Sales Territories

Growing up in rural Michigan and then obtaining an Ag Systems Management degree from Purdue University, I have always had a strong appreciation for agriculture. After college I managed various seed and food processing facilities in Ohio, Idaho, Michigan, and Alaska. My experience includes both food grade and seed dry beans as well as native grasses and forbs. After spending 10 years living in other parts of the country, my family and I have returned to our Midwest roots and enjoy hunting, fishing, hiking, and camping.

I look forward to utilizing my experience to understand each customer’s unique needs and provide them with a customized solution. I enjoy learning from every interaction and applying that knowledge to future projects. As a part of Bratney, I am excited to work for a company that prioritizes building lasting relationships with their customers.

I am from Hinckley, Illinois where I grew up in a small agricultural community. If I wasn’t competing in sports I was helping on the family farm or family construction business. Those experiences were a joy that I will carry with me forever. Away from work, my life is filled with good books and exercise - when I’m not competing in Triathlons you will find me on the mat competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and spending time with my church family.

Prior to joining Bratney I was involved in my father’s construction business where we graded and installed synthetic turf for High Schools and Universities across the Midwest. In typical Illinois fashion as the weather warmed you could find me on the farm and more specifically behind the wheel of a tractor. The thing I enjoy most about my new role as a Field Sales Manager in this region is getting to know my customer’s on a deep level. I don’t see myself as a salesman but instead someone who wants to be the hands and feet of Christ; throughout my life one of the most important lessons I’ve leared is that it is truly better to give than to receive. I enjoy that Bratney strives to help and give back to those who play a role in feeding the world. I’m beyond blessed to be here and look forward to the new challenges and lasting relationships that will come with time!

This Southern California Cowboy is a proud father of three adult children, they have all been great citizens, productive adults and give me great happiness. My daughter, the eldest, is an elementary school teacher, and I have two sons. One is a real estate appraiser in Portland Oregon and the youngest is off to San Diego State. I am looking forward to him completing his business degree. I have two amazing grandchildren ages nine and five. Life has been great. My wife and I of 34 years enjoy our home life in beautiful Southern California that we share with our animals (horses, pot belly pigs, dogs, and a cat). Away from work I enjoy camping, horseback riding, horse training, working out, and spending time with family.

As a new member of the Bratney team, I am excited to collaborate with this amazing company to provide my years of experience as an asset. I have been in the industrial industry throughout my career of 30+ years. I have experience in power transmission equipment, material handling, packaging/palletizing, and color sorters. I have learned from so many different opportunities. I am looking forward to applying my knowledge and using my hands-on expertise to provide stellar service. Although I have my M.B.A., being out on the field all these years gives me the ability to have firsthand knowledge that is not taught during educational practice. There has never been a time in my life when I have not met or learned from great people. I look forward to that experience again.

When I’m not at the office, you’ll likely find me running around to any number of baseball fields and basketball courts throughout central Iowa. As the father of 3 young boys, there’s never a dull moment, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. My wife and I met at Iowa State University (Go Cyclones!), where I graduated from their Construction Engineering program. I later received my MBA from The University of Chicago’s Booth School of business, which launched my career into the world of Sales.

Working for a family business is always something I’ve taken a lot of pride in. I come to work every day working to build on the incredible legacy the Bratney family has built over the past 3 generations. My favorite part about my job as Sales Director is removing barriers and providing resources to help each member of my team make best use of the talents they’ve been blessed with. If we’re all working together, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish.

I grew up in many places around the state of Oregon.  My family settled in the Willamette Valley in my early teens.  My father was involved in agriculture in his early years and introduced all his four boys to work on the farm.  This was my introduction to the seed industry for which I have done most every job associated with seed production. Including planting, harvesting, plowing, processing, bagging, shipping and warehousing.

I worked my way through Engineering at Oregon State University and MBA at University of Oregon while running a large grass processing facility.  I am one of the few that can say they have been to both our states main colleges.  But I support the orange and black!  My experiences led me to a career I would have never imagined.  I started College in Air Force ROTC with a dream of flying jets and became a sales engineer instead.  It has been a great and satisfying time as I have been here for 30 years and have some fantastic years left.

I’m a Minnesota native with a degree in Construction Management from Minnesota State University in Mankato, MN. As an avid outdoors man, I enjoy hiking, biking, hunting, and fishing, most of which I get to do with my wife and our German shepherd. I stay busy outside of work with projects in the house, garage, and yard, and especially love working on our 1964 Fleetwood Cadillac. Being from Minnesota I’m a fan of the Minnesota Vikings and the Twins. Growing up, I enjoyed spending time at my grandparent’s and cousin’s farms in South Dakota which sparked my interest in Agriculture.

I have worn many hats in my 26 years at Bratney including project manager and territory manager. I enjoy the diversity of the many industries found in my territory including seed, animal feed, grain, milling, malting and food processing. With my engineering background I truly enjoy developing engineered solutions to our customers challenges. Bratney offers incredible solutions for equipment, facility design, construction, and installation. Our team is second to none and I am proud to be a part of it. The ability to foster relationships with long term customers is an honor.

As a resident of the great state of North Dakota, working in the agricultural sector just comes naturally. Our way of life up here is to help those in need and always be honest. These characteristics have allowed me to gain the trust of customers and create many working friendships which I really enjoy. Utilizing my business degree from the University of Minnesota and 17+ years of ag processing and plant management experience, I find satisfaction helping customers develop solutions to their various challenges. I have seen many different and creative ways to achieve a desired goal and that makes my job interesting and rewarding. When I’m not out helping my customers solve problems, I can be found training hunting dogs, fishing or chasing waterfowl somewhere in the Midwest.

Working for a company the size of Bratney is great. We are large enough to tackle just about any size project our customers need, but we are small and personable enough that you can call our president and discuss the obstacles, opportunities, and successes we encounter daily. It really is the best of both worlds!

I was born at Columbus Air Force base in Columbus, Mississippi and except for a short stint in Columbus, Georgia, have lived in Mississippi all my life. I currently live in Laurel–which is home to HGTV’s “Hometown” series. I’m a sports and music junkie–supporting Mississippi State any way I can and playing and listening to good music as much as possible. I’ve been married to Ms. Kelly since 1999–and we have 2 great kids, and, 1 pretty good one.

After junior college, I entered the workforce with a local parts / service supplier, before going to work for a worldwide bulk material handling company. Those jobs introduced me to feed and grain industry ,and I joined the Bratney team in 2017–helping to develop a presence for our company in southern states. I enjoy traveling and meeting people in our industry and knowing Bratney plays a role in many products we use daily.

I was fortunate to have a mother and father who met in Hawaii while my dad was in the military and I am very proud to say I am from the islands. After moving state side to attend college I met my wife and we have been together ever since. Away from work I enjoy spending time helping people, playing cards, biking, traveling, and snorkeling on the “blue water” vacations my wife and I take.

I have been with the Bratney since 1987 and have enjoyed the privilege of working with each generation of Bratney family leadership; Ken, Paul, and now Peter. I have had many opportunities to grow within the company which has given me the chance to deeply understand the equipment solutions of our proprietary vendors and to understand the value Bratney brings to deliver project and equipment solutions for our customers. Repeat customers are a very large part of our business and that is because of the solutions and customer service that we provide to them. Along these lines, one of my favorite quotes came from our founder, Ken Bratney, “we must listen to the needs of each customer, provide the right solution to those needs, and to do it at a fair price.

Home grown in California! I studied construction management and design engineering in college. Away from work I enjoy hunting, fishing and camping with my wife of 20+ years and our two kiddos, Kenzie and Kason. Most weekends you’ll find me watching my daughter on the softball field and son on the sporting clay/skeet field and when time allows at our family’s lake house.

Over the past 16 years, I’ve been successful in many roles in food processing by utilizing new technologies to gain an advantage. I have managed various maintenance departments, worked within design engineering, and rounded out my career working in outside sales at Bratney. I have a keen understanding of how equipment operates and how to optimize installations to ensure maximum productivity. For the past 9 years I have also managed my own walnut orchard gaining first-hand knowledge of the phrase (Farm to Fork) through land maintenance, harvest, crop management and processing. I bring human ingenuity focused on project development and equipment solutions to the many food, feed, seed and grain customers throughout my territory.

My wife and I reside in Southern Idaho where we enjoy raising our family and farming in our corner of God's country. We both come from agricultural backgrounds and continue to invest ourselves in the industry.

I joined the Bratney team in 2016, given the opportunity to assist our diverse customer base improve their operations. Previously serving as an operations and project manager for seed, feed, and grain facilities in the Intermountain West, this was a natural transition. My role in feeding the world is one I value greatly, and I look forward to providing Bratney’s value-based solutions to our customers as we grow with them for many years to come.