Company: Keen Project Solutions, LLC
Position: Project Director
Born: March 14 in Mason City, IA.
Years with company/industry: 6/12.
Family: Wife, Jenna; daughter, Nora; son, Grady.
Education: Degrees in mechanical engineering and business from Iowa State University.
Favorite hobbies/interests: Running, gardening, hiking, and snowmobiling.
Favorite sport teams: Chicago Cubs, Iowa State Cyclones, and Iowa Hawkeyes.
Favorite vacation spots: Dominican Republic; Galena, IL.
Best mentor: My grandfather, Wally, who was an elevator builder and millwright his whole life, taught me how to work hard, speak my mind, give to others when I can, and that family is important.
If I wasn’t in the grain industry, I would: Work for NASA, be a college instructor in engineering, or mow the cemetery.
Favorite quote: “Discipline equals freedom.” -Jocko Willink
From the March/April 2023 Grain Journal