Meet your
RAMP team.

Chad graduated from Kansas State University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Later he got a master of animal science focusing on ruminant nutrition from North Carolina State University. He started working for Cargill at the corn-milling facility in Dayton, Ohio, where he held positions in operations, process engineering, project engineering, and automation in the wet mill, industrial starch, and corn syrup departments before moving to Blair in 1997 to become the plant engineer. In 1997 Chad received a Professional Engineer license in the State of Nebraska.

From 1999–2004, Chad had various roles leading plant operations or large, complex design and construction projects for various businesses within CSST. Since 2004, Chad has been focused on our Branded Feed business, first leading engineering and operations, and for the past 15 years has been the Beef Product Line Leader.

A member of the Branded Feed team since 2012, Lance has 30+ years of experience at Cargill, gaining expertise in different positions in the beef industry. Lance started his career in Friona, Texas, with Cargill Protein Solutions in the packing house, where he worked as a tagger in the coolers and as a cattle scheduler. He then accepted a position in cattle procurement—and was named buyer of the year twice.

Lance works closely with both the beef and dairy sales teams and customers in the Southwest region for our brands. His knowledge and experience make him a valuable member of the Branded Feed team. He has earned the respect of his customers and created solid, long-term partnerships.

Maggie grew up on a feedlot in northwest Kansas and worked on several yards during college. Her passion for the industry moved her into graduate studies at Kansas State University, where she earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in ruminant nutrition. Maggie joined the Branded Feed team in 2018 and works with Sweet Bran and RAMP customers and sales reps in the Midwest and Southwest regions. “I provide technical support for our beef sales team and customers,” explains Maggie. “We provide our customers with a high-value product—and backing that up with additional nutritional expertise is important.”

Zane was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle and has been involved in cattle and farming his entire life. Before joining Cargill, he spent 16 years with Micro Beef Technologies and prior to that Zane worked in the feedyard directly. Zane has a great background and the experience to help manage key accounts in the high plains for Branded Feed.