LOENBRO - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Industrial Services
Chase McQuillen serves as the Senior Vice President of Industrial Services. Under his leadership, the team delivers turnkey Industrial Infrastructure Projects. These projects cover a multitude of scopes, including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, scaffold, insulation, paint, and fabrication. The Industrial Services group serves a broad spectrum of sectors including Energy, Mining, Power, Pulp/Paper, Chemical, Pharmaceuticals, Food and Beverage and Manufacturing. In addition to holding several leadership positions within Loenbro since 2013, Chase previously led teams for Granite Construction Company. Chase is a licensed Professional Engineer with strong Project Management, Business Management, and Strategic Planning skillsets.
Mr. McQuillen holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and an MBA from Oregon State University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Midstream Services
Cody Fryberger serves as Loenbro's Vice President of Midstream Services. Cody's division has a long-standing reputation for safely executing small to large capital pipeline projects as well as PHEMSA (government required) continual maintenance services throughout Loenbro's geography. Having begun his pipeline career in the early 2000's, Cody leverages firsthand operational knowledge to lead teams in executing some of the largest pipeline projects in the mountain region.
Daniel Cowan has served as President & CEO of Loenbro since 2020. Under Daniel's leadership, Loenbro provides a full range of mission critical infrastructure services across multiple industries for mid to large-size customers (including Fortune 5 companies). Loenbro has successfully executed over 10,000 projects ranging from $100K to $80M. Prior to Loenbro, Daniel held several executive positions: CEO of LineStar Integrity Services in 2017-2018, VP of Strategy and Corporate Development for the $3Bn Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services Corporation from 2014-2017, VP of the Hong Kong and Singapore division of Aegion Corporation, and Founder of the largest, non-financial trade services BPO firm in Asia and the Middle East.
Mr. Cowan holds an undergraduate degree from Davidson College and a MBA from Duke University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Inspection Services
Dusty Fryberger joined Loenbro in 2005 and currently serves as the Vice President of Inspection. Dusty's team offers a variety of NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) and visual inspection services across sectors for some of the largest customers in the U.S. Dusty's vast experiences in Non-Destructive Examination date back to 1997. He holds an array of active advanced certifications within industry and service specific offerings and is viewed as an authority in the NDT space.
Jon Leach grew up working on their Montana farm just west of Great Falls. They displayed a knack for all things mechanical and quickly learned how to build and repair equipment used around their Sun River farm. As their work ethic strengthened, so did the values instilled in them by their parents. In 1998, after the brothers completed their technical training, they began to form the building blocks of Loenbro. The company recieved a reputation for taking on tough welding jobs and exceeding expectations, earning the trust of customers across their region. Though Loenbro has grown into a single-source solution for thousands of industrial projects, we have not changed who we are. Our employees are just as committed to our core values, as Paul and Jon were in 1998.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President of Information Technology & Business Process Change
Kennie Rotunda serves as the Vice President of Information Technology and leads business process change efforts at Loenbro. With more than 30 years of experience in IT and change management, Kennie has a proven track record of partnering with business leaders to improve operational effectiveness through a combination of technology use and business process efficiencies. Kennie's team has built a strong technology and security structured organization to allow Loenbro to support customer needs.
Matt Farmer has served as the Chief Financial Officer for Loenbro since 2019. In addition to managing the company's financial operations, Matt also leads the Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing and Equipment divisions. Prior to joining Loenbro, Matt held various senior-level finance positions in both public and private companies across industry sectors. His experience includes financial oversight of a $1Bn international public company, successful completion of merger and acquisition transactions, debt issuance, strong cash flow management, and financial and reporting systems implementation.
Mr. Farmer holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Florida.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Human Resources & Organizational Development
Mindy has served as Vice President of Human Resources & Organizational Development at Loenbro since 2018. Mindy oversees the organization by aligning people capabilities with the strategic and operational needs of the business while ensuring compliance. Mindy's philosophy is to ensure Loenbro remains an employer of choice by attracting and retaining top talent through competitive compensation and industry leading training and development.
Ms. Kiser holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Montana State University. She is also an SPHR Certificate holder.
Wendy Knight - Chief Legal Officer, Secretary
Job Titles:
- Corporate Secretary
- General Counsel
Wendy Knight has served as Loenbro's General Counsel since 2018. With an instinctive business acumen, Wendy is strategic and is constantly advancing the company goals and interests. She offers nearly two decades of legal experience and demonstrates a consistent record of excellence in organizational leadership, litigation and contract management, issue resolution, process creation and implementation, customer relationship building, team building and motivation, and corporate training.
Ms. Knight holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy from Penn State University and a JD from South Texas College of Law.