU, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Africa.Controller, June 2000 | May 2003Managed the Credit, Billing, AP, AR, Commissions and Service departments in Jackson, MN, planning, directing and coordinating all accounting operational and reporting functions.* Implemented cost reduction strategies that reduced product cost by 5%, decreased vendor count from 525 to 400, and saved $150K+ annually in expenses.* Prepared monthly financial statements for sales at a $300M facility and reduced over 30-day account receivables from 17% down to 8% of the total A/R balance.

Responsible for all financial activity and reporting.

Served as audit and tax accountant for the firm.