WESTERN NUTRIENTS - Key Persons
Craig Waterman graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in Business Management and Finance and with a minor in Chemistry. He worked for Moyer Chemical in micronutrient development and manufacturing. He then worked for Bakersfield Ag Company and developed a line of specialty ag products. He built a liquid manufacturing plant and worked with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to install an Ammonium Phosphate T-reactor in Bakersfield, CA. He later started Valley Zinc Corporation in 1976 to manufacture Zinc Sulfate and Copper Sulfate. He started Western Mixers Corporation to build large stainless steel mixers for distributors and started Western Nutrients Corporation in 1984 to develop over 200 specialty products for agriculture. He then started WTB Technology to manufacture organic pest and fungus control products. Recently, he started San Joaquin Nutrients Corp as a distributor of Western Nutrients' ag products to farmers.
Gloria Waterman graduated from the University of Phoenix with a degree in Business Management and Marketing. She worked for Motorola in purchasing and human resources, then worked for General Dynamics in weapons parts procurement for 22 years where she built weapons for the United States Military and was able to obtain Top Secret Security Status. In 2008, Gloria began working for Western Nutrients Corporation and later became president of the company in 2015.
Job Titles:
- GENERAL MANAGER
- Sales Manager
Mark Armstrong, a California Native, attended the University of Missouri (Columbia) graduating with a B.S. in General Agriculture and Biochemistry. For his entire career, he has been involved in the plant health industry, working throughout the Western, Southeast, and Midwest United States. He has been the General Manager of Western Nutrients Corporation since 2013.