Tom Bright Email & Phone Number

Moundridge, KS

TMA is a LLC wholly owned by our six partners who own 65 country elevator facilities and two rail loaders for the handling of bulk grain. TMA is the grain division for these local cooperatives, and all profits earned by TMA during the year are passed back to these member cooperatives at year-end. TMA helps farmers protect their revenue and preserve equity.

• Responsible for analysis modeling. Conducted cost/benefit analysis for the Soybean Transportation Coalition covering over $900M of annual transportation expenses.
• Course Instructor for U.S Grains Council in Jordan on commodity contracting and risk management to Middle Eastern commodity buyers from Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Aberdeen, South Dakota

Wheat Growers has corporate headquarters in Aberdeen, SD and is the largest farmer-owned local agriculture cooperative in South Dakota. Wheat Growers serves over 5,400 active members throughout our trade territory and has more than 500 employees.

• Reporting to V.P - Asset Management, responsible for management of all commodity trading and natural gas procurement and delivery. Managed all flat price risk for grain and natural gas.
• Developed risk management model to meet margin requirements of financial loan agreements.
• Procured grain and natural gas for daily operations.
• Analyzed commodity markets to continually monitor targeted margin requirements.
• Maintained all inbound rail logistics to guarantee on time… Show more Reporting to V.P - Asset Management, responsible for management of all commodity trading and natural gas procurement and delivery. Managed all flat.
• Maintained all inbound rail logistics to guarantee on time delivery.

• Reporting to VP – Merchandising, managed all aspects of feed grains positions and trading and all aspects of shuttle freight trading and logistics.
• Reorganized a commodity trading position around a newly built high effeciency facility. Attained 80% market saturation of our target market to provide guaranteed on time shipments by developing and presenting a new.
• Increased profitabilty for our customers and the organization by maximizing freight utilization and… Show more Reporting to VP – Merchandising, managed all aspects of feed grains positions and trading and all aspects.
• Increased profitabilty for our customers and the organization by maximizing freight utilization and decreasing per unit transportation expenses.
• Developed a commodity trading position for railroad freight to provide ontime rail road effeciency units while minimizing company risk and increasing transportation profits.
• Analayzed the national supply / demand for railroad shuttle freight and started a new transportation position by acquiring units from the BNSF railroad.

• Reporting to the President – Merchandising, responsible for all aspects of total company feed grains commodity trading. Developed feed grains team objectives within company limits.
• Traded cash position for four terminal facilities and barge trade deck. Oversaw traders covering IA, NE, KS, OK and TX.
• Coordinated shuttle logistics for rail facilities.
• Traded commodity futures and options within company limits. Increased grain trading profit from $1M in 1996 to $6.5M in… Show more Reporting to the President – Merchandising, responsible for all aspects of total.
• Traded commodity futures and options within company limits. Increased grain trading profit from $1M in 1996 to $6.5M in 2001.
• Hedged daily flat price risk.