Company Profile
Warrior Mfg. LLC
Meet Our Team
Paul Soukup • CEO
• Hometown: Delano, MN
• College: University of St. Thomas
• Years with company: 16
• Years in industry: 16
• Companies worked for: Wells Fargo
• Favorite hobbies/interests: Golf and pheasant hunting
• Favorite musical artist(s): Billy Joel, Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash
• Favorite sports team(s): Minnesota Twins and Vikings
Tom Schroeder • Executive Vice President–Material Handling
• Hometown: Columbus, NE
• College: University of Nebraska
• Years with company: 1
• Years in industry: 22
• Companies worked for: InterSystems, Behlen Mfg.
• Favorite hobbies/interests: Golf
• Favorite musical artist(s): Chicago, Elton John, Five for Fighting, Killers
• Favorite sports team(s): Green Bay Packers, Nebraska Cornhuskers,
Colorado Avalanche
Randy Stauffer • Vice President Sales and Marketing
• Hometown: Hesston, KS
• College: Hesston College
• Years with company: 1
• Years in industry: 31
• Companies worked for: Hammel Scale, InterSystems
• Favorite hobbies/interests: Hunting and fishing
• Favorite musical artist(s): Neil Diamond
• Favorite sports team(s): KC Chiefs
Ray Vrtiska • District Sales Manager
• Hometown: Steinauer, NE
• College: Wayne State College
• Years with company: 5 months
• Years in industry: 43 years
• Companies worked for: InterSystems
• Favorite hobbies/interests: Golf, tennis, and biking
• Favorite musical artist(s): Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, Beatles, Cat Stevens, Cresence Clearwater Revival and Moody Blues
• Favorite sports team(s): Nebraska Cornhuskers
David Price • Executive Vice President–Structures
• Hometown: Wabasso, MN
• College: Southwest Minnesota State
• Years with company: 14
• Years in industry: 14
• Companies worked for: Warrior Mfg., LLC
• Favorite hobbies/interests: Golf
• Favorite sports team(s): Boston Red Sox
Gary Dorrell • District Sales Manager
• Hometown: Highland, KS
• College: Kansas State University
• Years with company: 1
• Years in industry: 25
• Companies worked for: Purina Mills, Cargill,
Charm Sciences, InterSystems
• Favorite hobbies/interests: Raising Hereford Cattle, Spending time with family and friends
• Favorite musical artist(s): Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Hank Jr.,
Merle Haggard
• Favorite sports team(s): KSU Wildcats, KC Chiefs, KC Royals
Valerii Nokhrin • District Sales Manager (Ukraninian office)
• Hometown: Kharkiv, Ukraine
• College: Kharkiv National Technical University of Agriculture
• Years with company: 6 months
• Years in industry: 6
• Companies worked for: InterSystems, GSI/AGCO
• Favorite hobbies/interests: Running, playing guitar, cars, machines,
technologies
• Favorite musical artist(s): Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hendrix, Tom Waits,
Mick Jagger
• Favorite sports team(s): Barcelona FC
Ed Stoll • Supervisor of Purchasing & Gov’t Compliance
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In This Issue
Grain Journal March/April 2017
View this company profile and more in the Grain Journal March/April 2017 magazine.