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 was born and raised in Michigan where I attended Western Michigan University and received my degree in mechanical engineering. Michigan is also where I embraced each of the unique seasons and learned all about the great outdoors. Whether it was in the snow, the water, the woods or on a playing surface of some sort, I was truly fortunate to have grown up with all of this just outside my front door. I still enjoy being active in many of these, but after raising a family, getting a little older and adding grandchildren to our “squad” in recent years, my time todo these on a consistent basis became limited. Gentler and closer to home hobbies like golf, cycling, grilling and home brewing have now elevated in rank.

My career at Bratney began 34 years ago and has allowed me to visit customers in nearly every state and several countries along the way. I have thoroughly enjoyed the various positions I have held during this time but even more, I have enjoyed being with our customers and the good people I work with. Being part of a company that has actively sought out the most innovative and creative solutions makes each opportunity, a chance for us and our clients to do something unique and beneficial together. That is something extremely rewarding for us all.

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.

I was born and raised in Michigan where I attended Western Michigan University and received my degree in mechanical engineering. Michigan is also where I embraced each of the unique seasons and learned all about the great outdoors. Whether it was in the snow, the water, the woods or on a playing surface of some sort, I was truly fortunate to have grown up with all of this just outside my front door. I still enjoy being active in many of these, but after raising a family, getting a little older and adding grandchildren to our “squad” in recent years, my time todo these on a consistent basis became limited. Gentler and closer to home hobbies like golf, cycling, grilling and home brewing have now elevated in rank.

My career at Bratney began 34 years ago and has allowed me to visit customers in nearly every state and several countries along the way. I have thoroughly enjoyed the various positions I have held during this time but even more, I have enjoyed being with our customers and the good people I work with. Being part of a company that has actively sought out the most innovative and creative solutions makes each opportunity, a chance for us and our clients to do something unique and beneficial together. That is something extremely rewarding for us all.

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.

I grew up in Montana and am a proud graduate of Montana State University. I married my high school sweetheart, and we spent several years enjoying the beauty of where we lived. Hunting deer & elk and experiencing the great outdoors were our favorite hobbies. After a few years, we decided to turn in our snow boots and make the move down to Texas.

Most of my professional career has been in wheat and barley breeding. I focused on improving and creating varieties for growers across the Great Plains. I am passionate about agriculture and being part of the system responsible for feeding a growing world. At Bratney, I have been able to foster that passion by providing high-quality products and services to customers across Kansas, Oklahoma, & Texas.